v-band clamps
Posted by vbares
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
david amor Super Moderator Location: Stoney Creek Ontario Join Date: 03/22/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 458 |
Slip fit with 2 heavy springs per connection like the pro's
 Gone fishing |
Carl Seidel Infallible Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
Chris Beebe Senior Moderator Location: Medford, Oregon Join Date: 01/25/2006 Posts: 115 Rally Car: Sold them all! |
Carl Seidel Infallible Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
First link that came up when googling "exhaust springs"
http://pitposse.stores.yahoo.net/ststswexsp.html The better ones have full loops on each end, then you weld a small rod onto the exhaust to slip the spring over, and put a pin through the end of the rod to hold the spring on, safety wire the pin to something. Wait I have a pic I think... 
Should be a pin through the rear one too. The safety wire goes to another pin on the other side. |
John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Bah! When I did things like that I had rock tear off the stubby post.
It was kinda cool cause then I got fresh air into the system and had soooper neat-o bright blue flames spitting out the back on shifts, but that was when men were men and we did night stages (actually I was sppoked cause it really lit up the woods and I was wondering what the fawk was going on till I heard the POOOOOF and lifted for fun and poooof blue light! Cool! Like a bad ass turbo car!) Here's what I reccommend now for slip fit: 
A&A Manufacturing Search Criteria: 'header' Records/Items Found: 5 Description Item # Price/ea. Header Tab Header Tab Buy Now More Info CRM-28A $5.47 Header Tab Header Tab 3/16" Steel Buy Now More Info AA-243-C $2.57 Header Tab Header Tab Buy Now More Info AA-243-B $2.48 Header Tab Header Tab Buy Now More Info AA-243-A $2.57 Header Tab Stainless Header Tab Stainless Buy Now More Info AA-243-D $4.86 Category Chrome Moly - 4130 A new line of parts Item Details Header Tab Item Name: Header Tab Item #: CRM-28A Price/ea: $5.47 1/8" Chromoly 1/4" Holes I like the shape, a wedge tends to deflect rocks, and a bolted connection is more secure than a spring which can disappear and then whaddya do in the field? This just drop in a fresh nut and bolt. One or two per joint will do. There's even 3/16s for really hard core applications. CHEAP as always from AA MFG. Cheaper even when I order a bunch. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Chris Beebe Senior Moderator Location: Medford, Oregon Join Date: 01/25/2006 Posts: 115 Rally Car: Sold them all! |
Carl Seidel Infallible Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
ok guys - I'm really stupid in a lot of area's around cars - I can figure shit out, eventually
, but I've just not been around the terminology all that much...
Slip fit - is that the exhaust tubing I've seen (and used) at the parts store where one end of the piece has a slightly smaller OD (male) than the piece you are slipping the part into (female) ? and, for connections, you use one of the flange parts (seems that ball flange would worke well - not gaskets ?) - preferrable a 2 bolt? I happened to find a couple of springs just today that will fit the bill - just hope I can locate them when I actually need them.. |
Carl Seidel Infallible Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
On the car pictured above the slip fit was a 3 part design.
MS paint version: 
With much looser tolerances than your average parts store exhaust. There were 4 sections to the exhaust. 1: turbo bellmouth to ~ 6" downstream. Have a spare one made and bolt it to your spare turbo for quick turbo changes. 2: The rest of the downpipe to just behind the trans, as in the picture above. 3: Mid section to just behind the rear axle. 4: Rear section, like where a regular muffler/tailpipe would be. This is where the cat was. No other silencers/mufflers/resonators in the system. I'm pretty sure that it was a symms group n exhaust, or some kind of symms rally exhaust. We never had any issues with it, although I smeared copper antiseize on all the slip fittings to help it come apart easier. There were no flex couplings of any sort, just make sure its mounted securely. The springs do probably provide a little movement, though. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/2009 07:09AM by Carl S. |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Andrew Steere Godlike Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
ahh - very good - ho capito, I get it...
and if I'm taking my exhaust off during a 20min service - I've got much bigger problems - seconds won't make a darned bit of difference 
Do you guys carry spare exhaust pieces in case you loose a piece or two on stage? |
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