[Spridgets] I had forgotten!

[Rick Fisk]

You need to post some pictures Daniel!

Sent from my keyboard

> On Feb 9, 2019, at 3:00 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> The exhaust clamp arrived today so the system and silencer are now connected.  The clamp came from China and hopefully wasn't from a dung-fired forge.  If anyone can find something similar that is actually manufactured in the UK or USA I'll buy one.  The Mikalor brackets are made in Spain and don't have a stainless fixture and bolt.
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> One job I will need to do, not sure why (it didn't need this before),  is apply some heat to the system pipe just before the silencer and bend it up some.
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> Regards
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> Daniel
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>> On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 8:37 PM <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>> You win. Thanks for the updates.  Bill in Oregon
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>> From: Spridgets <spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Weslake1330 via Spridgets
>> Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 11:55 AM
>> To: Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Spridgets] I had forgotten!
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>> Hi List,
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>> I got the 3 into 1 CV manifold back from being coated today and fitted it to my Sprite.  It was fiddly to fit but eventually all three pipes were in the collector box ok and I tightened it up with ARP stainless steel bolts and nuts (not nylock).  I figure if the manifold lasts 5 years before it needs recoating and a total of ten years after that it will be safe for me to tell my wife how much it cost.
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>> I had forgotten what?
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>> To connect the throttle cable back to the carb - nope
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>> To fit the fuel line to the carb - nope
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>> To fit the system pipe and silencer to the manifold collector box - nope
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>> How cold it would be in the garage - nope
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>> How loud the Sprite is running the engine without having fitted the system pipe and silencer - Yep.
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>> Wow, I couldn't believe how loud it was, even on what passes for idling.  It also ran nice and clean with no spitting, popping or backfiring despite the cold weather.
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>> Of course I did this on purpose since it's really rare I get to hear the Sprite running on an open pipe. Also I have a new stainless steel clamp on order for the system pipe to manifold collector that simply hasn't arrived yet.  I do have an alternative clamp but while made in stainless it has a conventional bolt and on the clamp I removed the bolt was heavily rusted - hence a replacement with a stainless bolt (that I plan to replace with an ARP stainless bolt)
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>> So having given the neighbours something to complain about I wanted to share it with the list.
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>> Regards
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>> Daniel
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