silverheli2000
Active Member
Hi All,
I just finished up my exhaust build for my 72 cb175. I really fell in love with the Hooker 2-1 system and decided to do my best to make my own. I started with sourcing a decent used set of CL175 headers off ebay for $75 shipped to my door. The headers actually had the muffler still on it but I made a deal with the guy to lower his shipping if he would chop it off before sending (it was rusted through anyhow...). For the base of my Y pipe, I sourced some 45 degree elbows from jegs at 5.99 a piece http://www.jegs.com/p/Dynomax/Dynomax-Elbows/762720/10002/-1. To finish out the Y pipe build, I welded a scrap piece of 1.75" pipe I did get from the local muffler shop here in town...for free! The 1.75" size was the perfect diameter to fit in the muffler so I didnt have to use the supplied spacers. Also a side note....the internal diameter of the elbows from Jegs were absolutely the perfect size to squeeze over the OD of the scrambler headers. Couldnt ask for a better fit.
There was a muffler shop downtown Indy that carried 1.5" in stock and had a bender, but when I called and inquired about what a couple of elbows would cost me to make they quoted me $45 bucks! I'm all about shopping local, but this is a budget build. I finally ended the build with a reverse megaphone shorty muffler. Hopefully the pictures help show my progress. I'm no professional here...everything was done with either a hacksaw, bench grinder, hand grinder, and harbor freight welder. Throw in some high temp grill paint and exhaust wrap (not pictured...but it is wrapped now)....and I'm very happy with the results. Sounds mean as hell too!
Enjoy!
I just finished up my exhaust build for my 72 cb175. I really fell in love with the Hooker 2-1 system and decided to do my best to make my own. I started with sourcing a decent used set of CL175 headers off ebay for $75 shipped to my door. The headers actually had the muffler still on it but I made a deal with the guy to lower his shipping if he would chop it off before sending (it was rusted through anyhow...). For the base of my Y pipe, I sourced some 45 degree elbows from jegs at 5.99 a piece http://www.jegs.com/p/Dynomax/Dynomax-Elbows/762720/10002/-1. To finish out the Y pipe build, I welded a scrap piece of 1.75" pipe I did get from the local muffler shop here in town...for free! The 1.75" size was the perfect diameter to fit in the muffler so I didnt have to use the supplied spacers. Also a side note....the internal diameter of the elbows from Jegs were absolutely the perfect size to squeeze over the OD of the scrambler headers. Couldnt ask for a better fit.
There was a muffler shop downtown Indy that carried 1.5" in stock and had a bender, but when I called and inquired about what a couple of elbows would cost me to make they quoted me $45 bucks! I'm all about shopping local, but this is a budget build. I finally ended the build with a reverse megaphone shorty muffler. Hopefully the pictures help show my progress. I'm no professional here...everything was done with either a hacksaw, bench grinder, hand grinder, and harbor freight welder. Throw in some high temp grill paint and exhaust wrap (not pictured...but it is wrapped now)....and I'm very happy with the results. Sounds mean as hell too!
Enjoy!