Titanium exhaust collector repair

[hotrodder]

One manky Ti collector off a CBR something or other that's been repaired (badly) at least once before



After electrocuting it in acid for a little while and then tickling it with some scotchbrite we have





and can see whoever repaired it before didn't do a very good job of purging it if they even bothered



Time to cut the bracket off so i can get at the holes and cracks to finish cleaning



and weld them



Flip it over and get creative with some cooking foil to repair the broken spring clip tab



Vee'd the bracket and welded that back on



and it's time to look inside



Pics not great, the welds are clean and bright in real life with a little bluing around them which suggests i should've purged it for a bit longer and not turned the purge down as much before striking up

 

[zx9]

Nice to see a proper repair to an item that will be hidden under the bike and never seen. What filler rod do you use for Ti exhausts?

 

[hotrodder]

Cheers. Grade 2 (ERTi-2) wire

 

[Jim Davey]

Nice job, I hope the customer was prepared to pay for your efforts.

 

[hotrodder]

Cheers. yeah, the owner wanted it repaired properly not cheaply