quicky!! manifold clamp mod it was in the faq i cant find it?
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as per the title i cant find the blummin thread on modding the standard metro turbo exhaust manifold clap!

i'm probly being retarded & not seeing the wood for the trees i've been looking for it for 20 mins

i think mine is leaking & i'm changing my exhaust tomorrow weather permitting so i may aswell sort the clamp whilst the welder is out!

cheers chaps

hugs n kiss's LOL D

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

just weld the bolts in one side,
and grind the lower half out to fit the after market downpipe, if you have one

cheers rubicon

that's my job on my metro turbo 2moro weather permitting!


also one more quicky

whats my easyist way of joining a 1 3/4" pipe to a 2" pipe as this is the differance

i was thinking "just for quickness" of splitting the 1 3/4" pipe pening it out to slip into the 2" pipe & welding it up!

i'm a bit stick as coventry is crap for parts like exhaust pipe reducer/increaser sections etc off the shelf, you have order everthing 2 weeks ahead these days & pay fricken postage (another fckin tax to me)
sorry or my rant i'm in a nark today!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

i suppose as long as its air tight itl be fine.....for now....

if its any help crackley garage in kenilworth will do you reducers etc .. ask for shaun.

2012 Avon class c 2nd place 13.8 @98mph

1380rich, where is crackley gararage now? the one i'm thinking of was just as you enter kenilworth on the kenilworth road? but thats gone has'nt it?

i'm about 5 mins drive from kenilworth, let me know the info bud!!!! that would be a great help!!!!!!!!!!!! specially if i can get those bits!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

as you come into kenilworth from cov on kenilworth road .. go up the hill and turn right at the top into princess drive industrial estate .. stay to the left and follow it round .. should see an m3 and a red mini :) hope that made sense matey

2012 Avon class c 2nd place 13.8 @98mph

top man!!! rich1380 i'll have a scout about see what i can find :)

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

I have found that using the long manifold nuts (from Minispares) on the welded on bolts makes it even easier to manage the exhaust clamp problem.

I ditched mine in favour of one of these-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORG-1x-2-Turbo-Exhau...=item20af66b202

Alot easier to fit, aswell.

It is possible to weld both bolts to the clamp, dry assemble the clamp onto the exhaust and then shorten the bolts just enough to allow full thread depth of the brass nuts.

This is a peach when doing up the nuts whilst holding the clamps together.

And thoroughly agree with Tadge - use long brass exhaust manifold nuts.

When fitting the exhaust, use a reasonable amount of exhaust sealing paste and jack the exhaust downpipe up with a block of wood to hold it up tight in contact with the turbo elbow, that way the paste will be unbroken while you get the clamp in place then swivel the clamp to get the best position to put the nuts on.

To join the two pipes, I'd put 4 or 5 20mm long splits down the opening of the 2 inch pipe then push the 1 3/4 inside it by about an inch, bash down the 'tabs' and weld it and the splits up good and solid. Permanent job.

Good luck.

Richard.

Edited by turbominivanman on 17th Feb, 2010.

Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=minimadmotorman#p/u

http://www.turbominis.com/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=5958

dave coxen you blinder!!!!! i think i'm the other dave the retarded one

not seeing wood for the trees springs to mind!

yep had a squiz at my exhaust on my stock metro turbo today & it has no springs on the ball joint at the end of the manufold tube, where to get them i dont know!

i've found a chap that'll do me a bit of tube that'll slip over the 1.75" standard manilfold tube & slip inside the 2" tube, i'll weld one end of my new adaptor to the main exhaust 7 use a u clamp on th other bit as the standard metro turbo is on tube from the manifold right to the exhaust backbox slip joint??????

my new exhaust in effect will have two slip joints NICE

just the blummin weather stopping me fit it now as i'm working on it outside grrrr/brrrrrrr

top stuff chaps appreciated!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

I used a couple of springs from a scrap exhaust to repair our van's down pipe. Try Kwik fit's scrap pile lol

cheers mr bellamy! i'll head there tomorrow to piss them off! & see the question marks in their foreheads LOL

cheers for that tip bud! superb!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Be aware my local quickfit and other exhaust places will not allow anyone to take anything from their scrap pile - elfin safety doncherknow