As Curt mentioned, this is a very common occurrence. Not right, but common.
The brake pedal is a non issue because when adjusted right, the pedal won't
come anywhere near the pipe. The clutch pedal can still contact the pipe
when fully depressed, but again, when adjusted correctly the pedal doesn't
need to be depressed that far and will fully clear the clutch well before it
touches the pipe.
Rich
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From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:48 AM
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] SS Downpipe
> 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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