PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 It's been a while since I've posted on here and I'm finally getting time to work on the spitfire. A p.o. had fitted a wheelbarrow exhaust and had drilled through the boot floor to secure the end boxes. This has over time caused the metal to crack. Is this the only way to secure the boxes or is there a better method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 I'm a little surprised you got stress cracks from that. Is the exhaust fitted right? Or are the rear hangers trying to bend it upwards? Personally, I think I'd have drilled through the vertical flange and added a small reinforcing plate in the inside. Well, actually, I wouldn't have fitted a wheelbarrow but... Make sure the exhaust is properly supported at the diff nose so that the boot floor brackets are only supporting the tail pipes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 i would think a cotton reel type metalastic mount in the floor may help, heres a lot of stress being transmitted thro those straps to crack the floor hows the rest of the system is the tail starps under a lot of load to get the height right ?? ive seen a angle iron frame made to fit above /below the floor , to aid supports pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 It would appear that the only other support apart from the brackets at the ends is the manifold. Once I loosened off the boxes the whole pipework dropped. The brackets themselves are very homemade looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Mine has a bracket by the manifold and another by the diff and then the hangers off the boot floor - can't remember if I drilled on or used the existing - though I'm tending to sway to the existing ones. I know lots of people don't like the wheel barrow exhausts, but mine in not too loud (IMHO) as it also has a silencer half way down the main pipe before it splits to the two silencers before exiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Just had a look on canleys website, both support brackets missing. I love other people's half assed attempts to do things and this car is full of them 🤬, but I'll get them sorted albeit slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 I'd add an additional one by the gearbox; plenty of brackets there to hang one off and it helps stop the long centre pipe swaying about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, PeaTear said: Just had a look on canleys website, both support brackets missing. I love other people's half assed attempts to do things and this car is full of them 🤬, but I'll get them sorted albeit slowly Which car is it? The Mk4/1500 page has this diagram, which is the intermediate and front ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 On my old TriumphTune wheelbarrow on the Vitesse it had cotton reel rubber mounts bolted through the boot floor,i think it definitely needs a flexible mount to cope with the movement. I removed mine due to low ground clearance and had a custom single box system made. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Anglefire said: Which car is it? The Mk4/1500 page has this diagram, which is the intermediate and front ones. So that's... - The downpipe flange attaching to the manifold - a clamp fixing the Y-piece to the engine back-plate (later vehicles only) - a hanger on the pipe join supporting it at the gearbox - a hanger on the diff nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Mines the earlier 1300 mkiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Steve P said: On my old TriumphTune wheelbarrow on the Vitesse it had cotton reel rubber mounts bolted through the boot floor,i think it definitely needs a flexible mount to cope with the movement. I removed mine due to low ground clearance and had a custom single box system made. Steve Funnily enough both boxes show signs of road rash, but that could have been my father in laws steep driveway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Got one crack sorted, but does anyone else ever get the voice in their head saying "It's only been 10minutes since you painted, go on put a greasy finger print in there just to see if it's dried" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 LOL . You just had to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaTear Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 I think it's mandatory with me. All the doors in the house have a fingerprint in the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Thanks for the warning. Just painting 3 interior room doors. No fingerprints yet, but working on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just a quick moving, very tip of the finger normally gives an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 I started to paint a ceiling earlier in the week. Gave up after four inches. Someone find me a painter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 46 minutes ago, daverclasper said: Just a quick moving, very tip of the finger normally gives an idea. Dave, Youve been talking to my doctor Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 And mine...... Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now