Fleet Occurrences
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Have you got a grinder and flap discs? Build that up and then grind it flat. Or use filler to neaten it off.
As long as it's solid, it ultimately doesn't matter.
As long as it's solid, it ultimately doesn't matter.
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Re: Fleet Occurrences
Got my detachable towbar attached the 75 today in lieu of picking up my new bike rack tomorrow.
The slot where the towbar sits was corroded and the mechanism on the towbar itself was seized. All good now though. It's very ugly though and will be coming right off after every trip with the bikes.
The slot where the towbar sits was corroded and the mechanism on the towbar itself was seized. All good now though. It's very ugly though and will be coming right off after every trip with the bikes.
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Loads of threads on improving wire feed on cheap MIG welders, seems to be a common failing point.
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The Audi's exhaust I blowing quite a bit now. Its 21 years old so has had a good innings.
New ones aren't available for the 1.8 and the pompous prick at a local exhaust fabrication place sent me packing with my scrap. Clearly they only want to work in Golf Rs and Mercedes AMGs.
I think the 2.0 exhaust is similar behind the downpipe and it's quite cheap from Ebay. It's worth a shot.
The Minis o2 sensor is on its way out again (bad valve stem seals cause some smoking issues) as it's stinking of petrol when running. I'll wait till after it's MOT on 6th to see what else it fails on before committing the new part to the car.
Got my new cycle carrier for the 75: Sadly the tow bar is firmly jammed on now but better than that not attaching at all.
New ones aren't available for the 1.8 and the pompous prick at a local exhaust fabrication place sent me packing with my scrap. Clearly they only want to work in Golf Rs and Mercedes AMGs.
I think the 2.0 exhaust is similar behind the downpipe and it's quite cheap from Ebay. It's worth a shot.
The Minis o2 sensor is on its way out again (bad valve stem seals cause some smoking issues) as it's stinking of petrol when running. I'll wait till after it's MOT on 6th to see what else it fails on before committing the new part to the car.
Got my new cycle carrier for the 75: Sadly the tow bar is firmly jammed on now but better than that not attaching at all.
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I keep forgetting just how many cars you have. That really is a fleet.
Think of the towbar on the 75 as a handy new parking sensor!
Think of the towbar on the 75 as a handy new parking sensor!
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Word on the web is mibbie the 2.3 exhaust is the one to go for. So I dug out the parts list to see what the scores on the doors were:Split_Pin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:14 pm The Audi's exhaust I blowing quite a bit now. Its 21 years old so has had a good innings.
New ones aren't available for the 1.8 and the pompous prick at a local exhaust fabrication place sent me packing with my scrap. Clearly they only want to work in Golf Rs and Mercedes AMGs.
I think the 2.0 exhaust is similar behind the downpipe and it's quite cheap from Ebay. It's worth a shot.
The 1.8 ADR exhaust appears to be 4 sections manifold (2) + cat and pre-silencer (26) + middle silencer ((2)) + rear silencer ((3))
Starting at the rear ((3)), there are no less than 6 listed with suffixes N,M,B,A,R,D although M can be forgotten about as it appears to be a replaced by B.
895 253 609 N = NG = 2.3 E / 5 cyl / 2309cc
895 253 609 M / 8G0 253 609 B = ABK = 2.0 E / 4 cyl / 1984cc
8G0 253 609 A = 1Z, AHU = 1.9TDI / 4 cyl / 1896cc
895 253 609 R = ACE = 2.0 E 16V / 4 cyl / 1984cc
8G0 253 609 D = ADR = 1.8 / 4 cyl / 1781cc
Looking to the middle ((2)), there are 5 (note, there's an 893 prefix and 8G0 prefix on first and third in the list)
893 253 409 D = NG
893 253 409 B = ABK
8G0 253 409 D = 1Z, AHU
893 253 409 P = ACE
8G0 253 409 F = ADR
Now looking at what joins them together ((2A))
893 253 139 A = NG 55mm
893 253 139 = ABK, 1Z, AHU, ADR 50mm
893 253 139 C = ACE 60mm
but looking at the other connector ((1))
357 253 141 A = NG, ADR 55mm
191 253 141 F = ABK, 1Z, AHU 50mm
893 253 139 B = ACE 60mm
It appears there are three sizes of pipe: 50, 55 & 60.
There's this https://www.audi-cabrio-club.info/forum ... ?tid=33071 which links to this https://www.audi-cabrio-club.info/forum ... ?tid=32492 and random Audi bloke on the German internet says a middle and rear from an NG will fit as a pair behind the cat section.
Who is your local "exhaust fabrication place"? I'd try another.
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I think some fabricators make a mental, preconceived assessment of what the owner is likely to want to spend based on what they are driving and play the fuck off card accordingly.
I dragged the Cowley around two or three until the Powerflow place on my doorstep took it on.
I dragged the Cowley around two or three until the Powerflow place on my doorstep took it on.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
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I lost my train of thought earlier. Anyway, the connector ((1)) is the same NG as it is ADR.
The Walker and IMASAF catalogues show their after market systems without the OEM separate sleeve joints.
The NG system looks a closer match to the ADR.
The Walker and IMASAF catalogues show their after market systems without the OEM separate sleeve joints.
The NG system looks a closer match to the ADR.
tl;dr: don't come crying to me when the 2.0 system doesn't fit / needs a big hammer.
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Re: Fleet Occurrences
I found the place that does a lot of exhausts for the stock car racers.
The guy said it's not uncommon for someone to come in with ten feet of wire bent up into a shape and say "I need that made up in two and a half inch pipe please".
He was quite happy with the original system dropping rust flakes on the floor, cut into three because it meant he could use offcuts and charge me much less because the offcuts are paid for already by another punter who didn't want them (exhaust job bought the entire length but didn't use it all) so they go in the bin if not. In the end all I paid was his time.
Phil
The guy said it's not uncommon for someone to come in with ten feet of wire bent up into a shape and say "I need that made up in two and a half inch pipe please".
He was quite happy with the original system dropping rust flakes on the floor, cut into three because it meant he could use offcuts and charge me much less because the offcuts are paid for already by another punter who didn't want them (exhaust job bought the entire length but didn't use it all) so they go in the bin if not. In the end all I paid was his time.
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Hey Eddie thanks very much for the diagrams, the ABK looks exactly what my own exhaust looks like (except it it's been in the sea for a while!)
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