Trabant 601 Sonderwunsch

Well done mate.

i know it only weighs a little more than a family bag of wotsits...but that looks a little scary set up to me. great for access though!!

as in a previous post when i lowered the car i modified and repositioned the exhaust so it fitted tight up against the subframe to give more clearance but this still wasn't enough and the exhaust still makes contact with the road making a big flat spot on the pipe



front pre silencer/expansion chamber lifted up by cutting and removing 8mm and rewelding, its not a lot but every little helps to gain more clearance













holes cut and crossmember tubed for exhaust to run through













exhaust made, tacked ready for removal and fully welding, flexi joint fitted





exhaust cut out valve relocated





crack/corrosion in crossmember, i previously tried to repair this last year but the welder was playing up and i was lying under the car trying to repair this so i just gave up, i have cut my previous plate off and started again

repaired and strengthened, i need to remove carpets before i weld the top bit to the floor

sorry only just seen this, I'm only over a year late

to update the previous post, pics of the exhaust finished and underside coated in bilt hamber dynax ub

exhaust no longer catches the ground but now the alternator takes all the punishment but its still in one piece just has a nice flat spot on it

not much to update apart from it gets plenty of use, its a car i can just get in and drive, always starts first time and never gives any trouble

So perfect this car. Bravo!

rear parcel shelf recovered in newspaper cuttings from the fall of the wall in 1989










spark plug fitted in exhaust tail pipe, wired on a switch to constantly spark and ignites the unburnt fuel a two stroke spits out