Let's talk 225 v6 exhaust

Let’s talk exhaust manifolds for a moment. I have a dauntless 225 v6 engine in my 1967 Jeep CJ-5. When I bought it, it had a set of rusty headers on it. I decided to get a set of stock manifolds since the driver’s side exhaust was gone and the header was pressed up against the floor board. I bought a set of stock manifolds with rear dump exhaust and was all ready to install when I noticed that on the driver’s side, the steering box was going to be in the way of exhaust dump. So, I figured I needed a front dump exhaust on the driver’s side. Then I contacted the guy I bought the exhaust manifolds from to see if he had a front dump manifold. When he went to check he said that he had one that would fit either side of the engine. This means that it could be used as a front dump on the driver’s side or a rear dump on the passenger side. Then I got to looking at the exhaust manifolds I had and sure enough they are interchangeable. So now I have a set of front dump manifolds or rear dump manifolds for the engine. Does anyone have any pictures that show the exhaust system on a dauntless engine? I would like to see where the exhaust pipe exits the manifold and where it runs to the back of the jeep. How do others run their exhaust? Should I forget the idea of stock manifolds and go with a new set of headers? I hope someone can chime in with some information. Thanks

 

Here's some pics before I converted to saginaw steering.

 

jzeber had quite a few pictures on his project. May want to check that one out too.