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zoti Samba Member

Joined: December 26, 2007 Posts: 2114 Location: Plano, TX USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: Fuel injection muffler bracket. Do you still have it? |
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The fuel injection heater boxes bolt on at the back to the pipes that come from the 2 cylinders on each side of the engine. The muffler hangs from the heater boxes and is supported by those 2 brackets that attach to the exhaust port of the rear cylinders.
Mine broke in half at one point and were welded back together but with the replacement Italian muffler I have it is hard to fit them.
Do you still have the brackets in your car? Did you remove them? Do you use another solution to support the heater boxes and muffler? |
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DrDarby Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 6541 Location: Northern Illinois
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:54 am Post subject: |
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While in theory you need them as without them all the stress is on the flanges I have run my 78 & 79 for 15+ years without. _________________ Midwest Autosavers, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL |
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 23090 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Depending on how ugly your roads are (lots of up and down bumps)...and how heavy your muffler is.....a nice heavy german OEM or a lighter aftermarket......you get a lot of loose exhaust studs sometimes. Ray. |
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Bruce Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2003 Posts: 17573 Location: Left coast, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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I custom made some from flat steel I just gave it a zig-zag bend. _________________
overheard at the portland Swap Meet... wrote: |
..... a steering wheel made from a mastadon tusk..... |
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zadieman Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2011 Posts: 426 Location: ERIE CO
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I am putting together my 79 FI exhaust, and I have the two brackets you are talking about. I just have them welded back together, but can only find where one of them goes. I searched for a diagram for the 79, but can't find it. ANYONE???? |
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zadieman Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2011 Posts: 426 Location: ERIE CO
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Got it, goes from exhaust flange to heater box to support the weight of the heater box. |
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Yehan73 Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2008 Posts: 649 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Can someone post a photo of this part. Can't picture it, and my car doesn't have one. |
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zadieman Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2011 Posts: 426 Location: ERIE CO
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Actually there are two, there is one for each Heater Box. Mine are being fixed -welded- but they are brakets in a Z shape. They are for helping to suspend the weight of the FI exhaust. They are different in shape because of the different diameter of the bends of the cast iron elbows of the exhaust. They attach to the outside of the front exhaust flange. And then they go down to the heater box and hold up the weight of the exhaust system. Send me your email and i can send you pics soon. KYLE in Erie CO |
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zadieman Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2011 Posts: 426 Location: ERIE CO
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Now for the next question. My FI heater boxxes have a tab on them with a nut. It's on the side towards the engine, and I have no idea what attaches. Both boxxes has one. Anybody??? |
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too_many_projects Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2013 Posts: 120 Location: Orange County NY
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:18 am Post subject: |
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zadieman wrote: |
Now for the next question. My FI heater boxxes have a tab on them with a nut. It's on the side towards the engine, and I have no idea what attaches. Both boxxes has one. Anybody??? |
Ever get an answer?
Also photos would be nice |
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