I will be installing a vance and hines big radius 2 into 2 exhaust on my 2008 fat bob this week. I did a search but couldnt find anything on my model. i am sure this is pretty straight foward, but any tips or tricks you could give me would be excellent. thanks

 

Pretty straight forward. Just make sure you install new exhaust gaskets.

 

Keep lots of towels around me when doing exhaust. Put them anywhere I can to protect the finish.

I also wipe them done good with Alcohol before I start it up. I am not sure if this is needed on some of these new pipes but you could use to get fingerprints burned into the pipes the first time they got hot.

 

I wrapped my with plastic while getting them there,
I also sprayed gaskets with lubricant to get them in place,
your flange retaining ring should be ok, mine were lil rusty, new ones are .99 each, Torque flange nuts without heatshields,
use painters blue tape on any socket/extensions that might contact pipes/ heatshields. another set of hands might help.

 

There were similar quesions asked in a thread yesterday. Maybe some of the info will help you. Here is a link:

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...ort-shots.html

 

it is a super easy exhaust to install. I recommend installing the heat shields and tightening them down before you install the pipes. I also recommend putting down a towel in case you accidently drop one of the nuts while installing the rear exhaust flange nuts. they can easily get lost in between the primary and engine and stuck there.