Bobski
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Righteo... A while ago I was being a dick a put some cut springs in for a day. While being a fully sick wanker I backed the car up at maccas and the exhaust hit the gutter. Which broke it from a clamp and let it rattle around and ****. Since then though its been replaced and it's movement is back to normal. But also since then, everytime I boot it off the line, there is a rattling noise and it shits me.
When I get under the car the only thing I can see which would make the noise is the Handbrake cable. But why would that move when I take off?
Another thing is I plan on lowering the car again. I have done some measurements and such for legality purposes. Basically when the extractors come into the muffler, that sits at 120mm.. which is far to low considering the side of the body sits at about 210mm. I want to lower the car to about 120mm if not lower, which leaves about 20 mm play with that muffler.. and also leaves it illegally low. Where that first muffler sits, it's a low point of the car and about 300 - 400mm over to the left, i could raise it up a good 80 - 100mm. Does it sound necessary if I was to weld a bit of pipe on to the extractors where they go into the muffler, bend it around to the higher point and then continue to the cat from there?
Another thing is there is a massive dint in the catalytic converter. Would that affect anything? I've uploaded some pictures. Any help is appreciated. I've got custom springs (by custom I mean custom made.. not cut) and wouldn't mind slamming the fugg outta her. But don't wanna be rooting the exhaust over every slight bump in the road in the process.
Pictures!
BODY HEIGHT
KNOCKING NOISE?
KNOCKING NOISE?
MUFFLER HEIGHT
OUCH
Any help/thoughts of course.. greatly appreciated.
When I get under the car the only thing I can see which would make the noise is the Handbrake cable. But why would that move when I take off?
Another thing is I plan on lowering the car again. I have done some measurements and such for legality purposes. Basically when the extractors come into the muffler, that sits at 120mm.. which is far to low considering the side of the body sits at about 210mm. I want to lower the car to about 120mm if not lower, which leaves about 20 mm play with that muffler.. and also leaves it illegally low. Where that first muffler sits, it's a low point of the car and about 300 - 400mm over to the left, i could raise it up a good 80 - 100mm. Does it sound necessary if I was to weld a bit of pipe on to the extractors where they go into the muffler, bend it around to the higher point and then continue to the cat from there?
Another thing is there is a massive dint in the catalytic converter. Would that affect anything? I've uploaded some pictures. Any help is appreciated. I've got custom springs (by custom I mean custom made.. not cut) and wouldn't mind slamming the fugg outta her. But don't wanna be rooting the exhaust over every slight bump in the road in the process.
Pictures!
BODY HEIGHT
![](http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2069/bodyheight.th.jpg)
KNOCKING NOISE?
![](http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1280/hbcable1.th.jpg)
KNOCKING NOISE?
![](http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8344/hbcablewear.th.jpg)
MUFFLER HEIGHT
![](http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4742/mufcan.th.jpg)
OUCH
![](http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9283/catdent.th.jpg)
Any help/thoughts of course.. greatly appreciated.