johnyelland1234
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Hi all,
I have got myself a Steve Parkers exhaust and removed the old 2.25 downpipes which were connected to the 3.5 V8 manifolds.
On the N/S I snapped 2 of the 3 studs and on the offside I snapped 1 (very very old and snapped easily). The O/S has already been drilled through and doesn't need to be done.
Now here is a picture of the N/S manifold:
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I have ground the studs (there wasn't alot) and attempted to drill the studs out with my home drill (Cobalt drill bits).
Now it's being a total pain in the arse to drill out and will take forever.
Anyone have any tips on how to drill these studs out so that I can put bolts in their place?
Thanks in advance
I have got myself a Steve Parkers exhaust and removed the old 2.25 downpipes which were connected to the 3.5 V8 manifolds.
On the N/S I snapped 2 of the 3 studs and on the offside I snapped 1 (very very old and snapped easily). The O/S has already been drilled through and doesn't need to be done.
Now here is a picture of the N/S manifold:
![img20120910175149.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.landyzone.co.uk%2Flz%2F%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fphoto%2Fmy-images%2F191%2Fimg20120910175149.jpg%2F+target%3D_blank%3E%5BIMG%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg191.imageshack.us%2Fimg191%2F6308%2Fimg20120910175149.jpg&hash=73fd4bf5ba905e6dfd9f6d52b2efb51d)
![](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg191.imageshack.us%2Fimg191%2F6308%2Fimg20120910175149.jpg&hash=b717f573a1c0b0fe7009efe683986953)
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I have ground the studs (there wasn't alot) and attempted to drill the studs out with my home drill (Cobalt drill bits).
Now it's being a total pain in the arse to drill out and will take forever.
Anyone have any tips on how to drill these studs out so that I can put bolts in their place?
Thanks in advance