Lil stuff

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 03:18 PM

Muffler has a small dent I want out, should I drill it, pull that out, then spot it? Anyone have pics of the inside of a 2.0 muffler?

Heat exchangers are acceptable, but showing signs that the end is nigh, I like heat. Is there a problem with using JBWeld as a filler? It's the little corrosion around the ends of the boxes. I was going to spray those with a rust converter, and then use exhaust paint to seal it up, I guess.

I need wheels so I can pull the fenders out!

Forced vacation stinks.

M

DuckRyder · 08-13-2003, 04:16 PM

I would take it to a body shop and let them use a stud gun to pull the muffler. If you have to drill it, welding it up is probably the best solution.

kellzey · 08-13-2003, 04:29 PM

I would go see a shrink and get some Paxill. Great for OCD.

Just kidding... I have no idea!

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 04:45 PM

=o0

I can't believe YOU just said that!

M

skline · skline's Garage

I have one of those stud pullers. It works great. Just spot welds a little pin on and you pull on it with a slide hammer. I used it a lot on my car and it worked so good you cannot even tell where I used it. If there is any rust holes in that muffler, dont use JB weld to fix them. It will probably fall out after awhile. Just weld a small piece of metal over the hole and you will be set.

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 05:09 PM

Oh man, I see how that works, I need that.

The muffler is very nice, except for a dent from sitting on a shelf, the HEs are brittleish.

M

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

Miles - YOU are SOOOOOOOO right!

James

but that doesn't make Karl wrong

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 05:13 PM

Well, he's the one that had the lab break down the compounds in the upholstery screws so he could have some made!

M

John Rogers · 08-13-2003, 05:30 PM

If it were me I would add a similar dent on the other side/end and tell everyone it is a special factory limited edition muffler that was used on noise restricted race tracks in Germany in the early 70's!!!

kellzey · 08-13-2003, 05:34 PM

Just kidding about the OCD.

This coming from someone replacing nearly EVERYTHING on his 914 at virtually no expense.

Yes... I am an idiot.. any medication for that?

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 05:43 PM

John, I bought it of Ebay listed just as you said.

Karl, you weren't kidding, and neither was I... lmao!

Hope all is well on the homefront.

M

URY914 · URY914's Garage

Yes,
Go out into the garage and find something to work on.

Paul

sammyg2 · 08-13-2003, 06:45 PM

Hmmmm, if you play with the timing just right you could backfire you freshly rebuilt motor hard enough to pop that dent right outa there

skline · skline's Garage

Hey Miles,
You could do like I used to with motorcycle gas tanks, Fill it up with water and cap everything closed and then stick it in the freezer for a few days. The water expands and pushes the metal out. My ex wife used to hate that.

auh · 08-13-2003, 07:09 PM

What about The Ding King?

Well, it works on tv for Billy Mays

Adam

M. Hendrix · 08-13-2003, 07:16 PM

These are great ideas, I am going to use them all!

My car also has a few dents, I need to find a big freezer.

The ding king works, I beat the hell out of my neighbor's car with one, dings everywhere!

M

Scooter311 · 08-14-2003, 08:20 AM

Hawdy
Have you fixed it yet? More from the motorcycle world - roost dent on my $250 dollar motocross expansion chamber - capped the ends - used propane to heat the dent till it slowly came out.
You need to put a tire valve stem on one of the caps to fill the pipe with a little air, then the expansion pushes the dent out. A trip down the plumbing aisle and about 12 bucks.

Almost magical, astound the wide-eyed onlookers.

Scooter311 · 08-14-2003, 08:29 AM

Oh yeah, don' t try this next one - my old Suzuki 100 had a big dent in the tank, right where the prev owner had smacked into it with his, -ahem- "package". I put a cup of gasoline in it, set it behind a tree, and threw lit matches at it, thinking it would blow up and blow out the dent.
It just burned feebly. Thank god. I was 12. It was a big tree.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

Hmmmm - Early Darwin award pre-qualifying rounds...

maf 914 · 08-14-2003, 09:44 AM

"You could do like I used to with motorcycle gas tanks, Fill it up with water and cap everything closed and then stick it in the freezer for a few days. The water expands and pushes the metal out."

I had a small 8 ounce metal pocket flask that got dented. Just a single dent that looked like it would pop out if you could get to the inside. I had a brainstorm - air pressure!. I closed it with its cap and dropped it into a pot of boiling water and waited for the heat to expand the air and pop out the dent. Got distracted, Oh s***! At least no explosion. Found the the sides of the flask had bowed completely out. Looked like a distorted bloated canteen. Toss one flask.

I should have used the feezing water method.

Mike