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Subject:Re: Homemade muffler update
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sat, 21 Aug 2021 08:32:41 -0700

Was wondering if someone would comment on that :-)

Had them the same way before, but had trimmed the bolt down after install. I haven’t done that again yet.

Thing is, need the full length of the bolts for initial install… the bands then are forced  to conform to the non circular path ( muffler and the pins in the mounts). 

And I hate working the nuts ( nylock) on the bolt with an wrench… used a deep socket and impact gun.

Jeeze… long story short… I like the access with socket this way, I’ll trim the bolts, did it that way before and was no problem …

Alistair 

> On Aug 20, 2021, at 10:51 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>     Well Done in Usual ABell Fashion,,, But I would flip clamps so that Long bolt threads
> 
> get hidden up behind body metal ~
> 
> 
> 
>> On 20 Aug , 2021, at 12:11 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> Refreshed it recently. Still works.
>> 
>> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/20/vanagon-home-made-muffler-update/
>> 
>> Alistair
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