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[hanra]

Only for hill billys like me who have no access to cheaper parts. Besides Im used to paying top dollar for stuff.

Exhaust arrived from WA today missing the RHS engine pipe, luckily a forum member has helped me out to source the missing pipe, which is awaiting collection at the courier depot. Im away from home for the next week or so, so no work will be getting done....

[hanra]

[dattoman]

Confused now
Thought you said theirs didn't have a front pipe or balance pipe

[hanra]

There's dosnt but the berklee one does. The RHS engine pipe is Berklee, the LHS is Autoline.

Worked out sweet!!!

Edited by hanra, 27 September 2012 - 09:09 PM.

[hanra]

Looks like it aye!!! Hahahaha. They are just placed on the floor for show. 2in inlet and 1 5/8in outlet.

[Mort]

So what did it end up costing and where did you end up getting it from, still waiting for a price from the mob in Mackay i visited ( same ones that i got the engine pipe price from).

Looks like the dog helped unwrap it, hope he cleaned up after himself

[hanra]

So what did it end up costing and where did you end up getting it from, still waiting for a price from the mob in Mackay i visited ( same ones that i got the engine pipe price from).

Looks like the dog helped unwrap it, hope he cleaned up after himself

Ummm, It was $585 for the exhaust from Autoline plus $65 freight from WA to FNQ, (Which I thought was bloody cheap!) They were unable to supply the RHS engine pipe, however thanks to a very kind forum member (Carl aka lx77slr5k) he was able to source the Berklee NOS RHS engine pipe with balance pipe. I think that ended up being about $100 with freight.

And yeah George made a good ol mess for me to clean up. But he had fun doing it!

[xu2308]

Cool Brad
thats the Exhaust done and dusted, looks and will sound great, one problem less

[a9x868]

Ummm, It was $585 for the exhaust from Autoline plus $65 freight from WA to FNQ, (Which I thought was bloody cheap!) They were unable to supply the RHS engine pipe, however thanks to a very kind forum member (Carl aka lx77slr5k) he was able to source the Berklee NOS RHS engine pipe with balance pipe. I think that ended up being about $100 with freight.

And yeah George made a good ol mess for me to clean up. But he had fun doing it!

brad i'm happy you have finally got this organised
and that you were able to source the rhs engine pipe
through another member on this forum
glad to see another piece of the puzzle crossed off your list
i may have to look at those mufflers myself
as when i got mine 2in in , 1 5/8 out were not available
i'll be in touch
cheers
davemc

[Mort]

Sweet, and it's about time you got a break with the cost of things, it sounds cheap enough to me.

We will now wait for the "fitting of the new exhaust" saga, hope it all goes well and fits like a glove you could sure do with some good luck at the moment.

Don't forget the noise pics after it's fitted.

[hanra]

i may have to look at those mufflers myself
as when i got mine 2in in , 1 5/8 out were not available
i'll be in touch
cheers
davemc

No worries Dave, let me know if I can help in anyway before they get fitted up.

Sweet, and it's about time you got a break with the cost of things, it sounds cheap enough to me.

We will now wait for the "fitting of the new exhaust" saga, hope it all goes well and fits like a glove you could sure do with some good luck at the moment.

Don't forget the noise pics after it's fitted.

Mate.... I highly doubt they will fit. Im certain Ill run into problems. The spanners will continue to fly! Yep, once the front spoiler is fitted I can get the radiator fitted and exhaust fitted and its basically ready to fire up. Just need working brakes to go for a spin. But yes, Ill get some footage uploaded for sure.

Your are a patient guy Brad.

Your car is coming up a treat.

I sold a Berklee muffler/ exhuast set to a guy in WA a few years ago- they could be my old ones, or it could just be a coincidence.

If i am not wrong, this guy had a genuine auto SLR 5000.

Well done Brad.

Thanks mate. The majority of the system is new from Autoline in WA, however the RHS Berkle engine pipe was sourced through an exhaust shop as NOS.

[308 Sunbird]

Exhaust looks great Brad- thought it would of cost a lot more to ship from W.A. to
just south of the equator where you live

[derrin71]

Mate , I used to work in an exhaust shop. You will have heaps of fun fitting the exhaust. It's generally not a good idea to mix brands.
Have you got the correct manifolds? Seem to.remember torana being different from other V8 holdens.
I also recon you might need a hoist to get the.tailpipes on or drop the diff out and put them in that way
Derrin.

[hanra]

I don't wanna do it. Can you do it. Yeah. Proper Torana exhaust manifolds. I dunno aye.

Edited by hanra, 29 September 2012 - 08:01 PM.

[derrin71]

Sorry if i sound negative, just letting you know some of the hurdles you might come up against.
It might also be handy if you have an oxy set handy in case you need to bend the pipes slightly.

Edited by derrin71, 29 September 2012 - 08:48 PM.

[hanra]

Spent an entire friggen day fitting up the front spoiler. I would have thought the panel shop may have dummy fitted things before painting??? Or perhaps not.



George doesn't care.



I've got the correct number plate bracket, however is the plate mounted via the plates top holes or the bottom holes or straight through the guts?


Anyways now the spoiler is on its allowed me to fit the radiator also.






Got my old alternator rebuilt using the guts of a brand new Bosch 85A. So it's the old case with the right part number on the outside but high output and new inside. $305 in total.

[a9x868]

I've got the correct number plate bracket, however is the plate mounted via the plates top holes or the bottom holes or straight through the guts?


brad pretty sure the number plate looks better mounted on the bottom holes

after you fit the bumper you will see why!


cheers
davemc

[hanra]

Cool. Thanks for that.

Bumpers.... Hmmmmmmm.... Thats something I need to get onto... Still debating on sending mine away for repair/re-chrome or buy new ones...

Its really coming down to the extra cost of freight down/back. Rather then just one way. Hmmmmmmmm

[Stinga]

whats the go with that alternator pulley Brad? is it the one from the new alternator?