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Old 09-30-2014, 04:01 PM
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I am soooooo envious!! Glad to hear you have minimal squawks and are enjoying the bejesus out of your creation.
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Old 10-01-2014, 07:25 AM
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Great report Andy..... Thanks!!!!
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Old 10-01-2014, 08:20 AM
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I see a lot of people confuse/interchange the terms "heat muff" and "muffler"

Which do you have?
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I see a lot of people confuse/interchange the terms "heat muff" and "muffler"

Which do you have?
BOTH!

As can be seen here in a picture from Vetterman's page.



both pipes have mufflers welded inline just behind the ball joint. Then the heat muff on one side and carb heat muff on the other are wrapped around the mufflers. Not only is it quiet, but you using just one heat muff the air coming out of the vent is VERY hot for cabin heat!
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Old 10-01-2014, 11:59 PM
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Smile Great post Andy!
Looking forward to going for a ride!

Give me a wave as you fly over....!
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Old 10-02-2014, 09:17 AM
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Very nice writeup and video.
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Old 10-02-2014, 11:10 AM
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I just hanged my exhaust and I will use this tip. Well done.
People are hanged.


Exhausts (and some pilots) are hung.

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Old 10-06-2014, 11:07 AM
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After two more of the tubes slipped out I finally pulled it all apart and made some mods.

Untitled by akarmy, on Flickr

I fully expect the tube to crack in half now from the shallow cuts I made in it to give it some tooth.
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:10 AM
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I got the wheel pants installed and went out to do some speed runs.

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Low level, wide open gave this.

Speed Run by akarmy, on Flickr

That's 185KTS TAS...
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:14 AM
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I've also been chasing leaks on the low pressure side of the brake system where the low pressure tubes go into the top of the master cylinders. This tube is a thin walled tube and the plans have you install a small hard plastic tube into the end to give the ferrel something to bit down on. It didn't work very well for me.

I found this part at Lowes in the plumbing area.

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It has a much longer brass sleeve to install in the tube and seems to secure the connection better. Time will tell if it stops the leaks.
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