Your build is looking great! Hope knee is doing alright. My Dad just had his knee done a month ago. Took a bit to heal up but is working better than new now. Hang in there, it will be better soon I am sure.
I think I figured out my plan. I raised the truck just a little to help with clearance, then route the exhaust into a Y pipe so there will only be 1 pipe running along the inside of the frame. Then enter into 80 series Flowmaster hung behind the axle, exiting to two pipes that will dump behind...
The engine sits a little low in the frame so when the exhaust bends inward it hangs about 3 inches from the ground and has to go under a cross member. There is a ton of room to mod the headers to pipe into the front fenders then curve around and go straight along the outside of frame. Way more...
I was starting to think the same thing here. Run them back along frame and dump just rear of rear tire. Totally keeping the stock box. It is in way to good of shape to part with. I am going to build a wood flat bed. Love the way it looks. Once I get some stuff figured out I will post a...