RMVette

Okay..so call me a redneck but this worked (thanks Karl for the suggestion). Drove up to our Corvette meeting this past Saturday...no problem...get in the car after the meeting and the car sounded LOUD...(I thought it sounded good...my wife didn't think so...). Anyway...the weld broke to the passenger side muffler so this was the best way to hold it in place without having any tools on hand so it didn't jump out of the hanger and drag...see below.





Here's where it broke. Several years ago the same thing happened on the way back from Carlisle and I had the flanges welded and as you can tell it was a poor attempt at welding 101.



Hopefully I didn't damage anything at the hub, the boot is intact and the clamp wasn't damaged from driving it back:



I removed both mufflers yesterday and I'm working out a killer price with my bud Karl on a set that he has stored.

Always something huh?

209TIME!!!

lol...you got to do what you got to do sometimes, your the MacGyver of the Corvette world now!

ChromeC5

Buckle up! It's going to be one hell of a ride!

FNFastZ06

Never heard of a repair done without Duct Tape.

VETJAZZ

Whatever it takes. Good job!

Silverback51

Pants didn't fall down did they?

Good thinking. McGiver would be proud of you.

dadvan99

That's what I call Corvette ingenuity. What size belt should I put in my emergency road kit?

machz800ps

WOW who welded the flangesyou need penatration for metal to stick
Steve

Big Duk

my waist size is too small to do that but ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

JW Motorsports

Same thing happened to the stock exhaust on my 99.

Virtual Geezer

Wow! I've lived long enough to see a real muffler belt!! (I always thought they were myth designed to stump non-car folks.)

C5 4 ME

pewter99

I used a big *** zip tie when mine did that back in 2000...drove 12 miles to the dealer

c5BlackBeauty

That's great......now were you actually carrying the bungie or did you borrow from someone? (If you carried that would truly be a MacGyver moment).

tsbbzm

Now would be a great time to install a set of B&B Exhaust, I've got them on mine and they sound AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMuzd...eature=related

http://www.bbexhaust.com/

jrprich

This is why the old timers never left home without some bailing wire ;^)
I carry a small roll of wire in my in car kit, glad I haven't ever needed it.......so far

la vett girl

Mods by Macys.

Frank4202

Sounds like a great time to upgrade. Corsa anyone?

Vetteman Jack

Nice job of coming up with an innovative solution.

RMVette

I used my belt! And I wear a size 38 for those who want to carry one in their tool box.