A couple folks in different posts asked about my headers. We finally have a driver's side header that fits. I posted before that I bought a set of Sanderson 1.5" headers as a starting point. The passenger side fit fine, but the #1 pipe hit the steering box on the driver side. I knew they would have to be modified when I bought them, and we thought we would just have to move the one pipe. After several attempts nad getting close after moving that pipe and giving it a pretty good dent, it still did not fit right. So my header fabricator Scott decided that the collector needed to move back a little bit to give some room. This meant modifying all the pipes. He brought his master piece back over this evening for a final check and it fits perfect! He took it back to finish up the internal welds and do some clean up, but I have posted a picture with it in place. It looks a little crude right now, but after finishing up and ceramic coating, it will look and work great. 3rd picture is the passenger side, it fits without modifications. 4th pic is how they looked out of the box. I will post pictures again once I get them back from Sanderson after ceramic coating. This has been a great week on the project, I also finished the trans crossmember and installed my gas tank.

Pat

 

awesome! I wish i had a TIG. be sure to use a 120gr flap wheel on an angle grinder to clean up those welds, they'll disappear. Awesome work, now just need pics of them coated and on the car!

 

Thanks for the comment and idea on the flap wheel. Actually those welds are Oxy/Acetylene, not TIG. Scott is a pretty talented guy. I am fortunate to have willing friends to help with the stuff I can't do.


Pat

 

WOW. That takes skill. Only things I can do with oxy acetalyne is heat and cut metal, and engrave my name in lava on any unfortunate rock I come across when I'm in the pyro mood and holding a torch. The flap wheel works great, I have 1 or 2 cuts in each of these tubes, I used a crappy flux-cored Mig, and they came out beautifully. I'd never used one before, but I must say i'm extremely impressed. Before i'd only used grinding wheels, and they kinda whack away material, flap discs just smooth it out.
heres a pic of my modified pacesetters... They're blasted, hence the rough texture, I was looking for pinholes, but they should look good coated, too...



olly

 

Those look great Olly! I'd like to see them in the car too. We will go after mine with the flap wheel once Scott finishes up the welding on the inside.

Pat

 

Looking good Pat, it's really satisfying when you have a productive week on the "project". It seems like sometimes weeks go by where you feel like progress is just too slow. Those will be awesome when coated!

 

Thanks for the encouragement guys. To finish up the week, yesterday I pulled the motor back out, painted the frame mounts and crossmember and put it back in, hopefully for the last time. I even put the coils back on the valve covers as a step toward getting the motor pieces all back on. Hopefully I will get the manifold back from the painter this week so I can get the top of the motor finsihed up. Then the sheetmetal will go back on so I can route my wiring harness.

Pat