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Well I was barreling down a slightly unfamiliar country road today and went over a dip.
The rear suspension compressed, exhaust pipe hit the deck, then the note changed massively and the end was scraping along the road.
Limped back to work - but how to get home? I thought about tying the pipe up but it's right under the centre of the car.
So instead I lined it up with the centre box, shoved it in and it went back into the hole! Then I wiggled it back and forth while pushing it in (fnarr fnarr) and it stuck quite fast, and held for the 20 mile drive home. Result!
I'll bolt it back in properly this weekend - a good save just before BBWF....
The rear suspension compressed, exhaust pipe hit the deck, then the note changed massively and the end was scraping along the road.
Limped back to work - but how to get home? I thought about tying the pipe up but it's right under the centre of the car.
So instead I lined it up with the centre box, shoved it in and it went back into the hole! Then I wiggled it back and forth while pushing it in (fnarr fnarr) and it stuck quite fast, and held for the 20 mile drive home. Result!
I'll bolt it back in properly this weekend - a good save just before BBWF....
Hi Adam
That was a lucky escape.
Was once driving a mini cooper I owned many years ago and caught exhaust in similar circumstances, wasn't quite as lucky the back end dug into the tarmac and flipped the back end, probably only inches but felt like 10 foot in the air, ripped it all clean off along with big dent underneath.
Trailer job home that one.
Interested in how you plan to tackle 'flaky lacquer' I have some to do on edge of boot lid. How are you planning to tackle that ?
Best regards
Frank
That was a lucky escape.
Was once driving a mini cooper I owned many years ago and caught exhaust in similar circumstances, wasn't quite as lucky the back end dug into the tarmac and flipped the back end, probably only inches but felt like 10 foot in the air, ripped it all clean off along with big dent underneath.
Trailer job home that one.
Interested in how you plan to tackle 'flaky lacquer' I have some to do on edge of boot lid. How are you planning to tackle that ?
Best regards
Frank
Hi Frank you reminded me of my first car (Rover P4) I was reversing into a car park and the exhaust caught on a folded bollard near the rear. The force transmitted all the way to the front and broke the cast iron manifold!
I put a bracket on it after that to stop it happening again.
For the flakey laquer I have picked the loose stuff off with my fingernail and brush-painted on laquer from a spray tin after spraying it into the lid. Seems to hide the worst of it.
I put a bracket on it after that to stop it happening again.
For the flakey laquer I have picked the loose stuff off with my fingernail and brush-painted on laquer from a spray tin after spraying it into the lid. Seems to hide the worst of it.
adam quantrill said:
For the flakey laquer I have picked the loose stuff off with my fingernail and brush-painted on laquer from a spray tin after spraying it into the lid. Seems to hide the worst of it.
I've got some flaking on my car including around the boot lid and have tried the same fix. Not brilliant but better than it was.Many years ago I had an S3 and had a Nissan 200SX right up my backside whilst on a country road. I knew there was a big dip at one point and the exhaust grounded out so eased off slightly. The Nissan soon backed off when he was showered with sparks - good job the exhaust held ok otherwise it would have gone through his windscreen.
Ha ha that reminds me of another exhaust-related incident a few years back.
While on the original centre box the 400SX was eating away at the stuffing inside the box. Occasionally this would build up in the bends of the pipe leading to the tailpipe and be expelled. On once occasion I noticed the revs dropping and the engine getting throttled. There was a Merc A class up my arse in lane 2, and then suddenly there was a muted 'poof' and normal acceleration was resumed. I looked in my rear view mirror to see a big cloud of white dust behind me. The A-class which had been about 2 yards behind at 70mph was suddently 100 yards behind!
Hopefully that cured his tailgating antics for a while. ;^)
While on the original centre box the 400SX was eating away at the stuffing inside the box. Occasionally this would build up in the bends of the pipe leading to the tailpipe and be expelled. On once occasion I noticed the revs dropping and the engine getting throttled. There was a Merc A class up my arse in lane 2, and then suddenly there was a muted 'poof' and normal acceleration was resumed. I looked in my rear view mirror to see a big cloud of white dust behind me. The A-class which had been about 2 yards behind at 70mph was suddently 100 yards behind!
Hopefully that cured his tailgating antics for a while. ;^)
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