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Exhaust brackets

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Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. Please could anyone let me have a photo of the exact exhaust hanger/bracket locations on a saloon? I can't find any trace of where the originals would have gone on the underfloor :-?

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There is one strap held by a nut and bolt just in front of the back seat bulkhead section and another in the back of the boot well behind the fuel tank.
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Decided to fit the exhaust this morning but fitting kit has everything except - presumably - a couple of elbow brackets that get welded or bolted to the floors. A visit to a DIY store I think..
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You don't normally need 'elbow brackets' and certainly no welding involved..........
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Really?. Does that mean flexible strap (with washers) just bolts to the underfloor?
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Usually - yes. On sloping surfaces!
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Ah great that makes sense - there is no evidence on my car of where original fixtures went but then almost the whole floor had rusted away and has now been replaced. On the rear strap I will fit to vertical rear boot panel and other one on the rear sloping floor
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The forward mounting is through the floor pan in front of the bulkhead, otherwise you will have no access to the nut or bolt
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Thanks guys, exhaust system now installed.
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Great success! And not leaking at the manifold??
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Not so far but I'll be keeping watch!
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Did you support the front pipe on a scissor jack then raise the pipe up to the manifold so that it is in the correct position before fitting the clamp?
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Yes Mike I did
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