General Oh c*ck.

[Robot]

Feckin' exhaust fell off...(again :bang. Luckily I was only 30-40kms from civilisation :bang:, and had great fun impersonating Captain Slow (flowing hair and all) while avoiding all bumps trying to keep the scraping sounds to a minimum while getting the B to the garage where they "fixed" the exhaust a few weeks ago.

Wrote a letter to them on the back of a piece of paper, and dropped it together with the key into the garage's tattered mail box. Hopefully when they open tomorrow nobody's nicked my B


:bang::bang::bang::bang::bang:

 

[custard]

could have tried tying it up with a shoelace,cable tie or something to get going

 

[LittleRedB]

:doh:

I am planning on fitting the stainless DTR exhaust from KC this weekend (all things being well - which they probably won't!!)....

 

[Robot]

could have tried tying it up with a shoelace,cable tie or something to get going

No shoelaces or anything similar on me at the time :shrug: I think I'll start bringing some wire in the boot from now on And some screwdrivers. And some water and coolant for when I lose all my coolant again. Etc. etc.

I'm starting to think that Unclechuchu's idea of fitting a tow bar to the B isn't too bad an idea, only I'd be towing a huge tool box rather than a caravan

Good luck Lee. Remember to bring a blow torch

 

[Alan.D]

Sorry mate I know your pi$$ed off but with your post I couldn't stop smiling

 

[LittleRedB]

No shoelaces or anything similar on me at the time :shrug: I think I'll start bringing some wire in the boot from now on And some screwdrivers. And some water and coolant for when I lose all my coolant again. Etc. etc.

I'm starting to think that Unclechuchu's idea of fitting a tow bar to the B isn't too bad an idea, only I'd be towing a huge tool box rather than a caravan

Good luck Lee. Remember to bring a blow torch

Cheers fella!

:idea: why don't you cut the exhaust off at the downpipe, get a bit of flexi and poke it out behind one of the front wheels in an SLR stylie!

 

[RnRollie]

Cheers fella!

:idea: why don't you cut the exhaust off at the downpipe, get a bit of flexi and poke it out behind one of the front wheels in an SLR stylie!

I guess it would sound like a Hurricane trying to overtake a diving Stuka when you give it some welly

 

[Robot]

I prefer the Stuka to the Hurricane...

I'm not too sure about your idea, Lee. Since you're changing your exhaust soon you could try being a plod from Guinea

Luckily they fixed the weld this morning; the left (in the left pic) is the new fixing point, the right one's the original. I'm not sure, but doesn't the weld on the left one look a little on the flimsy side?

I also found out today that my new middle box is red ...

 

[docorangepeel]

Using a fire extinguisher as an exhaust middle box is a new one on me!!

 

[Robot]

Probably gonna need it. Judging by my luck a fire in the B's gonna be the next :shrug:

 

[Unclechuchu]

Good to hear that you got it sorted out. If you decide to attend a trackday, I can inform you that our exhaust is within regulations. Only 84dB actually! But that's at 4500rpm, not 3000, hehe.

And I can inform you that a standard barchetta is great fun on a racetrack! My Kumho MXs got a real beating yesterday.

 

[Abarth barchetta]

Your weld does look a little on the flimsy side, bet it snaps when you give the B a good run at full throttle I'd take it back for something a little bit more robust, unless their work is guaranteed.

 

[LittleRedB]

I love the cherry bomb, I used to have one on a Vauxhall Viva about 15 years ago - sounded great (but that was in part due to the fact I threw away the 1.3 Viva engine and replaced it with a Ford 2.1 PINTO!!)........

The bracket looks very flimsy, I know that S/S is much harder and thinner than mild steel but that bracket looks a tad too flimsy for my liking!

 

[RnRollie]

yeah, they could at least weld a lenght of metal to connect the "old" bracket to the "new"

 

[Robot]

I might just use some wire from the original bracket to the rubber thingie the exhaust's suspended from - just in case

I've done 700-800kms now - mostly on B roads (or more like C) - with the exhaust as it is in the pic, and so far no problem. Fingers crossed. I'll have it checked when "my" Polish bloke's back from his holiday.