Dwon Pipe Removal
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Dwon Pipe Removal
Hey guys I am laying under my 97 f350 with my iphone trying to remove my down pipe to install a 3" DP this phone doesn't make a good hammer so what am I doing wrong? Am I forgetting to remove something IE the manifold piping or is there a secret lol...
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Yep, you will burn up a few bits, but a couple cuts like you see in the pic above and it should come right out from the bottom.
Jim, it wouldn't let me send you a rep. Thanks for posting the pic, it shows where to cut the DP real good. Hope someone reps you for that.
Jim, it wouldn't let me send you a rep. Thanks for posting the pic, it shows where to cut the DP real good. Hope someone reps you for that.
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Mine came out easily after making the one cut near the turbo, it just dropped down and I was able to get it out through the bottom. I used a carbide blade that I picked up at Harbor Freight.
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Yea well now i am up s#it creek with out a paddle lol, the guy who borrowed my saw didn't bother to tell me he burnt it up and doesn't have the cash to replace the one I had... So now I have a layed out 4" exhaust with no way to get my down pipe out and gotta be at work at 11 pm haha I think I am calling in..... I tried the Jedi Mind Trick to make the pipe fall in two but I guess my Jedi skills are a bit rusty
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Yea well now i am up s#it creek with out a paddle lol, the guy who borrowed my saw didn't bother to tell me he burnt it up and doesn't have the cash to replace the one I had... So now I have a layed out 4" exhaust with no way to get my down pipe out and gotta be at work at 11 pm haha I think I am calling in..... I tried the Jedi Mind Trick to make the pipe fall in two but I guess my Jedi skills are a bit rusty
I'm going to pull the motor when I replace my down pipe so I can remove it in one piece. I just know it will bring some money on Ebay
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Ok after many swear words and 3 bits later the dang thing is OUT and in three pieces haha.... Had a bit of trouble getting it down and out but with a some small persuasion (250 pounds of pi$$ed of redneck dangling from a 2 pound pipe) it decided to let go and out she flew directly into my nose haha pay back it a biatch.... Now I am guessing I need to modify the fire wall a bit to get the 3"er in there... There is a lip about half way down looks to be where the firewall meets floor pan I am not sure (black as coal out) if I need to just bend it or trim it with with my newly acquired power tool lmao...