Bob,
Common and well know problem. I used an old original downpipe (but I also
have a copy of the original drawings of one from England) and I fabricated
one as close to the original as possible. The problem is finding the right
person to bend the tube since most tubing bender machines will not bend the
proper (larger) radius. Not easy but it can be done.
Cheers,
Curt
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> List Sages,
>
> My dad bought a Falcon SS exhaust system for our 100M a few years ago. We
> finally got it installed recently and were chagrined to find that, when the
> brake and clutch pedals are fully depressed they come scarily close to the
> downpipe. Anyone else have this or a similar problem and, if so, how did you
> resolve it? I know we can bend and/or cut/weld the pipe, but would like to
> avoid this. Can anyone recommend a brand/source of downpipe that has the
> adequate clearance? An inch forward lean to the pipe would solve this
> problem.
>
> BTW, we fired the M's engine up for the first time yesterday after a
> complete teardown/rebuild as part of our frame-off of this car. Sweet.
>
>
> bs
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
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