Flybert
05-13-2004, 05:31 PM
So Dave (Legacy) went and got himself an exhaust ticket. Had the silencer on his nur spec and everything. Cop said, “It’s a little too loud.” 110 bones later, he decided to go out and buy an Apexi exhaust control valve (ECV) from phase2.
http://store6.yimg.com/I/phase2motorsports_1793_355926
Dave gave me the valve and I brought it to “Mendoza’s Backyard Garage with homestyle service.” My pops and I marked up the lines and cut the exhaust section out to be replaced by the ECV. The ECV piping is actually larger than the nur spec so it takes 2 people to weld this thing up, one person to have a steady hand and keep the pipe in position while being tacked, and the other person to do the welding. Seeing as my pops is the welder, I did the holding. It’s heli-arched with an SS weld. Tadoooow, how you like me now?
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_1.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_2.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_4.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_5.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_6.jpg
ECV 180 bones
Install Free
Making babies cry from the sound of your exhaust and being able to make it silent when the 5 0 are around. PRICELESS
So while my pops and I were at it, we decided to do one thing that I’ve been planning for many moons. Mendoza Power Brace SPL. First we measured how big the plate needed to be that should be welded on the tension bracket for lateral support. We then cut the plates and welded them up. In all of these pics, I haven’t painted the welds and bottom of the plate with my red primer for rust proofing.
The lower plate (unpainted) Bar = BEEFY!!!
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_2.jpg
Next, we went and found some plates that the bar would mount against for more support. We didn’t want to just weld the bar straight to the bracket. We happened to find some with holes already in them but we had to cut them down to fit in this location. Because there were holes, we decided to try to bolt it up but that proved to be more difficult than just welding it up. In these pics, the powersteering hose brace isn’t mounted but the left bolt fits nicely in the plate hole. I filled in the gap on the right bolt with washers. You can see in this pic that I temporarily moved it out of the way.
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_1.jpg
We then cut the bar and welded it to the plates. I held it up while my pops welded the plates to the brackets. Turned out nice and there is a definite improvement from this free mod. And another pic to show it from the front in all its glory. There will be more Team Legacy DIY specials to come when I finally get around to building a cage.
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_3.jpg
http://store6.yimg.com/I/phase2motorsports_1793_355926
Dave gave me the valve and I brought it to “Mendoza’s Backyard Garage with homestyle service.” My pops and I marked up the lines and cut the exhaust section out to be replaced by the ECV. The ECV piping is actually larger than the nur spec so it takes 2 people to weld this thing up, one person to have a steady hand and keep the pipe in position while being tacked, and the other person to do the welding. Seeing as my pops is the welder, I did the holding. It’s heli-arched with an SS weld. Tadoooow, how you like me now?
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_1.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_2.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_4.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_5.jpg
http://www.ziptied.com/freshalloy/Flybert/Silencer_6.jpg
ECV 180 bones
Install Free
Making babies cry from the sound of your exhaust and being able to make it silent when the 5 0 are around. PRICELESS
So while my pops and I were at it, we decided to do one thing that I’ve been planning for many moons. Mendoza Power Brace SPL. First we measured how big the plate needed to be that should be welded on the tension bracket for lateral support. We then cut the plates and welded them up. In all of these pics, I haven’t painted the welds and bottom of the plate with my red primer for rust proofing.
The lower plate (unpainted) Bar = BEEFY!!!
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_2.jpg
Next, we went and found some plates that the bar would mount against for more support. We didn’t want to just weld the bar straight to the bracket. We happened to find some with holes already in them but we had to cut them down to fit in this location. Because there were holes, we decided to try to bolt it up but that proved to be more difficult than just welding it up. In these pics, the powersteering hose brace isn’t mounted but the left bolt fits nicely in the plate hole. I filled in the gap on the right bolt with washers. You can see in this pic that I temporarily moved it out of the way.
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_1.jpg
We then cut the bar and welded it to the plates. I held it up while my pops welded the plates to the brackets. Turned out nice and there is a definite improvement from this free mod. And another pic to show it from the front in all its glory. There will be more Team Legacy DIY specials to come when I finally get around to building a cage.
http://www.team-legacy.org/PowerbraceSPL_3.jpg