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Exhaust repairs

Postby ACE » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:46 pm

I have spotted a crack right next to one of the welds on the trike's exhaust so it needs attending to. Can anyone give me a local name and tel No. ? Many thanks.
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Postby ACE » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:25 am

Sorry for "bumping" this one up.. :oops:

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Postby Morph » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:31 am

demon wrote:There is a crown I use here in Strijdom Park
A royal repair shop is it? :wink: :D :D
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Postby Wart » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:17 pm

Nope, just a dentist who was battling to make a living looking in peoples mouths.
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Postby ACE » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:40 pm

Hey Demon - thanks in advance. if I don't get this pipe sorted soon the ole 503 will start to sound like a V8. :roll:

As for the above two "Jokers" - pardon the pun - very kwik hey :wink:
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Postby Morph » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:32 pm

demon wrote:OK despite the 2 jokers
Sorry demon :oops: :wink: :D :D
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Postby Wart » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:18 pm

despite the 2 jokers
Second one apologises too :oops:

Thanks goodness for the lighter side of life :D
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Postby Bacardi » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:00 pm

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Postby ACE » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:50 pm

Bacardi, that's a good question.

These exhausts are as ugly as sin. Remember those "wildcat" free-flow pipes :?:

Thanks Demon for the info on the Royal Repair exhaust shoppe :!:
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Postby Tailspin » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:34 pm

Will anyone support an locally made Stainless steel or similar exhaust system. Surely there is somebody out there that can do something like this :?: :?:
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Postby kb » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:51 pm

apparently there is a company called Powerflow, I know they have a branch in Pinetown, and I'm sure they have one in JNB. They will make any exhaust out of a solid piece of stainless, as well as the silencer.
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Postby Bacardi » Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:49 pm

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Postby Morph » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:49 am

I think all the horrible springs and stuff are there for a reason, i.e. to dampen the vibration from the motor and preventing the exhaust from fracturing. I know the ball joint is supposed to be greased regularly with the Copper stuff to keep it flexible but I don't know many people who actually bother. IMHO
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Postby ACE » Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:57 am

Morpheus,
Thanks for the latest comments, vibration is a real bugger on these machines so a "solid" one piece exhaust would take strain.
When we dismantled the exhaust before sending it in for powder coating, I noticed a lot of gunk on the ball joint. I will remember to smear some copper slip on it when we re-assemble. I'll use the same springs again and then loop either safety wire or thin cable thru the springs so they can't go overboard if they happen to get loose.
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Postby kb » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:21 pm

ACE wrote:Morpheus,
then loop either safety wire or thin cable thru the springs so they can't go overboard if they happen to get loose.
I use wire fishing traces. cost a few ronts each, but are easy to put through, and clip in place.
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