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[tunnie]

Glad to report my 2.2 is back in action, with a shinny new flexi join on 

Big thanks must go to MarkDTM for cutting the old one off and welding on the replacement, and for the interesting lesson in the art of welding, i owe you a lot of beer 

It runs super silent now, only slight problem is when the exhaust got hot after the main cat turn, it sometimes hits the heat sheild causing a vibration on first few revs from idle. so will 'adjust' the heatshield once its all cooled down.

Must say its good to be back in a manual saloon, even though the estate had a lot more power, i find the Elite estates wallow around too much, and with pattern exhausts don't sound great.

Was good fun putting my saloon back in the twisties 

[Del Boy]

Good suff mate, glad it's sorted 

[JamesV6CDX]

i find the Elite estates wallow around too much

You ever driven a classic Rangie, Tunnie? 

In all seriousness, I agree - the MV6 was much better handling than my previous Elite...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Good, glad you managed to summon up the strength to lift it back on 

[tunnie]

Good, glad you managed to summon up the strength to lift it back on 

Amazingly i did! 

I lifted it up and managed to get the gearbox bracket bolt in a couple of turns, with that weight taken i fed the down pipe up to the studs, slotted it on, it held, managed to get 1 on by hand from above, then all rest from underneath. Even managed to torque them up 

Only thing as mentioned i think the replacement all in is a few mm shorter, causing it to knock slightly on the heatshield when the exhaust got hot, managed to wiggle it a bit and push heat sheild back a bit, hopefully thats enough 

Thanks again 

[TheBoy]

Blimey, Mummy allowed you to go under a car all alone


Seriously, good job


I too need to thank a certain Admin for a quick welding lesson - even though its gonna cost me a load of money .  Thanks Mr DTM

[Andy B]

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I too need to thank a certain Admin for a quick welding lesson - even though its gonna cost me a load of money .  Thanks Mr DTM

I guess you used a MIG welder  :-/ ...... what lesson do you need?  :-? Press & weld!     

[tunnie]

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I too need to thank a certain Admin for a quick welding lesson - even though its gonna cost me a load of money .  Thanks Mr DTM

I guess you used a MIG welder  :-/ ...... what lesson do you need?  :-? Press & weld!     

That the difficulty is in setting up the machine, too hot, you burn though, too cold does not make the weld. And to 'push' the weld up in a zig zag motion   

[Andy B]

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That the difficulty is in setting up the machine, too hot, you burn though, too cold does not make the weld. And to 'push' the weld up in a zig zag motion   

and the correct wire feed.     

Anyone can weld with a MIG set    ...... TIG, MMA (stick to you  ) & gas take a little longer to learn.     

[Marks DTM Calib]

I find gas easier....

[Andy B]

I find gas easier....

Gas must be a dying art these days, with the cost of inverter TIG sets coming down to relatively small money TIG is the future!      Plus you can weld stainless with TIG     

[Marks DTM Calib]

You can weld stainless with MIG.....very tempted by a TIG/MIG/plasma cutter combi for home use.

[tunnie]

You can weld stainless with MIG.....very tempted by a TIG/MIG/plasma cutter combi for home use.

I would take the off-cast MIG off your hands 

I have some axle stands that need some feet to stop them sinking into the drive, could be some good practice