decided not to bother buying some rusty crap second hand exhaust.
Just won the auction on this beauty...
stainless exhaust (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8005464701&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1)
should be here shortly, i will take some pics...
There is a similar but second hand exhaust for sale too ends tomorrow..
second hand (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4582192536&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1)
might be of interest to some of you???
Thats the back end of what I have Nas. I\'m not entirely sure the flanges will match up to the stock system mate!
hugewhip.... i like it
im tempted by the 2nd link to be honest !
any chance of a pic of your back boxes matey ... as long as they are in one piece i can patch them.. pretty please :D
Grinder i will take some pics but im tellin ya someone has already tried patching them by welding and that paste stuff, and tbh its a pretty ****ty job as there are still holes in them and the pipes/flanges are totally rusted to hell - i dont think its going to be difficult to take them off lol! mate id bid on the other exhaust if i was you even if its a temp measure or stop being so tight and buy a new one??
I can see what your telling me Brett, as it looks VERY similar to the one you got, it might not fit but then again my car already has a decat pipe fitted, even so if it doesnt fit i can always get that sorted and wont cost too much as i know a guy who works at the local exhaust shop..
Im all over that second link like a rash... need bits for my up coming engine swap ;)
oy - stay away !! LOL
i have looked at it - but its nearly 200 miles from me - looks like a bidding war between me and the bandit !!
Nas , let me know about the boxes - i need ANYTHING to be honest - some pics would be great - i will even drive over , help you fit yours and bring the back boxes back with me ... yeah you can tell im desperate
i would buy an exhaust - but im not spending a fortune on the car when i dont know if it runs ok - once the exhaust is one - i can tweak and play - but at the mo - i just need them fitted - i dont mind welding them up - its something i can do at night - christ - i will cover them in exhaust bandage if need be
let the 50p incriment bidding war begin.. haha
Why is it all us FC owners are so hard up with cash? i.e dont pay over 50 quid for anything :D
Thats because we are careful with our money. We are not, repeat not a bunch of tightfisted skinflints!
grinder what are you like, i just went and had another look at my exhaust and actually i think my back boxes are alright!, its the "Y" pipe which is mainly dead, however mate the back boxes are very rusty so they wont have much time left.. you can have em Gratis in return for a favour!
Quote from: BrettThats because we are careful with our money. We are not, repeat not a bunch of tightfisted skinflints!
amen to that brother :rollin
Quote from: TURBOIINUTTAHgrinder what are you like, i just went and had another look at my exhaust and actually i think my back boxes are alright!, its the "Y" pipe which is mainly dead, however mate the back boxes are very rusty so they wont have much time left.. you can have em Gratis in return for a favour!
oh dear god - light at the end of the bendy tunnel !!
just let me know
1 - when
2 - where
3 - how
4 - what the favour is
im at your beck and call .. i kid you not .. i need boxes and i need them NOW NOW NOW NOW ...
sorry got over excited then !!
whos bidding on the second link then? own up? :D
its not me :)
i have decided that a 400 mile round trip for parts just isnt worth it - bid away matey !
hmmm, who is the mystery exhaust bidder? :D im not too fussed if i lose this tbh tonight as i got 700 miles of driving to do before sun night anyway... currently at my max bid (FC owners standard rate of 50 quid ;)) lol
was tempted by the bumper ... but again the 400 miles .. i just cant be arsed !!
oh well tea time :)
dude, if you had bought that bumper i would of slapped you ;) its fookin horrible :D everyone to there own i suppose tho haha
lol @ stu your alright mate...
erm when -- is when i get round to it! i think im gonna have a bash at getting em off tomorrow.
where -- on my drive way?!
how - erm with the aid of a whole can of wd40 and my electrical grinder to chop the bolts off!
ahh now the favour :D i could ask you to do all my dirty work but in this case how about you swap em for your lights and you get a nice cuppa tea when you deliver!? come round for em next week!? i have to check the rota but im working for the next 8 days in a row - so its going to be next week... it will probs cost you 15-20 quid in fuel as im only an hour away...
although you have to bear in mind its fasting time for us muslims so in the evening im eating and then praying.... so it measn your going to have to turn up in the day time i have to check the rota at work however im sure that including wednesday im working 8 days in a row.. then i have a few days off..
in the mean time you could give me positive feedback (you as well Brett for that pressure thing!)
hows that sound buddy? :wave
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .....................
to get the exhaust off - i would recommed you drop the ENTIRE exhaust - trust me on this one .. when i did the decat it was a real pain
much easier on the floor :)
i took the exhaust off the cab in about 1 hr ( OK the coupe took about 3 days !! )
swapping the lights for the back boxes ... oh shoot ... Hummmmmmmmmm thats certainly a hard bargain mate !
oohhhh crap i hate having to make a choice ... Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww no fair
im now stuck between a rock and a hard place .. i need the back boxes and you want the lights
this is gonna sound really bad - but can i get back to you with this .................................hang on .. i will cut to the chase ( always a first for me )
when i go the car off adam - he decided in his wisdom to paint the rear clusters with black paint - leaving little circle for the lights to shine thru - i dont want to get shut of the lights if mine are gonna fail the MOT , but i need the exhaust to see if the car will run to see if it will make it to the MOT first ......
arggggghhhhhhhhhhh i dont know what to do .... this is really bad ....
Nas i dont know what to do ??????
in the mean time .. im better at weekends for coming down or it means taking a day off work ... what are they like for you .. pending outcome of gut wrenching decission ...
Stu
mate you didnt realise that i have my old lights!? if you fail the MOT heres a promise you can lend mine! hard bargain maybe but you are really paying just 30 quid for the back boxes thats a bargain in my book, and they really arnt that bad you know...
LOL :D
what lights are yours ??
quickes
1 - are they working
2 - in one peice
3 - EGI ?
i wonder if they would fit the cab ?
yes to all three!
come on stu - i did say back boxes FREE you can get cheaper than that! and my cups of tea are the nicest in the world.
well my new exhaust has arrived and its well nice! im going to have a look at the old one today i think.
it was too cold so i stopped indoors so i didnt remove my old exhaust, im planning on getting it resprayed early next month so i thinking of swapping it after the lick of paint so i dont get any overspray on there. Grinder you cant still be thinking about it can you!? i had a proper look today mate. and its my y pipe thats dead, the back boxes are in pretty good nick for an fc!
i think it might just fit actually! i have a decat on there already as well, it bolts up to the standard y pipe and the hangers appear to be in the right place / angle.
aah the project is nearly there. al i have to do is fix the other sill (its a bit damaged from when a numpty jacked the car up on it, and the indicators i should be home free after my respray... lol just in time for winter !
right nas , im really confused now
so the back boxes are FREE - that i can compute..
so where do my rear lights fit into this equation ??
i have looked on multi map and Sheffield town centre is about 70 miles from me - so i have no idea where that puts you
Stu .. confused ?!???!
that puts me very close actually, i work in sheff and its a 20 min commute..
i live in Doncaster mate my post code is DN4 7RD its just the next town north probably closer to you than what sheff is. if you jump on the m62 East and then head down the A1 south you see sunny donny! its not far mate, sometimes we drive to wilmslow road just for a kebab.
I want to swap my back boxes for the lights. i think that they are worth the same...
................................. thinking .....................................
i will get you a defo answer tommorrow ... i still dont think the lights are worth the same as the exhaust - but this is something we need to thrash out ... i think the lights are worth more... for example :
1 : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-Mazda-RX7-FC3S-tail-light-2nd-generation-lamp-MINT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ8006855257QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V
Hiya Nas :D,
just looked where doncaster is - your over 90 miles away .... so im looking at a possible 200 mile round trip - so that £20 - £25 in juice :(
this is getting more expensive by the day !! ( not to mention the shouting from the better half :) )
so let me get this right - you want me to drive 200 miles then do a straight swap .. lights for back boxes ??
hummmm to be honest Nas , thats not gonna happen :(
best deal i can come up with at this moment intime is :
i swap my back lights for your back boxes and EGI lights - and we meet up half way - we can compare goods at that point :) - i dont have that much free time on my hands these days ( if we can do that - i suppose we could do it at night time aswell )
let me know what you think
cheers
stu :) :D
why dont i give you the rest of my car as well?
30 quid for the lights and 20 quid in fuel thats fifty pounds not a bad price for a pair of back boxes. good luck in finding an exhaust for cheaper!?
hummmmm
hows about i give you £30 for your back boxes then - i collect from your house - and if you can get some S5 lights cheaper then we all are happy ???
cheers Nas
Stu / Grinder
lets just swap dude. simple as, everyone is happy then! i tell you what i will give you a tenner for your petrol back home? that way we share the cost 50 / 50 eh
*now i know why you get such bargains all the time eh lol.*
its you driving the hard bargain matey :) :) :D
hows about meeting me half way and you keep your tenner
in all honesty - its the 200 mile drive ( or 4-5 hrs ) that more of the killer !
i hate getting shut of stuff i MAY need in the next 10 yrs ... :(
lol np mate, i will meet you halfway, i wouldnt mind a little blast up the snake pass!
hiya nas !
all we need to do is work out where about and when - let me look on autoroute tommorrow and i will find somewhere that in the middle for both of us
god, that was hard work! its like you have your own soap opera!
right half way is looking around J23 on the M62
is that any good to ya ??
and when would you like to do this .. night time , during the day , tommorrow ? etc...
J23 where is that then? is that huddesfield? i got to take em off first i have next thurs/fri/sat/sun off next week so im planning to remove them then
yeah that sounds about right ??
i have never been that far down the M62 :)
so it could be looking good for next weekend then ??
yeh hope so, grinder, i will let you know how i get on mate.
cool :)
just let me know :)
should have took it off today, but didnt eat enough in the morning and i was cream crackered.
im gonna have a go for tomorrow, did have a look under neath to get an idea. theres a patch on the y pipe wher the old rusty bit has been cut off and a bit of "replacement" pipe has been erm rather crudely put on. it also looks like someone has used this greay paste on the flanges i hope its not like glue!. im going to try my best to get it off in one piece so if you need that Y peice bit you can have it too...
That will be exhaust paste Nas, don\'t worry about it, the paste is quite brittle when its dried :)
i take it that you got the text then Nas , im praying that you have it off today - as i could do with picking it up tomorrow - the better half is out all afternoon - so i have a free day to come and meet you
can you let me know please buddy ( either PM or drop me a text )
cant text the screen on my phone is dead, i broke it on thursday!
ah right dead phone - so i cant even phone you ... thats not good matey
no you can phone me it will still ring, its the screen itself thats broken. so i wont know its you until i answer!.
Dont worry i have downloaded my phone book on to my pc and will note down your number and give you a ring tomorrow.
you shouldnt be posting on here - you should be outside removing an exhaust :D
removed old - swapped with stu (stuck in traffic for an hour like a bloody caged animal :reallymad now fitted the new one! havent run it or checked for leaks yet (battery is on charge!), im quietly confident that it will be ok..
dont think the car is going to be so quiet!! lol
pics to follow when i get chance to download em off the phone...
nice meeting you Nas !!
i think its gonna be a fair old task getting the cab exaust back in working condition .. the back boxes are superb though ... very impressed :D
glad ur happy matey. so you think they arnt standard??
there is no way they are standard boxes
if you look at the thread about my decat - have a look at my boxes !
have a look at these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RX-7-Exhaust-BackBoxes_W0QQitemZ4584596526QQcategoryZ52640QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
just started it up, with out the bung in place... muwahahhahaha :evillaugh its LOUD! my moms come running out to see if the world was coming to an end... :wave
Oh they arnt standard are they!!! looks like you got an even bigger bargain there! thinking about it now tho, they ones i gave you look a little like the old school cherry bombs to me Stu??
i was thinking that Nas , and i have a pair of broken ones in the boot !! LOL
sounds daft - were the pipes red to start with ???
was the TII loud with these fitted ???
hard to say mate, i think they are louder than a stocker yeah, but not where you run the risk of an asbo.. they were brown with surface rust but i gave em a good seeing to with the wire brush and then coated the worse areas with rust converter and then gave em a quick spray with black primer. should last you a nice long while... let us know what you think when you fit them mate.
Quote from: TURBOIINUTTAHjust started it up, with out the bung in place... muwahahhahaha :evillaugh its LOUD! my moms come running out to see if the world was coming to an end... :wave
Mate, you\'ve been warned about starting armageddon in the street!!! ;)
Is yours the full system or is it from the CAT back?
Brett. The car already came with a decent "aftermarket" down pipe (its welded in sections to make the bends) i think its bespoke and not a named brand and i also have a de cat pipe already.(on closer inspection the de cat pipe is like a straight through silencer not just a simple tube), they are in pretty good condition still so i bought a cat back system, looks just like the one you have matey.
i fitted it in like ten minutes it bolted straight up no problems actually fits perfect (dare i say) so jobs a good un.
the old system didnt need much work to take off thanks to my trusty electric angle grinder! lol
Nice one :D
Hang on this post needs a few more of these before its finished :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D