OK, I'll play this game..

Who needs a bracket? Mine was missing completely when I bought my 85
Crew.  I went to Home Depot and bought 2 of the biggest stainless steel
hose clamps I could find. 7" diameter, I think. Each one was about $3
USD. I put them around the muffler and one of the exhaust pipes, cranked
them down tight. Seems to work for me!

Looks like either way, we still need a Home Depot!

BTW - You don't want to secure the muffler to the frame, since the
engine will move under acceleration, etc. If the muffler cannot move
with the engine, something will eventually break.

Joe L. wrote:
>
>     Who needs a vendor? I needed one of those brackets a couple of months
> back. Resolving that I would nail the muffler to the frame before I paid the
> $50 I went to the local Home Depot and picked up a length of iron strapping
> for about three bucks and a carrage bolt for a dime. Using the old strap as
> a model; a half hour in the garage with a hack saw, a hammer and a drill and
> I had me a perfectly servicable strap.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > Subject: Re: Muffler/Catalytic prices?
> >
> >
> > Welcome to dealer price shopping, check with the vendors on the list, the
> > should be able to beat those prices substantially, now if only we
> > could find a
> > vendor for those $50.00 muffler brackets that rust/weld to the muffler and
> > require replacement also.
>

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TomC
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85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Vanagon Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback