Project Exhaust

Well the stainless system for the 8v will just not cut it, and the mickeymouse welding on the manifold is 10 times worse.

Best idea I could come up with is to cut this manifold at the crap weld and then make up a new pipe as well down pipe, space being limited I decide that instead of turning tightly down at 90 degrees I would instead come straight out over the clutch and then dip down before the gearbox mount.

Then from here into a new silencer and straight back ( over axle) and out off set to the left on NATO hitch.

cost... priced up mandrel bends and straight tube and was well over £100... not viable.

Second thought while trailing the net was to look at paddocks and try and pick a straight is exhaust system for a 300 tdi .. price £36.   This would give me bends 2 x silencers and a "nice looking" end. A length of 2" tube plus a bit I had lying about I would have just about enough.

So with the grinder and the welder I set about cutting and being the tube by either making multiple slices and welding or by compounding 2-3 20 to 30 degree angle cuts together,  as well using the bends that came in the exhaust system I had bought.

So after quite a few hours of head scratching and grinding and welding ,  exhaust is nearly complete. Can't get it full finished till I find proper bolts to hole the manifold to the turn as the bolts the previous owner has used were to long, wrong thread or plainly just shite he had had lying about in his garage, looking at the rest of the quality of his work I'm not surprised!

Again photo to follow