DIY Exhaust

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The P.O. of my SD "redid" the exhaust, but did a terrible job. I am thinking of trying to re-do it myself. The downpipe and the bent pipe along the underbody which follows directly after are fine, but the rest is a weird concoction which terminates at a muffler before it even gets to the rear axles. The whole thing is held up by plumbing straps and wires in random places along the underbody. The muffler is hanging about 4-5" above the ground where it ends due to being too close to the rear floor pans and rubbing against them if it is raised up any higher (causing obnoxious rattling inside).

I am thinking of just running a straight pipe or reusing the muffler he used, but I have no idea how an exhaust system is usually installed. Is it possible to do DIY exhaust without welding or bending pipes? The PO used lengths of pipe that bolt together with U shaped bolts about every 2 feet. I was thinking of doing the same but doing a better job of suspending it and bringing it all the way to the back of the car.

If I remember right, I only seem to remember seeing one exhaust hanger bracket thingie underneath the car.

Has anyone done a DIY exhaust on one of these cars that can provide me some pointers?