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Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:36 pm
by Delboy
Ok, what started out to be changing a sticky choke cable turned into finding a rusty mess :(
Where the clamps are holding the front down pipes it is all rotten.
My question is before I strip it down, what's involved and what parts are needed :scared:

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Cheers guys (n gals)

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:41 pm
by alexwitham
Remove exhaust system, chop the rusty collars off and weld new stainless ones on. The repair will cost you around £50.

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:45 pm
by porndoguk
del. curt has spare exhausts drop him a pm ;)

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:48 pm
by Delboy
I'm on it, cheers Rick ;)
Alex, thanks, this looks like option 2, was a bit dissappointed as the rest is rot free

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:54 pm
by porndoguk
as for gaskets on the collars,

sillicon sealant does the job better than gaskets :)

and only cost a couple of quid from screwfix :)

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:12 pm
by Cammo
vfrderek wrote:My question is before I strip it down, what's involved and what parts are needed :scared:
Remove the rear exhaust section and fit a nice used half system. ;)

More power, looks better, won't corrode in future and might not cost much more than repairing your standard system. Most of them slip over the front headers (use liquid gasket), no clamps required.

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:56 pm
by uber pikey
Have a look at these to see if they will help you Del

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Curt

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:57 pm
by Delboy
Hi Curt, I'm gonna take the complete system off tomorrow night so will let you know.
Them front down pipes look good ;)

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:06 pm
by uber pikey
Just let me know what you need man :peace:

Re: Rusty clamps/pipes NC30 Advice sought

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:30 pm
by porndoguk
vfrderek wrote:Hi Curt, I'm gonna take the complete system off tomorrow night so will let you know.
Them front down pipes look good ;)
get me some corrona's and ill make them look like this del

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