RIGHT………
Time for the Tech-Heads to pop their heads up like a family of Meerkats.
Exhaust and Tank were the last big jobs to get done before bolting the body down again (maybe finally)
Along with brakes, wiring etc that are all easier to get to without the tub in the way.
So on Sunday after bolting the tank into place, this was the view from the rear.
And poking a long stick in the open down pipe and resting it on the rear axle gave me this……
I could not get the Ford Ka 1.6 rear box that @kevins donated to the build, in there with it curly piece attached. And was not going to start cutting it up.
Measuring up the various length and diameters gave me this…….
Ford Ka rear box entry is 2” but the pipe welded to it is 1.75”
It will need cutting and rewelding to make it over the rear axle, fit next to the tank and hang in a way that the rear exit pipes look right.
On the engine side the original down pipe exits this flange at 2” vs the rear end at 1.75” of the Ka bendy bit.
I am happy to reuse the Ka bendy bit of course, if I can make it all come together.
Having spoken to @pauly my guru (one of many) it seems that change in diameter will make little difference in this sort of car.
So it leaves me with about 1200mm of straight 2” pipe to buy and some fiddling to make it all come together, and some welding,and a clamp or such, along the way.
Paperwork summary
Over to the collective.