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**silverzx** · (This post was last modified: 09-10-2014, 03:22 PM by silverzx.)

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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**Piggy** · (This post was last modified: 09-10-2014, 03:58 PM by Piggy.)

Remove stud and use a bolt with a allen key head?

(whats with the gap of weld behind that stud!?

vincent1 · (This post was last modified: 09-10-2014, 04:42 PM by vincent1.)

will it also be ok with the missing weld under the stud?

edit!!! beat to the question by piggy

**silverzx** · 09-10-2014, 04:51 PM

It's welded on the inside smart arses. Tongue

**Grant** · (This post was last modified: 09-10-2014, 05:16 PM by Grant.)

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.

**cully** · 09-10-2014, 05:32 PM

looks like TIG to me Wink

Jimbo · 09-10-2014, 06:10 PM

Thats not tig, looks very nicely welded though

**silverzx** · 09-10-2014, 09:15 PM

Was gonna be TIG but ended up being MIG done by a skilled welder.

**Grant** · 09-10-2014, 09:54 PM

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?

**silverzx** · 10-10-2014, 07:14 AM

She's tight. [THUMBS UP SIGN]

Obviously no leaks or anything!

**Piggy** · 10-10-2014, 07:27 AM

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?

**silverzx** · 10-10-2014, 07:53 AM

(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.

**silverzx** · (This post was last modified: 10-10-2014, 01:42 PM by silverzx.)

Sorted.

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**Piggy** · 10-10-2014, 02:04 PM

You know where the button is Tongue

**silverzx** · 10-10-2014, 02:26 PM

(10-10-2014, 02:04 PM)Piggy Wrote:

You know where the button is

I certainly do. Rofl

**zx_volcane** · 10-10-2014, 02:26 PM

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 Wink

**Piggy** · 10-10-2014, 04:07 PM

No harm in asking!?

It solved the issue didnt it!?

Dave · 11-10-2014, 02:01 PM

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

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