Hooker Header Install
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(Not that I'D ever do something like that... )
#42
Ok.... I finally got the Exhaust Flange to Header Collector issue worked out thanks to Joe P. I cut the 3" flanged end off the Summitt Pipes. Bought the 2.5" collector adapters from Jegs and 2.5" To 2.5" connectors from Advance Auto. (Obviously I could have but welded the connectors to the pipe but the adapters help hold everything in line.). I have not welded the connections yet in these pics. By the way my new mig welder made welding this a breeze.
#43
Tubes and collectors are above the deep sump transmission pan
View from passengers side. I removed the Oil filter and filter housing to get the header in place. It was easy to reinstall the filer housing and the filter is easily accecable for routine maintenance. Transmission lines are laying on header because the radiator is out of the car and they are disconnected. Plenty of room on this side.
View from drivers side. This side takes some time and patience to install. The brake line theat leaves the bottom of the proportioning valve and goes to the right front needs to be relocated. The proportioning valve itself needed to be relocated higher on the frame.
Everything lined up nicely with the factory crossmember humps. Again this shows the installed height of the headers above the height of the transmission pan.
It is tight getting the header into position on this side. I removed the dipstick tube and disconnected the steering shaft at the rag joint to create some room. Removed the starter and jacked the engine up a little. The biggest issue was the Heat shield for the motor mount. This required some fab work. Plenty of room when they are installed and I did not need to bend, dimple or hammer on the headers to make them fit.
I wish I had taken some pics of the right side before I put the A/C back on. Plenty of room here. No issues to install.
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