Finally having something worthy of a post albeit not too much.

During my last drive to the lower 48, I met up with Clay and picked up a Diamond Eye 5 inch exhaust from him. Not a bad system for the money but my main gripe with it was the lack of being able to fit my spare tire. I had previously owned a MBRP 5 inch kit and loved it, but alas it only survived 1 year under my truck before it was crushed in a wild ride. I had been driving with just an open downpipe, so any system was going to provide a nice quiet ride back to Alaska for myself and the GF.

So about two years have passed and with my various jobs, I haven't been driving the truck often nor far, often leaving the spare in the bed of the truck or at home. However, with graduation about 2 weeks away and several long drives under my belt for interviews, I figured it was time to fix the exhaust and get my spare tire under the truck before I get caught without a spare.

Moving the exhaust exit in front of the right rear wheel wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and I was able to get all of it done with a sawzall, creative use of exhaust hangers, one ratchet strap, and a little bit of wire feed.

Really wish I had done this sooner! Nice and quiet in the cab and just punishing everything to the right of me while rolling down the street.

The leftovers:


The New Look:






And a video of the GF reving it up.



Opted to donate my muffler to the school in which is promptly found a home to the only gasoline engine at our school.






Beyond this little adventure I am about 1.5 weeks from graduation and hoping to find work soon. I have been in talks with the local CAT dealership up here about work and also in talks with Ted Stevens International Airport about a apprenticeship working on their snow removal equipment AKA: easy summers and hellish winters.

And don't worry I already treated myself for graduation. Added an AR 15 to my slowly growing collection of guns. ( I only became a gun owner in May of last year. Alaska is slowly bringing out the country boy I never knew I had in me.)





Life is great and I can't wait to tackle the next chapter!

 

Always good to hear updates from you Alex.

Congrats again on your certifications, and graduation.

Glad you got your exhaust system worked out, it looks good.

That's a pretty good start for a collection.

 

Put a cutout on the exhaust and route it to the front, it'll help melt the ice next time ya ford a frozen river.

Best of luck in the job search!

 

Thanks guys! I'm pretty happy with everything so far. Fingers still crossed on a job though.