02GF74
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exhaust can edge?
quickie. I have removed my exhaust guard due to not being sure if SVA man would be happy so if it is not there, it cannot fail. 
but the exhaust can itself - believe it is caterham? is a piece of steel made into a tube with the round end bits welded in a bit offset so the
rolled part projects i.e. a possible edge problem?
 
exhaust can edge
will fitting some rubber trim be ok or will that melt? The exhaust is discoloured near the manifold where it leaves the
body work and I don't suspect that is will get hot enough but may be hot enough for the rubber to soften and drop off?
if this is a problem, then any ideas as to what to do?
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cct7kitcars
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 10:47 AM |
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yes the welded edges are not 2.5mm radius so a fail
joe
cct7kitcars
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Chardonnay in one hand, Tequila in the other, body bearing battle scars and totally worn out, screaming- WOO HOO!! What a Ride!
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stevec
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 10:47 AM |
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Looks a bit sharp to me.
SVA man may not like rubber trim.
Steve.
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cct7kitcars
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 10:49 AM |
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i use rummer trim and never had a problem
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Chardonnay in one hand, Tequila in the other, body bearing battle scars and totally worn out, screaming- WOO HOO!! What a Ride!
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ReMan
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 10:54 AM |
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Some of this?
 
Rescued attachment 181_8114sml.jpg
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Guinness
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 11:20 AM |
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Newcastle SVA failed me on the sharp edges on my exhaust, specifically the springs holding the downpipes together, the bolt on the exhaust clamp and
the exhaust mounting bracket.
Before the SVA I'd covered them all in rubber trim, but the tester said not suitable material as it would melt and fall off. Needed to look
permanent.
Mike
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 11:24 AM |
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We have the same can I think, from Lolocost.
We fitted rubber edging to the front and back of the can and used a squash ball on the mount.
This was the second attempt at SVA, one of the fails was the sharp edges on the exhaust. HTH
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 01:08 PM |
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MK Engineering get around this by using conical and radiused edges on the reducer... it also helps to displace muck and crud from collecting.
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whitestu
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 01:40 PM |
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My exhaust has a standard Westfield heat shield which makes the exhaust edge and mounting non contactable.
Presumably Westfields pass the SVA with this so I would have thought getting hold of one would be an easy way to satisfy the SVA.
[Edited on 2/9/06 by whitestu]
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asn163
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 03:15 PM |
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Will fail as it is.
We used MK's can with CAT and that failed. Tried rubber U trim and that melted on way to SVA. Got quite alarming when we called for petrol and
exhaust started to smoke as we were filling up.
SVA tester suggested that the edge of the can could be built up to form a larger radius by running a couple of welds around the inner and outer edge.
Would need to be a pretty good welder though.
Simon
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