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Woznaldo 02-12-2019 02:34 PM

XJ6 Bell Stainless Exhaust Fitting
 
Hi All, I'm currently fitting the 'early' exhaust system to my Series 1 XJ6 and the fit and finish seem to be very good. That said I come across an issue with the rear muffler. The rear muffler support rod that slides into the rear hanger seems to be short, or in the wrong position. I have fixed the issue by moving the hanger back 80mm! Has anyone come across this issue before?

I'll get a couple of pictures up later.

Woz

Jose 02-12-2019 04:37 PM

when I rebuilt the exhaust system in my XJ, I found British Leyland resonators and the two mufflers I found equivalents locally. The original over the cage pipes I sent to Jet-Hot Coatings for their ceramic coating and also replaced the Y pipe with a Euro pipe which was also coated.

But I installed a Bell system in my '65 S type and had no issues with it, everyting fit perfectly.

Woznaldo 02-13-2019 06:32 AM

Here’s a couple of pictures to illustrate the issue. I’ve resolved it by moving the rear hangers 80mm forward and the system is otherwise a great fit.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...psaqclj6uo.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps7pysdo6e.jpg

KrissMotors 02-13-2019 09:19 AM

I installed the Bell system in my 1972 XJ6 Series 1 and found the same issue. Seems like the welding spot is off by about an inch or so.

Woznaldo 02-14-2019 05:20 AM


Originally Posted by KrissMotors (Post 2027023)
I installed the Bell system in my 1972 XJ6 Series 1 and found the same issue. Seems like the welding spot is off by about an inch or so.

Glad it’s not just me! All sorted now. I’ve sent an email to Bell to see if there is a reason for the issue?


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