Datto_610's 180B - Street Legal!

[Datto_610]

That's the plan! Called them today (the weld testing place) said that when I bring the stuff in to get tested I gotta have all the car info chassis number make model attached also

[Datto_610]

Stripped down my struts last night gave the welds a of a wire brush as there's a bit of surface rust on them... have a plan for my my exhauast where it goes through the cross member went to chase exhasusts yesterday and got 2x 2bolt flanges and a length of pipe my plan is to have a small section of pipe going through the crossmember with the flanges at each end to make getting the crossmember and exhaust out a lot easier! Also here's a pic of the calipers painted up

[tlssunny]

mmhm nice work greg

[Datto_610]

Will need to check clearances with diff in etc for the pipe

[DJZ]

Are you going to be running a flexi in the exhaust? I'd be worried about it being so solid mounted.

[Datto_610]

Yes I'll be running a flexi in the exhaust somewhere

[classicdat]

So are you having a flange both sides of the cross member? Once fitted will it stay with the cross member till cut out?

[Datto_610]

That's the plan Vaughan, the idea is to make removal of exhaust and or crossmember easy.

[beaver]

Why not make one of them a slip joint or a v-band or smoething so you can remove the pipe from the cross member if needed without cutting?

Surely itl be a pain in the ass hadnling a cross member with some exhaust pipe hangin off it and visa versa haha

[Datto_610]

Haha a slip joint did cross my mind... still could be a possibility a v band won't fit through the hole which is 3" my exhauast will be 2.5" so I'm pretty sure the o.d of the v band is like 3" or closd to it