my new 2.5" stainless steel stright through exhaust

[geoffdown]

u can even hear the waste gate go did it my self with mig cost me £50 bends for makeitfit (did not use all of them) and 2x 3 bolt flanges £15 each 1x flexi £10 and 1 slip joint £5 so cost me £95 guy at local exhaust wanted £600 to do the system so only saved £505:lol here r some pics.
where the silancer use to be

just before rear axle

just behind looking forward to the rear axle

and last pic of polished tail pipe

and no sign of and part of the new exhaust hitting anything took me 3 days to do

 

[baker1988]

Cracking job :thumb2

im looking to change my system for a stainless but some sort of side exit little stubby pipe :lol

can already here my wastegate flutter might be a bit much with a short pipe though :augie

Any vid of how it sounds??

 

[AD Ent]

well jell

 

[AD Ent]

My bro had one made up, he took the old bendy pipes to the stainless supplier and they bent the stainless on a bendy pipe machine to match the old. IRRC Only needed welding in 3 spots, Looked great when he'd done, saved a fortune

 

[geoffdown]

Cracking job :thumb2

im looking to change my system for a stainless but some sort of side exit little stubby pipe :lol

can already here my wastegate flutter might be a bit much with a short pipe though :augie

Any vid of how it sounds??

if i can will take vid 2morrow as just finished it to day whats ur system now standard or stright through

 

[geoffdown]

My bro had one made up, he took the old bendy pipes to the stainless supplier and they bent the stainless on a bendy pipe machine to match the old. IRRC Only needed welding in 3 spots, Looked great when he'd done, saved a fortune

dont tink u can do that on the t2 as standard exhaust is 2" and if i follow old exhaust flexi would hit front prop and at the back over the rear axle would of hit the fuel tank only started learning mig last july done gas welding before and a very small bit of arc welding

 

[baker1988]

if i can will take vid 2morrow as just finished it to day whats ur system now standard or stright through

ive got a straight through but its abit corroded in places
whistles and flutters quite alot took a video earlier will post it as soon as it finishes uploading. cant see nothing just hear it..
it was dark and recorded on my mobile

 

[stinka]

Your shocks are upside down bro

 

[stinka]

Unless the boot has just slipped to the bottom

 

[R1cho]

nice work and as stinka said your shocks appear to be upside down

 

[96terrano]

I like that, have you got a schematic or diagram of the system? As I've wanted one for ages

 

[geoffdown]

I like that, have you got a schematic or diagram of the system? As I've wanted one for ages

u really have to do it on car as if it was alittle out then it would hit body or gearbox, rear axle, fuel tank the list goes on i just had a selection of bends in a box which i bought from makeitfit and eveytime i welded abit more had to go through the box selecting the best bend for the time but it only cost me £95

 

[geoffdown]

Your shocks are upside down bro

nice work and as stinka said your shocks appear to be upside down

put them on in a hurry will turn them around this weekend:thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

Ah ha well done indeed , I like
Glad you managed to find the right bends in the box. It's a bit like a jigsaw with no pic :lol
Mine comes out the side now, but then I've got a body lift and so there's just enough room.
I'll vid that at the weekend too if I remember.
Did you use stainlees wire or ordinary by the way?

 

[geoffdown]

Ah ha well done indeed , I like
Glad you managed to find the right bends in the box. It's a bit like a jigsaw with no pic :lol
Mine comes out the side now, but then I've got a body lift and so there's just enough room.
I'll vid that at the weekend too if I remember.
Did you use stainlees wire or ordinary by the way?

I had a 0.7kg of stainless steel wire was going well then ran out near transfer box could not be bothered to go out and buy more so rest is done in mild steel mig wire dads been welding for 50 odd years and has not had any problems when using mild steel on stainless steel

 

[Fez_uk]

Looks very good, how long did it take you?

 

[geoffdown]

Looks very good, how long did it take you?

Started sat morning finished monday worked from 9am till 5.30pm on thoses days:thumbs

 

[spinna]

Excellent work:thumb2

 

[makeitfit]

I had a 0.7kg of stainless steel wire was going well then ran out near transfer box could not be bothered to go out and buy more so rest is done in mild steel mig wire dads been welding for 50 odd years and has not had any problems when using mild steel on stainless steel

Yeh I was aware that s/s could be welded with mild steel wire :thumb2 I was just curious, but where did you get the 0.7 wire from and how much. I've only found it for bonkers money or it's to big a gauge?

 

[geoffdown]

Yeh I was aware that s/s could be welded with mild steel wire :thumb2 I was just curious, but where did you get the 0.7 wire from and how much. I've only found it for bonkers money or it's to big a gauge?

Local motor factor s think it was made by maypole cost £13 ish:thumbs