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 can this be repaired ?
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schakal
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:55 am

here is the problem on the midbox of my 1.8 rt
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the white thing on the area is firegum nothing nasty or rude as some of you feckers might think

now the question is ,can i repair this by screwing a metal square panel from 4 sides covering the hole and than using firegum to make it air tight untill i can get a replacement backbox ????
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:58 am

suppose you could do that until you get a new one.
mals
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:59 am

http://www.motortraders.com/xcart/catalog/product_16259_HOLTS_Flexiwrap_Silencer_Repair.html

http://www.motortraders.com/xcart/catalog/product_16480_HERMETITE_Exhaust_Bandage_box.html

what about that sort of stuff, or check ebay for a noo box?
schakal
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:03 am

to be honest i want to bypass that fecking midbox but due to the shape of the exhaust that does not seem to be an easy job

i have seen that flexi wrap thingy before but never used ,lookin at the picture it seems to be the right sort of thing for the job.

the exhaust sounds so noisy now with that hole and the car doesnot seem to accelerate as it used to Rolling Eyes
mixpioneer
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:23 pm

Coke or beer can, a few pop rivets and a load of gun gum.

Got another 14 months from my exhaust thanks to my drinking lol
Dan
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:42 pm

weld a plate on there.
Lindsey
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:17 pm

Hmmmm coke can...wonder if that would work on mine. I've got a hole in one of the pipes coming out of my mid section. It's pissing me right off coz the rest of the huge bit section of exhaust including the box itself is spotless!
schakal
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:04 pm

got some alloy tape from an aircraft engineer at work ,they do seal aircraft bodies with this stuff . i am gonna wrap this around the box now and see what happens .

that coke can idea sounds much better though ,i also have a riveting gun that i dont know how to use ????
schakal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:32 am

strange stuff ,i was coming home from work this morning and took over another car and was rather quick doing that . dont know if its the sound that makes me feel like the car is faster Rolling Eyes but i have also seen the rev counter going up quite fast after 3k rpm and the car went like a rocket

whats happening here ???????
JB
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:37 am

its just having a good day


(oww)
schakal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:45 am

do you know how to use a riveting gun than JB ?
Neal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:47 am

Really Schaks, its not rocket science! Razz
schakal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:05 am

well this one is either dodgy or your rocket science theory is true Laughing

just tell me how will you ?
schakal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:06 am

hehe ,figured out Laughing

no thanks to you Wanker!
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:07 am

bloody hell, you got rivets handy?

Pick the appropriate rivet for the nozzle hole.

Stick the long bit of th erivet in the nozzle, pull the lever, watch your fingers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it will break off the long bit and now the rivet head will have squashed up.

Right on a panel, drill a hole through both, stick the rivet head through and pull the lever.
Neal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:07 am

You drill a hole for the pop rivet and put one in

Then you put the 'nozzle' of the rivet gun over the long thin bit sticking out of the rivet and pull the handles together. Let go, slide the gun down again and repeat until the thin bit breaks off. Job done.
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:08 am

the air powered ones and the concertina efforts are great, super easy and lazy, plus you dont trap your fingers etc!
JB
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:10 am

i got one with a big handful of rivets off ebay for about 3.50
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:12 am

i need one, why? no reason but the cars came with then I suppose!
schakal
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:16 am

yeah i got it ,cheers

all i need is a can of coke now
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:17 am

tin of beans will do!
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