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Brewster · Joined: 02 Sep 2022 Posts: 26

Would anyone happen to have a drawing or photograph of a Sceptre Mk2 exhaust system? My car has a rear silencer that's more holey than the Pope. It's beyond repair.

I was wondering if an exhaust from a modern car might be persuaded to donate a rear section but the Sceptre is in a tight lock-up which my 23-year-old self might have been able to access for a butchers but my 63-year-old self can't get near. I can't push the car out because I wouldn't be able to push it back in again. Needless to say, it's not drivable at the moment.

So if anyone could post an illustration of the Mk 2 exhaust or has any idea whether there's a modern car whose rear silencer might be sort of interchangeable I'd be very grateful.

Bruce

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2474 Location: South Cheshire

I'll try to remember to ask my mate at the weekend if he has any old exhaust catalogues, that might show enough to figure out the silencer dimensions.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6323 Location: Derby

Hello Brewster. I assume you will need to extract the car at some point? Why not get a friend or two to help get the car out so you can work on it then perhaps they could help push it back in when you are done.

I personally would join an owners club and see if they had a spare exhaust. If they can't help supply one they will have met the problem before and probably have a solution.

You may need to get an exhaust system made. I have used Gough's with good results. https://www.pdgough.com

bjacko · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:40 am Post subject: Exhaust systems

Some of the older exhaust system makers may still have the drawings or samples
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7120 Location: Edinburgh

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Brewster · Joined: 02 Sep 2022 Posts: 26

Thanks for all the replies and especially to Peter for the illustration. That's very useful although the pipe that kicks up over the rear axle might be a problem.

I reckon it would be about ?200 - ?300 to have a custom piece made locally which I'm reluctant to spend until I've decided whether or not I'm going to keep the car.

In the meantime I've been given permission by a local exhaust fitter to help myself to any silencers in his skip that might be usable so I'll monitor that for a few weeks just in case.

Brewster · Joined: 02 Sep 2022 Posts: 26

Sorry about the repeated replies. The system kept throwing up error messages as soon as I hit submit and it didn't appear that my reply was being published.

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4764 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

If your error message is the DEBUG one, just ignore it. Go back to the category start, click through to your topic and 99.9% of the time your post will be there.
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petelang · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 446 Location: Nottingham

Whereabouts are you Bruce? I might have something that would suit.
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Brewster · Joined: 02 Sep 2022 Posts: 26

I?m in St Andrews.

petelang · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 446 Location: Nottingham

Long way from Nottingham then.
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