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mbrooks

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Went for a great run today - 180 miles around the Texas countryside. The weather was perfect, temperature, including the usual heat leaking into the cockpit was also spot on.

Unfortunately, the exhaust down pipe sheared completely through, in the flexible bit.

My question is, has anyone had any success welding a failed flexible, or should I just buy a new downpipe? I am loath to fork out for a new stainless system since the back end of mine is already stainless and in good condition. The flexible is a rusty brown colour so presumably I have a mild steel downpipe and stainless back-end.

Thanks

Mike
56 BN2
 
Hi Mike,
If you don't have to have concours correctness, the modern braided flex pipes work very well. I used one of this type earlier. The stainless flex has steel ends which can be welded to carbon steel pipe. See here:
https://www.epiflex.com/epi_flex.html

Another option which I now have on my 3 - 2 - 1 headers, is solid down pipes, no flex joints. With high quality original type rubber flex mounts on the muffler & tailpipe, I have found no need for the flex pipe joint. Actually, for all practical purposes, the old style flex joints become solid in a fairly short time anyway.
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Hi Dave

Thanks once again. I'll find a local stockist in the morning. I like to keep things reasonably original, but I can't get too excited about originality of exhaust fittings!!

BTW that Napa part you recommended for the heater return worked a treat.

Mike
 
Mike;
Just a comlimentary note in passing, you do not have to buy a complete new SS exhaust system to get replacement SS down pipes. The down pipes can be obtained separately.-FWIW---Keoke
 
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