Speaking of silencers, one of them on my ANSA system has developed a small
hole. I'll try to have it sealed somehow, but does anyone have a source
for replacements that are different than the stock ones?
TIA
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Alan Seigrist Blue 100 <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: Charlie Frazer <cfrazer@jcomm.uoregon.edu>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 5/30/2007 9:43:54 PM
> Subject: Re: BJ8 Exhaust Help
>
> Charlie -
>
> Fitting the rear pipes can only go on one way.
>
> The two silencers should be lined up with each other, so if you have one
> offset with the other more than 1/4" it won't look right. The two rear
> pipes are set apart by the distance of the two British pipe clamps which
> bolt together at the rear, and set apart by the rear hanger mechanism
> located under the boot floor. You really don't have much choice on
spacing
> or location - just get off your tush and bolt it together, you will see
how
> it goes together. Actually the rear silencers are much easier to mount
than
> the intermediate pipes if you ask me.
>
> The rear clamps were clamped just below the upwards bend at the factory,
> but in practice the clamps there are unnecessary and frankly look a bit
ugly
> if you ask me.
>
> One note - go to home depot or ace hardware and buy 4 large diameter
rubber
> fender washers and use those under the metal fender washers to mount up
the
> rear hangar piece. You do this and it will last a lifetime.
>
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
>
>
>
>
> On 5/31/07, Charlie Frazer <cfrazer@jcomm.uoregon.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I'm fitting a Bell stainless steel exhaust system to a '65 BJ8.
> > Can anyone send pictures and/or measurements that show the positioning
> > relationship between the two rear mufflers, the spacing between the
> > tail pipes and the positioning of the last clamp on the tail pipes?
> > Many thank for your help.
> > Charlie Frazer
> > cfrazer@uoregon.edu
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