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Jan 7, 2012 | 05:29 PM

newschool72

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bending headers?

Guys, i finally got the F-body pan on the ol 72 camaro and now have almost 2" to spare on tyerod end clearance. the problem i am having is a poor working angle on my driveline. 4.6* to be exact. the only thing thats stopping me from raising the rear of the trans is header clearance on my floor pans. Is there a way to bend the headers down without distroying them? can u safely heat and bend all four pipes and the collector without screwing them up. they are coated, and i am sure it will ruin that, but how much can u bend them before things get all out of wack?

Jan 7, 2012 | 09:27 PM

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I would say if You need the collectors down much more than an inch or so I would search for an alternative fix for You're problem .

Jan 8, 2012 | 07:11 AM

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Use some of that 2" of clearance to lower the ft of the engine????

Jan 8, 2012 | 07:14 AM

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Ive used a rosebud to bend headers, but Im pretty sure your coating wouldnt like it at all. Denting the floorboards out of the question?

Jan 9, 2012 | 06:49 AM

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Use some of that 2" of clearance to lower the ft of the engine????

Geezer, i hadnt thought of that. I will take a look at it. Maybe just drill a new hole in the mounts 3/4 or so below the mount holes i already have. Im using that funky BMR mout system. Might work !

Jan 9, 2012 | 06:51 AM

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Ive used a rosebud to bend headers, but Im pretty sure your coating wouldnt like it at all. Denting the floorboards out of the question?

The bending the floor pans would have been ok, if i hadnt already painted the cars underside body color. Good idea, im just too far along to step that far backwards.

Jan 9, 2012 | 10:00 AM

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Bending Headers

New School, here is a link to Marktainium's Camaro budget build. He goes thru the process he used to bend his headers into shape. He seemed to get quite a bit of deflection without issue. Good luck!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...o-build-7.html