Hi, and thank you in advance.

I've a Stuart Taylor Locost running an early x-flow with a passenger side exhaust. The silencer was mounted on the side of the bodywork with a cylindrical bobbin and a motorcycle strap. On my way to Le Mans last year this failed, went to the supermarket and wrapped thick wire to fashion a road-trip repair. That survived the trip there and back but is not attractive!

I would be grateful if there were any other drivers who could share their silencer mounting positions and solutions so I can get my boy looking better for a trip to Spa to watch the 24hr classic.

Many thanks,

Griff

how/why did the original setup fail?

The metal exhaust strap failed; I assume vibration.?

Bobbins will quickly shear if mounted that way. Make a 90 bracket so that the weight of the silencer gently rests on the bobbin, allowing for the surprising 5mm or so that the exhaust will expand lengthways when it gets hot.

Ollie

Hope the link works (the photo is flipped left to right)

[Edited on 10/2/14 by Griff]

[Edited on 10/2/14 by sjmatthews]

I dont have a pic so i will try and describe as best i can...

in the lower chassis box section there are two rivnuts in.
bolted to this is a triangular bit of alloy, that is bent out and then back up vertical to get the nut head behind it.
bolted to the top of that plate is a rubber bush with threads out of either end, one end bolts to the plate, the other bolts to the silencer.
seems to work just nicely

like this
http://www.kitspares.co.uk/images/products/large/1294328696360.jpg

Hi
We bolted a steel plate to the underside & used a S/Steel P strap
or modify bike one.
This gives support to the silencer & one bolt fixing
We have 3 different silencers & it only takes a few minutes to change
them 1 clamp + 1 bolt .


IVA exhaust with cat


Can fix


We have a BEC so as the engine is hard mounted don't need a bobin
But if you need you can.

Brilliant! Thanks awfully for all the replies, and I know what I shall be evaluating tomorrow in the barn!