MG Midget Madness (i.e. It was either this or kill it with fire)

[GySgtFrank]

Finally got the middle muffler cut, bent, and tacked with the TIG. The thin wall perforated pipe is a stone cold b***** to try and TIG. Ugly, but it's going to get wrapped in steel wool and closed up in a case so ... meh.

middle muffler (guts) by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

in other news, The latest snow has mostly melted off and I broke out the FC today. Zipped it around for a bit to get everything lubed and let the battery come back to a full charge. It's nice to be driving something fun for a change.

[chibikougan]

Woohooo!

[FC Zach]

That's freaking cool man! Kudos to you for making your own muffler! I guess you have no choice but to.

[RXtacy]

Originally Posted by GySgtFrank

Finally got the middle muffler cut, bent, and tacked with the TIG. The thin wall perforated pipe is a stone cold b***** to try and TIG. Ugly, but it's going to get wrapped in steel wool and closed up in a case so ... meh.
middle muffler (guts) by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

in other news, The latest snow has mostly melted off and I broke out the FC today. Zipped it around for a bit to get everything lubed and let the battery come back to a full charge. It's nice to be driving something fun for a change.

Cool. I'm curious why the muffler has to be such a complicated shape? It looks like there are lots of straight sections in the exhaust that could have housed a muffler?

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by FC Zach

That's freaking cool man! Kudos to you for making your own muffler! I guess you have no choice but to.

Thanks, yeah off the shelf stuff wasn't going to work. So, I have to make something that I can stuff into whatever space is available.

Originally Posted by RXtacy

Cool. I'm curious why the muffler has to be such a complicated shape? It looks like there are lots of straight sections in the exhaust that could have housed a muffler?

After looking at what is used by the factory, and others, I need around 24" of pre-silencer. Which is why I went with two mufflers before the main muffler. This one has to fit in front of the rear axle with around 12 inches of length and still allow me to get the pipes up over the axle. The car only has 2 to 3 inches of ground clearance from the pipe I used, which was part of the reason for using such heavy pipe. I was afraid that if I tried to build a muffler in those sections I would tear it up trying to get in and out of parking lots. It already scrapes on the aftermarket swaybar mounts up front. I do worry about the front muffler, but I plan to build a skidplate to tie my front rails together more solidly and protect the oil pan and muffler a bit. I'm hoping that will be enough. That's my thinking anyway. I may be full of shit, but it's mine.