AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

Arggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

4 months to get my car sorted, 4 months. MOT's booked for next Saturday, everything is fantastic except for a little hesitation at high revs. So last night I went for a quick test drive with a mate to see if we could work out what was causing it. As I was reversing off the drive, the exhaust U bolt caught a raised section of curb and proceeded to rip my exhaust off.

Closer inspection today reveals that the down pipe on one of my manifolds has bent about 6 inches back, made contact with the chassis cross member then sprung back to leave it about 2-3 inches out of place.

I'm gutted! The only consolation is the manifold appears intact, just bent. Won't know for sure until I've repaired the exhausts properly.

Oh well, st happens

[The Lukas]

Awwww noooo

Don't worry, you have good days and bad ones. My day is a bad one too, my cars in bits and I'm getting annoyed because the weather is briliant and I can't use it. I need a new exhaust too, plus a few other bits...

[Barkychoc]

Can you get a scissor jack or something in there to 'persuade' the manifold downpipe back into place??

[The Lukas]

The downpipes aren't too expensive either! Are the manifolds themselves okay?

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

I have considered the jack idea, I'm just concerned that I'll break the manifold. It was pure bloody luck that I didn't rip the manifold bolts clean out the head.
I think I'm going to jack it up tonight and stick a pry bar up the downpipe and attempt to bend it back, failing that, I'll give the jack a go.

[Barkychoc]

Might be worth getting a new pipe rather than risk damaging the manifold.

[The Lukas]

Especially if they're stainless as that tends to split easier... I think

Get a new downpipe, their about #50.

[Gerald-TVR]

TVR Car Parts £40 Stainless, J P Exhausts make they maybe cheaper direct from them