changing vt exhaust in driveway

[NVMYVT]

hey guys, just wondering how much of a mindf**k im in for when i try to change the cat back part of my exhaust next week in my drive way,

i have the tools nescasary (as far as i know), a jack and the willingness to do it, just haven't changed an exhaust while having to lay flat on my back while squeezing under a vehicle

[Vt_vic]

get some axle stands makes it easier .i havent done it about 2 years but what i can remember is un bolt it from the cats and knock the rubbers outand unhook it from the hangers

[NVMYVT]

yeah, probly should invest in some jack stands,, the amount of times i've been completely under a vehicle without them is kinda scary, one day is gonna be an unlucky one

[R0d]

yeah man never work on a car supported by just a jack. easy job to take cat back off on stands

[shifty6]

cat-back is simple. as said just a couple of bolts at the cat flange and unhook it from the rubbers.

[Macca86]

Yep. Easy job man. Unbolt old, pull out, put new in, bolt up. Done. I done the cat back exhaust on my old VU in about an hr. That was me never having done it before and that hr inc me trimming the back of the exhaust to my required length and tacking on my chrome exhaust tip. Im same as you though, seriously need to invest in some stands. lol. I noticed supercheap had car ramps on special last week, Im tempted to get a set of them as it'd be so quick to just run the car up on some ramps if I ever need to just quickly get under the car. Lol.

[Vt_vic]

Yep. Easy job man. Unbolt old, pull out, put new in, bolt up. Done. I done the cat back exhaust on my old VU in about an hr. That was me never having done it before and that hr inc me trimming the back of the exhaust to my required length and tacking on my chrome exhaust tip. Im same as you though, seriously need to invest in some stands. lol. I noticed supercheap had car ramps on special last week, Im tempted to get a set of them as it'd be so quick to just run the car up on some ramps if I ever need to just quickly get under the car. Lol.

dont use car ramps on the front it will hit the front ss kit axle stands are your best bet

[a1k3m1]

i just used blocks of wood from a chopped up tree, lol put em under the car and works just as good as stands do lol, .. and putting on the exhaust shouldnt be too hard if you got enough clearance, so just make sure ya can get it up high enough

[NVMYVT]

Yeah that's gunna be my main problem, how high does the vt scissor style Jack go?

[feg]

I did mine in the drive, drove up on some bricks. I don't recommend doing that. Get some stands. I think you may need you exhaust flanges as well. I have to have another look at mine as it sounds like it has a slight leak that really changes the exhaust note under acceleration. I used a bloody spanner that day, was just too lazy to grab a ratchet, don't do what I did, give yourself decent clearance, and support, as you have to give the exhaust a bit of a bang here and there to get it out and the new one in.

I also ended up leave one hanger off near the drive train on one side, that I couldn't get back on without pulling the drive shaft off the diff. don't think it is a problem however.

[holdenvt1998sa]

hey nvmyvt whered u get ur cat back system from? and how much... wen ur done u can do mine :P

[NVMYVT]

Got it from tuffcarparts on eBay including frieght and insurance cost me $350,

as for yours mate it could be doable, but it would cost ya (mates rates of course)

[holdenvt1998sa]

oh i see wat exactly are u gettin for that price? im just gettin mine done at souther towbars and exhaust lonsdale for 285 installed. just a muffler and then the pipe

[holdenvt1998sa]

oh an dput up sum pics or a vid wen ur finished mate

[drift-it]

dont use the shitty holden jack!!! used mine a few weeks ago and the bloody thing snapped and my car came crashing down onto the jack stand that i just put under...lucky!!

[NVMYVT]

lol, i bent the jack from my executive by using it to change tyres on my 75 series cruiser, so i know what their limits are

unfortunately it's only that and a 4.5t bottle jack i purchased for the cruiser which will be getting replaced by a highlift jack in the not to distant future
that i have to work with, i have a hell of alot of besser blocks around the joint but no axle stands, i think i will have to make do

[NVMYVT]

Anybody in the northern suburbs area care to lend me a pair of jack stands for a week?

[sweefu]

Supercheap do a pair of 1200kg stands for $35 mate, just a heaps up.

[Warface]

You inspired me to start my Monaro tail light project, which i completed today, just posted up pics in this forum