Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

Discussion of 4-Cam Type 547 engines (and all the Fuhrmann racing variants) and cars that powered them.
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
Bill Sargent
356 Fan
Posts: 1142
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:03 am
Tag: Faux-Cam
Location: Seattle, Washington

Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

#1 Post by Bill Sargent »

I am in the process of installing a street “log” type muffler in my 59 A with the Carrera 2 motor.

Does anyone have a set of the exhaust support struts that they could lay on some paper and trace for me? That would give me the lengths and bend angles. I have the correct metric tubing and all thread to fabricate them. I just need the lengths and angles.

The parts book shows different part numbers for the left and right sides so a tracing of both is needed.

Postage gladly paid.
Regards,

Bill Sargent
#151489 59A Cab - Faux Cam
#159176 64C Cab
#460603 67 912
904 clone in the works

User avatar
Harlan Halsey
356 Fan
Posts: 2339
Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:05 pm
Location: No Cal SF Peninsula

Re: Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

#2 Post by Harlan Halsey »

Bill,
On a 692, or 547, the struts go from the fan housing casting mounts through holes in the rear pan to the muffler clamps, tangent to the muffler. I suspect the 587 is the same. The struts should be straight, as they are on the 547, so just lay them out, as straight as possible. I think the left one is straight, but the right one needs to bend to clear post VEE drive distributers. The more bend the more flex.
Harlan

User avatar
Joris Koning
356 Fan
Posts: 2505
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:38 pm
Location: Netherlands

Re: Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

#3 Post by Joris Koning »

Bill,

I have quite a collection of struts that I will happily trace for you. Problem is there are so many different ones. Do you have a picture I can use to quickly identify the C2 ones for the street system?
'56 Coupe
'57 Coupe
'59 Cab 
'60 Coupe

User avatar
Thomas Laubscher
356 Fan
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:40 pm
Location: Europe

Re: Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

#4 Post by Thomas Laubscher »

Hi Bill

I've two C2 struts I think they should be correct.

Have a look to the drawing and picture. Hopefully they gonna help you.

Thomas
20210929_170813.jpg
20210929_170813.jpg (2.76 MiB) Viewed 1357 times
Attachments
MufflerStrutsC2.pdf
(389.33 KiB) Downloaded 114 times

User avatar
Bill Sargent
356 Fan
Posts: 1142
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:03 am
Tag: Faux-Cam
Location: Seattle, Washington

Re: Carrera 2 Muffler Support Struts

#5 Post by Bill Sargent »

I got lucky - Jeff Adams had a spare set that I was able to purchase.
Regards,

Bill Sargent
#151489 59A Cab - Faux Cam
#159176 64C Cab
#460603 67 912
904 clone in the works

Post Reply