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Re: HEADERS

To: MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com>, John Cave <cavej@mcmaster.ca>,
Subject: Re: HEADERS
From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:48:21 -0800 (PST)
On my son's 1500, the PO had to grind back the edge of
the chassis to create a notch to clear the 4-1 header
downtubes.

Must be a common problem with these.

Carter

--- MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com> wrote:
> 
> I just put one of those on my Spit last fall. Talk
> about a major pain in the
> ass. The header came down and went straight into the
> frame.  You couldn't
> even bolt it all the way up.   I had to heat it with
> a torch and physically
> bend the tubes in to about a 15-20 degree angle.
> After I did that I had no
> problems. Seems to work fine.  This is in a 63 car
> with a 72 1296cc engine,
> so your results may vary.
> MikeC
> 
> 
> >
> >I wany to put headers on my 78 , 1500 engine
> British Parts Northwest
> >have them for $106, but they are not 4-2-1, they
> are 4 into 1,  does
> >anybody have  any experience or opinion on them.
> >                                   Thanks  John
> Cave
> >
> 
> 
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