Mk3 Standard Exhaust

[Sandy Gibson]

After years of annoying the neighbours with a fairly noisy exhaust I have gone for a new standard Mk3 system.

Old system was cobbled together with mainly Mk2 pipes and my problem is I don’t know where the standard Mk3 mounts go.

I assume the first hanger is off the bell housing but not sure of the next two.  My books seem to show a bracket coming off the diff mount but my car hasn’t got that bracket and I’m not sure where it goes.  Also the last hanger I guess is suspended from the boot floor?

Anyone got any clear drawings or photos?  Thanks in advance.

Sandy

 

 

 

[Pete Lewis]

the std.  diff   front mount normally has a hole to attach a hanger too on the o/s of the frame 

this shows a diff mounted brkt    GEX7496

Exhaust System : Canley Classics

[NonMember]

As Pete says, hanger from the diff nose plate, there should be a bolt hole there.

The rear-most hanger attaches to a small bit of bent metal on the boot floor, rear right corner. If that's not there you can drill a hole and bolt a bit of angle on. The exact position I would need to crawl under and measure, or it might be easier to fit the exhaust temporarily and work it out.

[thescrapman]

There is also a hanger on the gearbox to support front part of exhaust.

[Keith Nock]

[Keith Nock]

Hope this is of some use 

Regards keith

[NonMember]

Note the Keith's photo is of a Mk4 - the Mk3 exhaust runs the other side of the diff.

[Keith Nock]

No its not its a Mk3 GT6

[Keith Nock]

[NonMember]

4 hours ago, Keith Nock said:

No its not its a Mk3 GT6

So my point stands, that it's not the right car, since Sandy has a Spitfire Mk3

[Keith Nock]

Didn't say mk3 spitfire in description assumed she meant Mk3 Gt6

[Pete Lewis]

It is a problem when the poster thinks we all know what they own 

 if there are no clues about the model of car you can often find out by a quick click on the avatar to open the  members profile and with some

luck the model is  shown by the member .  failing that its a crystal ball  and we know they don't work well 

so  a  quick prompt to all  make and model in a posting  actually does help in providing help  

many a guess or sherlock  mode  is not  always   helpful .

 

Pete

 

[johny]

yes or you can guess from their previous posts but better to include it in the each new thread title so then fellow Triumphites desperate for knowledge in the future can find it using the search function🙂

[Sandy Gibson]

Thanks all for help.  It is indeed a 1968 Spitfire Mk 3 1296cc engine but I am still having a problem getting the exhaust to fit.

First two sections seem OK but I can’t seem to get the end silencer section to fit in.  I’m fairly sure I’m being a bit stupid but it is driving me mad!  Does anyone have a photo of how the pieces are orientated to fit correctly?
 Thanks

Sandy

 

 

[NonMember]

I don't have any photos to hand but I could maybe crawl under mine this evening and see if I can get some.

[Sandy Gibson]

Many thanks.  If I can even see where the last mount attaches to the underside of the boot floor / rear sill,  I can then attach the silencer mounting bracket at that point and I’m sure everything else will fall into place!

 

[NonMember]

OK, here are three views of mine. Note that this car has been extensively rebuilt, so I can't guarantee it's absolutely right, but I believe it's close. Also, when I fitted the exhaust, I think I had to trim an inch or two off the middle pipe to make it fit.

 

[Sandy Gibson]

Rob

Many thanks for that, exactly what I needed.

I was concerned that the rear silencer seems to hang a bit low and I was expecting to tuck up closer to the boot floor but I guess that’s just the way it is.

Cheers

Sandy

[Josef]

Handy to see this as the tailpipe fell right off my silencer at the weekend. I welded it back on to keep the car going, but a new system is going to be needed shortly and it’s good to see where I’ll have to put it!