Date:         Sun, 5 Aug 2001 01:25:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: 85 exhaust supports needed
Comments: To: Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM>'s message of Sat, 4 Aug 2001
              17:40:50 -0500
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Nathan,

Want to make yourself some bullet-proof, "It'll last forever" exhaust
supports cheap?

This will require an oxy-acetylene torch set-up, and several lengths of
rod stock the same diameter of the original ones.

Heat the ends, of the correct length of rod, cherry red, and stick the
hot end into a vice.
Quickly run the vice down onto the red end of the rod, to flatten the
end.
Repeat this on the other side of the rod.

Drill the correct clearance hole size on both ends, and bolt them up.

I made 4 of these 2 years ago, when I replaced my exhaust system, and
they aren't even looking like they are ever going to leave.


Total Cost ?

$5.35, plus whatever time it took me-----maybe 45 minutes, to
manufacture them.

Good Luck,

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Terry--
74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
85 GL- (Delilah)
86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)