Hi there dub peeps,
im a newbee to this forum so forgive me if this has been addressed before.
i am currently trying to get my '66 bug on the road and have purchased a Empi tuck away system for it.
everything was going well till i put the "tuck away section on and it is pushing itself out of the wheel well and onto the ground.
i was wondering if anyone has put a similar system on and encountered a issue like this and what did you do to counter it? what is the best way to fix it to the car as well, seeing as i cant get it to the right position its a bit hard to see where it actually bolts on.
i can supply photos of it if it helps but it just looks like it is dragging ** on the ground. 😂
any help or a point in the right direction is most welcome,
cheers, Lee
1966 1300 Beetle, 12v conversion- 1600 rat.🤪
did u bolt it to the header only or did u also use the support bar on the back of the muffler?
there should have been provided a flat bar that you attach to the exhaust flange of #1. You then connect the support bar to that which should bring it all up.
I put a jack under the muffler while i loosely do the 3 bolts up connecting to the header, then put the bolt together to the supporting bar, then finalise the muffler position and tighten it all up
As lauzboy said. There is a strap front and rear on muffler, with mine I had to make two small extensions one to bolt on to exhaust stud and the other I bolted to the clamp that goes on the slip fitting between heater box and headers. Then I also added a rubber strap near the end of the tail pipe to body to reduce the shaking at idle. They are very nasty to get everything fitted under there.
1970 bug /1500 stock as a rock.
1976 standard bug ready to be modified 😁😁😁😁😁
Thanks guys,
it looked as though it would bolt up to the flange but i tightened up the 3 bolts first and as my j pipes are still in transit (heater boxes where cactus as was one j pipe) i couldn't see if it had to bolt to the rear section of the body.
ill loosen it all up and give it a go tomorrow.
thanks again.
Lee
1966 1300 Beetle, 12v conversion- 1600 rat.🤪
