Exhaust!Well I spent the last few weekends on making up the exhaust...
Plan is to run a flex join on the end of the Nitro Dann downpipe which will then mate via a V-band to the rest of the exhaust. The exhaust itself will consist of a hotdog shortly after the V-band, and then a muffler at the rear. I would run less mufflers if I could, but noise restrictions are an issue.
I started by tacking the whole lot together with the MIG. The slip in fitment for the likes of the muffler and the v-bands make welding easier.
However, there is a huge gap around the hotdog ends which made welding those up a bit of a challenge.
Mocking up exhaust tip designs... This upturned style was one concept which got scrapped very quickly.
Notice however, I have angled the rear muffler upwards to make sure there is reasonable room for any rear underfloor work/diffuser.
To get the muffler where I wanted it, the boot had to go.
Saved about 3.5kg or roughly 7lbs. Not that heavy In the grand scheme of things, but every gram helps.
Fast forward a week and I spent a morning welding everything up properly. Given this is just old fashioned mild steel, I decided to paint it for a bit of added weathering/longevity. I found this white exhaust paint at the paint shop and figured it would generate some questionable looks...
Close up of one of my less sh*tty welds… Actually, lap joint of the v-band was reasonably easy to weld.
Also notice the huge fat hangers I’ve used. They are bolted to the car with round rubber bushes, much stiffer than a traditional hanger, but not completely solid. Hopefully they are sufficient to keep things sturdy yet not cause any metal fatigue type issues. I might need to cut some metal out of them, they do look a bit heavy.
And, last job was to try keep some of the heat out of the cabin/gearbox/flat floor... So I’ve wrapped it all in the DEI titanium stuff. This used up most of a 50 inch length roll (I think it was 50 inch).
I used this stuff on the last exhaust (pre-turbo 2.5” dia zorst) and it seemed to work well.
Next time I’ll hopefully get back to finishing the rest of the roof.
Don't even want to think about the threat of an accident.... it's so long since I've been able to even start the car.
depends on temperature. 20C is great!
well that's what I have found anyway.
