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4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 09-10-2014
Only able to get the outside 4 bolts out of 5 on my downpipe adapter plate nipped up, the middle one has no chance of getting a nut over the stud.
It's all Fire-Gummed up, cross fingers and hope for the best?
OR any suggestions?
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RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Piggy - 09-10-2014
Remove stud and use a bolt with a allen key head?
(whats with the gap of weld behind that stud!?
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - vincent1 - 09-10-2014
will it also be ok with the missing weld under the stud?
edit!!! beat to the question by piggy
4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 09-10-2014
It's welded on the inside smart arses.
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Grant - 09-10-2014
On a completely un-related note; how did you get on mig'ing those v-band collars on? Did they warp at all? They look like they've had a fair whack of heat through them.
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - cully - 09-10-2014
looks like TIG to me
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Jimbo - 09-10-2014
Thats not tig, looks very nicely welded though
4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 09-10-2014
Was gonna be TIG but ended up being MIG done by a skilled welder.
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Grant - 09-10-2014
Was gonna say, it's a bloody tidy mig! It's all gone on nice then? Obviously it's a continuous weld, so no troubles with warping and sealing on the v-band etc?
4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 10-10-2014
She's tight. [THUMBS UP SIGN]
Obviously no leaks or anything!
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Piggy - 10-10-2014
Thats a fairly large gap between the two other fixing bolts.
My bet would be once under stress and heat that it will blow there.
As i said,can you remove stud and use a bolt with a narrow head, IE a high tensile allen head bolt?
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 10-10-2014
(10-10-2014, 07:27 AM)Piggy Wrote: Thats a fairly large gap between the two other fixing bolts.
My bet would be once under stress and heat that it will blow there.
As i said,can you remove stud and use a bolt with a narrow head, IE a high tensile allen head bolt?
Probs, I'll see what I can get my hands on later.
4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 10-10-2014
Sorted.
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RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Piggy - 10-10-2014
You know where the button is
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - silverzx - 10-10-2014
(10-10-2014, 02:04 PM)Piggy Wrote:
You know where the button is
I certainly do.
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - zx_volcane - 10-10-2014
Come on, rep for telling the lad to put a bolt in the hole he needs tightening up? Trent, you'd used the exact same allen headed bolt right next to it, what are you like eh? :p
Take it back out and weld her up I say
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Piggy - 10-10-2014
No harm in asking!?
It solved the issue didnt it!?
RE: 4 out of 5 Bolts Holding Downpipe - Dave - 11-10-2014
Personnel I wouldn't worry, you're downstream of the turbo so if you have a decent flowing exhaust there shouldn't be much pressure there anyway, and if there is a little seeapage it's not going to make too much difference. Mines been on with just 2 before, and gum and the free flowing exhaust didnt have enough back pressure to make it fail