2.8 exhaust system
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Hi all.After advertising my car rencently.i have decided to keep her.i was looking to buy a 350i convertable.Maybe one day.Has any body made thier own exhaust system .My car was made in 85.Iknow they changed the systems a lot .Not sure why.My system is in mild steel.Moving off the subject of cars .Our Beautifull daughter Claudia aged 15.Has been told she has Aloecia.Gutted for her ...............Catch you soon Mike and family.
Hi Mike. 
Sorry to hear about your daughter....hopefully the condition is only temporary, which it often is.
The 'Bible' shows several different systems for the 280. One of the specialists should be able to sort you out with the right one, or perhaps you'll be lucky enough to find a TVR breaker with a stainless one going spare.
They cost about £350- £500 new (stainless)...about half that for mild steel.
Oops, and to answer your question:
I've only made up exhausts for cars that I've modified, many moons ago.
In mild steel it's dead easy, to be honest. Take the old one off and measure lengths and angles. Make friends with one of the guys down at your local fast-fit place, and rummage through the rubbish bin/parts catalogue for silencer boxes. Buy some pipe and clamps to join join it all together, and there you go.
On yours it's probably easier just to buy a system though.
Sorry to hear about your daughter....hopefully the condition is only temporary, which it often is.
The 'Bible' shows several different systems for the 280. One of the specialists should be able to sort you out with the right one, or perhaps you'll be lucky enough to find a TVR breaker with a stainless one going spare.
They cost about £350- £500 new (stainless)...about half that for mild steel.
Oops, and to answer your question:
I've only made up exhausts for cars that I've modified, many moons ago.
In mild steel it's dead easy, to be honest. Take the old one off and measure lengths and angles. Make friends with one of the guys down at your local fast-fit place, and rummage through the rubbish bin/parts catalogue for silencer boxes. Buy some pipe and clamps to join join it all together, and there you go.
On yours it's probably easier just to buy a system though.
Edited by grahamw48 on Friday 5th March 22:53
Mike Brewer said:
Hi all.After advertising my car rencently.i have decided to keep her.i was looking to buy a 350i convertable.Maybe one day.Has any body made thier own exhaust system .My car was made in 85.Iknow they changed the systems a lot .Not sure why.My system is in mild steel.Moving off the subject of cars .Our Beautifull daughter Claudia aged 15.Has been told she has Aloecia.Gutted for her ...............Catch you soon Mike and family.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/hairloss/Pages/Womenandhairloss.aspx presume you may have seen this , its not all bad news.Thanks for your reply Graham.i have a friend who is a very good welder.i just need to get the car up and ready for a mot and drive it .Thanks for your concern about my daughter.Who trys to wind me up saying my car is grey not silver...........lol.She still loves my last car Lotus esprit s3............Great cars all of them.CheersMike
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