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Trip to the exhaust shop today..
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Author:  speedy [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Trip to the exhaust shop today..

After booking my car in yesterday in order to quieten it a bit, I rock up today only to find another mini already on the hoist! :shock: How often do you go to a non mini place to find another car?! The owner of the business apologised, having expected a classic mini he put the other guy up straight away. :)

Whilst I waited the guy told me the story of the other car, this guy had just met a new girlfriend how had just bought a mini but was going overseas. Being a good boyfriend, he let her garage the car at his place and following her instructions, was supposed to drive it so the battery didn't go flat.

So he goes for his first drive and has a lot of trouble selecting gears, and then the "new" exhaust fell out. They put it up on the hoist and were speechless. Have a look why.. (apologies for camera phone)

How's that for a weld?
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The new hole for the gear selector, offset by a few mm towards the passenger side. Still rubs hard up against the exhaust.
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The rest of the car looked neat, and the engine bay looked tidy with lots of new bits. 8)
PIC REMOVED IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE MODDING REQUIRED FOR THIS THREAD :wink:

As for me, my car sounds a lot better and seat of the pants tells me I picked up a couple of horses. :D

Author:  czerial [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:56 pm ]
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How can i word this without the mods deleting it...???

That looks like a great mini right there. It is interesting the workmanship that
was carried out on the car, and I wonder if BLEEP .... That wasn't even discrete enough Chris <mod edit> had anything to do with this somewhat "interesting" craftmanship?


but back to the thread, great work Ben, are you comming to the meting on Fiday night so i can hear the new zorst?

Author:  gafmo [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:04 pm ]
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I hate being diplomatic but very well done Speedy

Where did you end up going too...always handy for others :wink:

Author:  drmini in aust [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:14 pm ]
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I went to the zorst shop (Parramatta Exhausts) the week before Xmas, got 2 bits of 2" pipe with bends, a 2" 6x9 oval straight thru (diagonal pipe) muffler and 4 clamps, for $141.
Not bad. 8)
It fits too, my guesstimate of the bend angles was spot on!
More power from the 1360 now..... look out, Chongo. :lol:

Author:  gafmo [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:26 pm ]
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kev am I correct in saying a 6 degree from the gear linkage for a side exit?

Author:  drmini in aust [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:30 pm ]
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gafmo wrote:
kev am I correct in saying a 6 degree from the gear linkage for a side exit?

I got the front pipe and the rear made with a 20* bend each, to suit this particular muffler.
With a non-diagonal pipe muffler ie S or RC40 style the angle is near 30*.
I put about a 5* bend in the front pipe next to the remote shift lever.
The 2" (OD) pipe fits on the outside of the Maniflow LCB.

Author:  speedy [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:05 pm ]
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I don't know who did the butchering on the car, and as the owner is o/s it would be unfair to jump to conclusions as to who did it. I don't know squat about welding, but I've never seen welding that looked like a pavlova before.

The place is called Lambros Hi-Tech exhausts, he does the Subaru Rally cars, and has been forever and a day just down the road from Taylor Square. They manufacture their own mufflers in Oz.

BTW, is there any benefit in adding a flex pipe to the exhaust?

Author:  gafmo [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:13 pm ]
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Yep Hi-Tech is the one I used to use...they had a shop in five dock also...its around the corner from ...the Italian Scooter Cafe

Author:  Morris 1100 [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:16 pm ]
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speedy wrote:
BTW, is there any benefit in adding a flex pipe to the exhaust?
Yes, I would add one to any mini exhaust that I fitted. It stops the worry of breaking the extractors when the motor moves and it also helps stop the mounts from braking.

Author:  speedy [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:17 pm ]
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gafmo wrote:
Yep Hi-Tech is the one I used to use...they had a shop in five dock also...its around the corner from ...the Italian Scooter Cafe


Bingo! 8)

Had a long chat with the guy as he has owned a heap of british cars (and been through 4 WRX STi) - he reckoned the best car he ever owned was a Triumph Stag that he rebuilt owned for 8 years. Worst was a Range Rover. :lol:

Author:  Lillee [ Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:16 pm ]
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Pfft that's nothing! I should show you Lillee's floor when they tried to fit a rod change into her :(

I've taken the first step at rectifying that up :wink:

Author:  Mike [ Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:59 am ]
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czerial wrote:
How can i word this without the mods deleting it...???

That looks like a great mini right there. It is interesting the workmanship that
was carried out on the car, and I wonder if BLEEP .... That wasn't even discrete enough Chris <mod edit> had anything to do with this somewhat "interesting" craftmanship?


but back to the thread, great work Ben, are you comming to the meting on Fiday night so i can hear the new zorst?


MOD EDIT/ Still not discrete enough

Author:  drmini in aust [ Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:52 am ]
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Mike wrote:
czerial wrote:
How can i word this without the mods deleting it...???

That looks like a great mini right there. It is interesting the workmanship that
was carried out on the car, and I wonder if BLEEP .... That wasn't even discrete enough Chris <mod edit> had anything to do with this somewhat "interesting" craftmanship?


but back to the thread, great work Ben, are you comming to the meting on Fiday night so i can hear the new zorst?


MOD EDIT/ Still not discrete enough

Correct wording in this context is discreet, not discrete... :wink:

Author:  willy [ Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:59 am ]
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Ahem , behave willy <mod edit>

Author:  Gadgets mini [ Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:18 am ]
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would it be discreet enough to say the bodgy work was done in Australia or does that narrow it down to far :wink:

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