And I thought it was all over.....

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

.....The hassle with my frikkin exhaust that is Rolling Eyes

Well as you all know (and are probably sick of by now!), I'm currently going for the 'longest time ever to fit an exhaust properly' record. Well, I think I broke that record after the first day, lets be honest. But yeah, 687 months later and I thought I'd finally sorted the frikkin thing, but earlier I noticed this;

Bit frikkin close innit! Back box to the tyre I mean, incase you didn't notice. I can't even fit my finger in the gap between 'em, so it's pretty damn close. The tyre has touched the backbox occasionally by the look of things, but isn't constantly rubbing it. I don't think the heat of that back box right next to a tyre like that can be doing it much good anyway, even if it isn't touching!

Ah well. I am not posting this up cuz I am expecting you guys to help me sort it or anything, I just thought you'd like to laugh at me again lol.

An opinion would be useful though......... How much do you think I should be worrying about this on a scale of 1 - 10? 1 being "ah sod it" and 10 being "do not drive ur car another inch before sorting that!".

Bloody frikkin pain in the arse Evil or Very Mad

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 589

i know the feeling, my Scorpion was a pain in the rear aswell to get right, took ages Sad

i could not stop mine blowing from the centre to rear section ......think its ok now though Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yep, thats scorpion for you. Mine was the same.

The problem is that the backbox is meant to be 'skewed' to the tailpipe, ie it doesnt run parallel to the centreline of the car, but is angled slightly. Scorpions arent made like that and therefore come really close to the wheel. You appear to have a cable tie on the tailpipe there as well, is that by any chance to try and make up for those SHITTY scorpion hangers that i told you about?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

get a standard set up

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Yeah Chris, I love the way the standard one just fits.......that's it.......job done. Can't really fit it wrong cuz of the hangers, it just goes on right first time, end of story.

Whereas this one.......

Rolling Eyes

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

On a different note mate, isn't that spare a bit iffy almost looks as bad as my spare and since mine is basically a slick.................well you get the point.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Hmmm that's an illusion of the pic. The spare is like new, just checked to be on the safe side! It is a 13" wheel tho, not a 15" like the rest. Have always wondered if that's right or not. Cuz those space saver wheels are smaller than the 'normal' wheels on cars surely aren't they? But yeah, I know that isn't meant to be a space saver. Although talkin of space, there doesn't look to be enough room to get a 15" in there anyway, if a 13" fits nice in the rack Confused

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

The 15" fits perfectly in there and doesn't move about or anything cos it's quite tight. I only mentioned it cos my spare would probably rune for about 20 metres lol.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Damn. Well I think the previous owner of my car had a general problem with tyre & wheel sizes, cuz my rear left tyre was 185 wide when I bought the car, and all others were the correct 195, and the spare wheel is totally the wrong size lol Rolling Eyes

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the spares meant to be 15 inch. A 13 inch won't fit the front of the car.