[British-cars] BN7 Exhaust

[bill_beecher at flash.net]

Fred,
The parts manual, Moss and AH Spares would call for the same system as your
BN6.  However, the BN7 frame cross member is notched out to accommodate the
larger BJ8 pipes.  A BJ8 system does not work as the frame is more flat like
the BN6 at the rear axel.
 
Right now, I am thinking to buy the BJ8 front pipes and silencer then have
the rest custom made.  But would like to see how the pipes from the silencer
to the rear are routed before I begin.
 
Thanks,
Bill

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From: Fred Talmadge [mailto:fredtalmadge at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:13 AM
To: bill_beecher at flash.net
Cc: british-cars at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [British-cars] BN7 Exhaust


This is probably not much help, but since this email list is pretty slow,
here goes.  I had a BN6 a long time ago and remember the exhaust was on the
left side.  It melted my tennis shoes a couple of times and set the carpet
pad (horse hair) on fire once.  I would think the BN7 was esentially the
same frame, but I don't really know for sure.  Does not the manual or parts
book show this detail?
 
Fred

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:37 AM, <bill_beecher at flash.net> wrote:


Looking for someone with knowledge of the original exhaust setup for the
MkII Tri-Carb BN7, circa 1962.  I see the routing looks like it should be
straight back on the left side, but the cutout on the frame appears to be
made for the larger BJ8 front pipes.  But, the BN7 frame design is different
than the BJ8 in the rear.

I know this was a very limited run car and no doubt they did some
custom-on-the-fly design work.  Any pictures or info on just how this was
set up would be very helpful.

Thanks,
Bill