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    down pipe fabrication

    Can anybody tell me where the best place is to have a new down pipe fabricated & made?

    cheers

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    Got mine done at Top Gear

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    I've not used them myself, but a mate of mine has his ST200 done at Hawleys Tyres at Halfway, they are a Powerflow centre, he took it back a couple of times to make it louder which they did free, I cant remember if he had the downpipes done there or just the exhaust back

    My old boss had one made up for his e-type there as well,

    http://www.hawleystyres.co.uk/halfway.html

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    Top gear colin i'm assuming not the tv show lol.

    Horndog halfway near beighton? cheers mukka i'll give em a bell!

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    Yea, on the industrial estate behind Direct Cars

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    to Hawleys at Halfway from me too.

    They don't have any 3" kit though when I was last there, but should be able to sort out the downpipes.
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    yeah i know where that is cheers marc, somethings telling me that i've got a 4inch downpipe already from when my mate had it up on the lift but can't be sure!

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    4"! I'd be very surprised!! The biggest it will be is probably 2.5" from each turbo joining into 3" at the cat (or decat!). Standard is something like 1.875" into 2.25".

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    Mmm i'll have get up in the air again maybe take some pics while it's there!

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    and to be honest, 2.5" is all that you really need.

    As for people to do it, there's a few good people who I have used.

    Dynaflow in Lincoln (not sure if he's still doing them though)

    Hayward and Scott in Basildon (verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry expensive, but very pretty)

    C&C in Glasgow. As I said, neither are anywhere near you, but I could speak to Finlay at Dynafolw to see if he still is doing it?

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    yeah gareth if you wouldn't mind having a word mate that would be great.

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    Right, He doesnt do it anymore. He's got rid of his lift.

    He has put me in touch with a fabrication firm called JR fabrications that are based around Derby. Il try and get their details for you

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    Nice one gareth that should save me some messing about!

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    I was going to suggest Dynaflow at Lincoln but heard he had stopped...

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    Quote Originally Posted by coney View Post
    Top gear colin i'm assuming not the tv show lol.
    Haha, no, would you trust Jezza with your car, I know I wouldn't. The one I went to is in bridport, I'm sure there are others around

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    nah i definitely wouldn't trust jezza with my car lol.

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