Cybox stainless steel exhaust

Yep, that's about par for the course!

I ground what was left of the nuts off then split the flange with a big through-blade screwdriver.

Nice feeling when it's all done!

I tried splitting with a chisel even attacking it with a hammer I couldn't get anywhere I tried a screw driver prior to that to no avail , just assumed it had rusted that heavily it had fused the hole bolt to the flanges inside and out so just ran a very thin cutting blade through round the hole connection and bolts to get it all free.

Totally pissed me off when I could drift the remaining bits of bolt out the cat flange I killed around 10 drill bits getting them out!!

Needless to say it's now got stainless nuts and bolts and I used copper slip on everything to stop seizing as the down pipes will be next to be replaced.

Sub frames got a bit of surface rust aswell so that's on my todo list

There you go few pictures I took during removal and fitting

Looks good! :yesnod:

Absolutely standard operating procedure for the old box. They used special rust impregnated bolts, soaked in seawater to fit the original, apparently. :bust:

Now how does it sound?

Believe it or not I haven't even started it yet !!
I literally finished it with the mrs breathing down my neck because she was goin away for the night and I've got my 2 year old son so yeah I literally finished it got all my tools away and off she went and not back until tonight and she took the car seats with her in the family wagon so I'm stuck !!

The joys

Further to David's comments re corrosion, I continue to be amazed at what spontaneously decided to rust on these cars. Having an hour or two today I tackled some under bonnet tidying I've been meaning to get around to: the ABS pump carrier and the horn brackets: the surface rust offended mine eye...... Now nice satin black.
Unlike MGR, I applied some primer before the top coat.... :yesnod:

I removed the black plastic centre cover to give a little more movement on the brake pipes.... Bugger me, the wiper motor casing was also rusty. Dealt with that too.

I'm inclined to think that, to save cash, they diluted the paint with canal water rather than thinners....

Well done... But when i did mine there was blood. No better feeling than winning with an angle grinder. I went through stages of hammer and in the end the lump hammer did it with an assortment of cold chisel's the last one that really cracked it open was like a door wedge kind of thing.

I've done it twice though now so it was easier the second time.

If your flexi pipe goes you know whats in store for you know.

I cut it straight off and dealt with the offending flange nuts in a vice attached to the cat.

Was a lot easier this way.

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Although it won't be a S/S box ............................................. have this fun to look forwards to on "Blue 33" she is still on her original system after 17 years and the box had now got a rust hole in it. So the mild steel box that came off the VVC to have the hanger re-welded in place will be going onto "Blue 33 along with the front/down pipe. So I have to get the original CAT separated from them both a sit still works fine. have the gaskets on hand just need the weather and will to tackle it once she gets back from the body shop.

The down pipe aint the best really but its not leaking yet so ill leave it for another time when it does need doin but again ill replace with stainless.
Cybox is quiet when cold but starts getting a deeper tone once warmed up but it takes around a month to fully bed in . . Trouble is i havent been able to use it since 2 days after the exhaust was fitted and probably wont be able to until october nothing up with the car though just me lol

So now sound clips until im back using it daily

Really missing driving it now!!

By the time October comes all this fine weather will b long gone and ill miss having the top down

Stunning driving day here! :yesnod: :drive: :clap:

Back on the road now after 2 weeks of having to use the mrs corsa d !!

Any way exhaust is still bedding in as technically only drove it for 4 days after fitting the cybox but it's starting to sound better already I will do a video and or sound file when I think it's full bedded in .

It's not overly loud but is starting to produce a nice deep tone on acceleration and a rather nice rumble on deceleration a little bit more volume and it would be perfect for what I wanted.

I heard a Tf with a tt and it's just stupid in my opinion it's just noise and not in a good way