hey i have a LM1 on my 97 Z and i was wondering who else has one here on their 96 - 97, because mine basically..fell off like where the conversion kit holds it it slipped out of the hole and was dragging while i was driving.. i just wanted to know if this has happened to anyone else or if they've had a better way to secure it...thanks

 

You might want to clarify "conversion kit" and "slipped out of the hole" As I didn't quite follow you there. If it fell out of the hangars...or at one of the connections:

A. Get SLP Hanger Kit (need it to run SLP LMI & II on LT1 F-body) or modify your stock hangers.

B. Go have your exhaust welded or tighten your band clamps

 

well the convsersion kit is a little rubber doo hickey that you strap onto a bolted hanger that goes under the car by the exhaust tip that holds the driver's side part of the exhaust up.

 

Yeah...you need the SLP kit...it's like $36.00. Problem solved

 

hows the problem solved?

i already had the conversion kit on there...

 

I read your post wrong...lol

You need to put a washer or something over the barb from the tailpipe, to block the barb from sliding out of the rubber grommet. It's common sense man. Just put a few washers over it and have them welded to the barb, or bend the barb so that it can't slide out...you could put a jack under the barb and jack it up till it bends. etc.

I thought you were asking something that was a little more difficult than that. lol

 

of course not, the hard stuff i can do, its the easy stuff that gets me

 

Did you have any luck...?

 

not really, since the part that connects to the hanger (the part actually connected to the exhaust pipe) isnt a screw, i couldnt get a bolt to stay on, i tried replacing the rubber hanger thing with another, smaller one, but it seems rubber tends to expand in the heat -_- and for some reason tehres a lot of heat coming off my exhaust system...

im thinking of finding a torch and like melting it to move the pipe down so it locks in place... but idk

is it safe to use a flame near the gas tank?

 

Aslong as you don't have any leaks back there...and stay away from the fuel lines. I get kinda jittery welding near that area. You could also get a thick piece of rubber and put it over the tailpipe barb and put a hose clamp over it. You basically just need to modify it so that it cannot back out of the rubber grommet. Maybe you should snap a pic too, just incase I'm not understanding what you're getting at.

I'd just take it to an exhaust shop and have them heat it up and bend it, Because I don't recommend you doing anything back there without some fire blankets...