The crossover pipe is connected where the downpipes do a 90 degree turn underneath the ram horns, a few inches towards the back.  Its threading the tiny gap between the front crossmember  and oil pan.  On an S-10, there should be more room than on an X-frame.  And from what I've read, it should go before the mufflers. 

-- Edited by paris63 on Wednesday 19th of June 2013 03:26:23 PM

Michael, can you take some pictures of how it fits with an X frame? Thanks.

Now my next dilemma is what to do for rear bezels?  Do I dare chop up some unobtainium reverse light housings, or try and make something that'll tighten up the gap.   

The Crossover pipe looks awesome but I would be concerned about the extra heat in the oil, I would be interested in making a heat shield to keep the oil temps down. Just my opinion, but I really like the crossover pipe and will definitely entertain that idea when I do my exhaust.

 

Very interesting installation!  I've seen a few cross over installations over the years,..(not on 64's) ... but I've never see one in that location.  They were always much further back,... near the transmission pan area.  I would imagine on the old full X frame,... that was the only place to put them.  65 and later were uni-body,... so the crossover could be installed more conveniently further back.  

I've got short glasspacks in the stock location, so yeah, under the front floor pans is where I run them. I was thinking about removing the glasspacks and putting resonator style mufflers between the rear axle and bumper exits, but I really like how it sounds. Why mess with perfection ;)

C2 Corvette bezels might work, not sure on the angle.

I think that front crossover was where the it was on a single exhaust x frame V8, the 283's. Here's a pic from the web:

 

I had straight pipes with resonators only on my 59 283, duals out the back by the bumper. Didn't sound bad at all inside the car. I added some turbo mufflers and exited out in front of the back tires, quite loud inside the car, I assume since the noise came out by your left ear instead of behind the car. But my neighbor found the pipes with resonators only out the back much louder.Duals with no crossover in both cases.

-- Edited by DonSSDD on Wednesday 11th of May 2016 07:30:55 PM

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I've got short glasspacks in the stock location, so yeah, under the front floor pans is where I run them. I was thinking about removing the glasspacks and putting resonator style mufflers between the rear axle and bumper exits, but I really like how it sounds. Why mess with perfection ;)

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 picked it up last night, sounds amazing. stock 2.25 ram horns into  2.5 stainless with magnaflows.

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wow, that's some nice work! You could roll that undercarriage over the cameras at barret jackson.

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 Thanks man, much appreciated, yours looks pretty trick as well.

Oh and in regards to the point someone made about the H pipe running across the oil pan, thats exactly how the original single exhaust was routed with the cross over in the exact same position.  With that said Im going to throw some heat wrap on too.

 

Cheers