Post by PICTUP on Mar 17, 2017 19:50:03 GMT -8
The final step is fitting the muffler. In this completely stock system there is as you can see, a crossover pipe that takes the exhaust from the RHS of the engine and lets it flow into a collector where it combines with the gases from the LHS and they all exit into one pipe that leads thru the muffler. In most systems nowadays the crossover, collector, and pipe leading to muffler are all done away with. Instead, there is a muffler that takes the gases from both sides at the flanges at the rear end of the heater boxes which is a lot simpler! Why do I never seem to do things the easy way?? 
Anyhow the stock muffler needs to be held in place on the RHS by a strap/clamp that has a bolt that threads into the cast RHS of the crossover pipe. Only one problem, someone had threaded whatever bolt they had at hand into it
. Russ suggested I use a helicoil to fix the threads, so off to Ladysmith Auto I went(since the youngsters I talked with on the phone at Lordco didn't seem to even know what a helicoil was 
). Of course they didn't have the proper size drill bit though
Slowly and carefully cut the threads with the tap and plenty of cutting fluid
Set the coil in with the tool included in the kit
That's better
Then everything bolts up...not before quite a bit of fiddling though!
Lastly the dump tubes went into place and hooked up with proper paper/foil hoses coming from the flapper valves. So when the heat isn't going to the front, it is being dumped out back and to the side...instead of going around the engine.
Looks good from the back...finally. I have wanted it to do this whole job for a loooooong time. Now it might be going bye-bye
Anyhow the stock muffler needs to be held in place on the RHS by a strap/clamp that has a bolt that threads into the cast RHS of the crossover pipe. Only one problem, someone had threaded whatever bolt they had at hand into it
. Russ suggested I use a helicoil to fix the threads, so off to Ladysmith Auto I went(since the youngsters I talked with on the phone at Lordco didn't seem to even know what a helicoil was 
). Of course they didn't have the proper size drill bit though 
Slowly and carefully cut the threads with the tap and plenty of cutting fluid
Set the coil in with the tool included in the kit
That's better
Then everything bolts up...not before quite a bit of fiddling though!
Lastly the dump tubes went into place and hooked up with proper paper/foil hoses coming from the flapper valves. So when the heat isn't going to the front, it is being dumped out back and to the side...instead of going around the engine.
Looks good from the back...finally. I have wanted it to do this whole job for a loooooong time. Now it might be going bye-bye
