that seems fine. my problem is that when i am putting it back on, i am gonna use a set of old head bolts to guide it on but i think the downpipe is in the way of the 2wd exhaust manifold. anyone experienced this? or can i get away with short guide bolts and slip the manifold back under the down pipe then onto the bolts?

thanks any imput would be helpful, i am trying to avoid removeing downpipe.

 

Mine are about 30-40mm long

 

thats in total steve? or just whats exposed when screwed into block?

 

It is difficult but possible, you just need to get exhaust as far out the way as possible, you should just be able to get it back far enough if you unhook it from the hangers underneith and lower the roll bar

 

total

 

that should be fine then steve I reckon I got 30-40 mm cleanance with the downpipe tied back and to the side. how do ya get the bolts back out of the head? as they are soo short? I will cut grooves to unscrew them, then do ya just use a set of long nose pliers?

 

How do you then get them out once the head is on?

 

as said mate, I think they are grooved for a srcew driver then once loose they use a pair of long nose pliers

 

Slotted and then a long screw driver

 

long nose pliers are shit, you want a magnet on a stick

personally, i remove the downpipe. it's an easy job and just require 4 bolts to be undone. it's all stainless anyway, and the exhaust is flanged together rather than the big tube clamped over smaller tube method.

 

i only cut th head off the bolts and still managed to get my head back on, just had a mate holding the exhaust rite back and went on with no real problems

 

will try the screwdriver route first

 

why not remove downpipe is your exhaust welded together or sommit ? it just pulls out thru the engine bay

 

Cause last time i took it off, it was a fooker to get back on.