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Exhaust fabrication

Mad Dave - 15/4/12 at 08:21 PM

I've been building my buggy for a few years now and sometimes I think I've bitten off more than I can chew. I had one of those moments when I bought all the J bends for the exhaust last October from OJZ Engineering. If you have seen Lance's work you can't help but be impressed. I couldn't afford to pay Lance to make an exhaust so I had to give it a shot. Well this weekend I decided to take my design from the computer and get stuck into the fabrication.

I designed the exhaust based on the standard Aprilia exhaust tube lengths so it should run well. After lots of cursing and burnt fingers I finally finished it. I'm so happy with how it turned out and can't wait to fire it up!

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FuryRebuild - 15/4/12 at 08:24 PM

I'm going to be doing mine soon, and all i can say is "proper job".

Nice one.

M

T66 - 15/4/12 at 08:39 PM

If youve bitten off more than you can chew, then all i will say is your coping well !

If my exhaust looks half as good as that one, I will be happy.

Good job

Mad Dave - 15/4/12 at 08:45 PM

I never thought in a million years it would turn out like this. I'm as please as punch!

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Originally posted by T66
If youve bitten off more than you can chew, then all i will say is your coping well !

If my exhaust looks half as good as that one, I will be happy.

Good job

MakeEverything - 15/4/12 at 09:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mad Dave
I never thought in a million years it would turn out like this. I'm as please as punch!

quote:
Originally posted by T66
If youve bitten off more than you can chew, then all i will say is your coping well !

If my exhaust looks half as good as that one, I will be happy.

Good job

So you should be. Not only do the welds look professionally done, but the system looks very good as a whole.

PAUL FISHER - 15/4/12 at 09:28 PM

Fantastic job Dave, looks like its almost ready for me to test drive now

Alfa145 - 15/4/12 at 09:49 PM

Nice one Dave, looks a top job. Will have to pop over to see it in the flesh one day.

Now...about some welding I might need doing soon.......

Mad Dave - 20/4/12 at 03:32 AM

Thanks for all your positive comments. Its been designed to use the standard Aprilia RSV exhaust and the factory optional Shotgun exhaust. I've still to add a CAT to the standard exhaust link pipe for IVA but this isn't a big job.

I can't wait to get it fired up now but sadly this will have to wait a month as I'm away until mid May

Dave

[Edited on 20/4/12 by Mad Dave]