Been awhile since I've been on here...really not much time for the Fox anymore other than to drive it periodically.
Last year when I did my build thread I installed some of LMR's 2.5" stainless steel exhaust pipes. Fitment was great but as the pipes pass beside the gas tank they sure are close.
Fast forward to a couple months ago when I had to drop the gas tank to replace the fuel pump, and I notice that the pipes have some rub marks on them from the gas tank. So I've determined that the pipes are rubbing on the gas tank on the front two corners of the tank (that point towards the front of the car).
I have stainless steel band clamps so I can adjust the exhaust if needed, but twisting and adjusting the pipes so they don't hit the tank results in the pipes being crooked as they exit the back of the car, especially the left one. I've tried adjusting the mufflers, tailpipes, and a combination of both, but can't get them adjusted to miss the gas tank AND come out of the back of the car straight.
Any ideas? Bending/shaping the corner of the gas tank doesn't seem like a good idea; sounds like a good way to create a leak not to mention the metal is pretty stiff. Is there something rigid enough, yet with enough cushion, that I could wedge in between the points of contact to lessen or eliminate this rattling and rubbing?
Last year when I did my build thread I installed some of LMR's 2.5" stainless steel exhaust pipes. Fitment was great but as the pipes pass beside the gas tank they sure are close.
Fast forward to a couple months ago when I had to drop the gas tank to replace the fuel pump, and I notice that the pipes have some rub marks on them from the gas tank. So I've determined that the pipes are rubbing on the gas tank on the front two corners of the tank (that point towards the front of the car).
I have stainless steel band clamps so I can adjust the exhaust if needed, but twisting and adjusting the pipes so they don't hit the tank results in the pipes being crooked as they exit the back of the car, especially the left one. I've tried adjusting the mufflers, tailpipes, and a combination of both, but can't get them adjusted to miss the gas tank AND come out of the back of the car straight.
Any ideas? Bending/shaping the corner of the gas tank doesn't seem like a good idea; sounds like a good way to create a leak not to mention the metal is pretty stiff. Is there something rigid enough, yet with enough cushion, that I could wedge in between the points of contact to lessen or eliminate this rattling and rubbing?