As far as I can tell, to remove the downpipe from an early 1.4 (with the manifold which exits forwards, not backwards), you have to jack the car up until it's this high off the ground (front tyres ~16" off the ground; front edge of bonnet at roughly shoulder height, and I'm 6'1"...!)...



Try doing that with a normal DIY trolley jack

cheers

James

'kin ell, that looks fun How so then, its it really that long when it comes out?

hmm, after removing the exhaust behind the downpipe i fished it out upwards through the engine bay on my 343 with all wheels on the ground last week.

volvodspec wrote:hmm, after removing the exhaust behind the downpipe i fished it out upwards through the engine bay on my 343 with all wheels on the ground last week.

'tis easy for you!

Yes, it'd be a lot easier if it weren't for some irritating "relocated features" on my car compared with yours

It's just a very awkward shape, with a 'hook' on the end (to deal with the manifold exiting forwards) which wants to get caught on everything in the way. So yeah...it's very long and very 'wide' at the end.

cheers

James

aah yeah, on rhd's the steering and master cylinder are very much in the way that's true

I have a vague recollection that if you get it in just the right position it will come out the top but its very hard to find. The last time I did this was about 20 years ago, maybe I loosened the master cycl or something.

Hi James.
I love the front spoiler you have on the car.Looks cracker
Cheers Mark.

A front spoiler really does make a huge difference to a mk1...they just don't look right without one!

cheers

James

foggyjames wrote:A front spoiler really does make a huge difference to a mk1...they just don't look right without one!

cheers

James

Agreed.
Awesome lookin with / funny lookin without.

foggyjames wrote:Try doing that with a normal DIY trolley jack

I'm trying and failing at the minute....came here for some comfort, but now feel like sticking my head in the oven.

Okay, I ended up pulling the air filter casing, starter motor, exhaust support bracket and the manifolds back off. The carb was off anyway and I'd only just attached said assembly to the head. It came out from the top and the new one went in from the top. There is just enough wiggle room to bring it up and out if the above are out of the way. The manifolds didn't need completely pulling out, just off the studs and angled down a bit. Front and rear heater hoses still connected to the transfer pipe.

Now, back to trying to find where I put that exhaust bracket I purchased the other day..........