Put the car on the scales ....
08-10-2011, 09:40 AM
#105
I don't know if you did the slip on collector or not... if you did, the mozez heads have 2 bolts per cyl right? If so at least you can take 1/2 the header off then get the steering shaft out.
Header fab is somewhat of an art... you have to have an eye for how to lay it out then have the ability to make the tubing do what you want it to. My local fab guy , I've helped build a couple sets with him (the pictured ones that weren't relevant for you guys) as well as some that had some pretty long primary's (bb chrysler in a 68 dart)... it's fun to do, but can be very time consuming.
Header fab is somewhat of an art... you have to have an eye for how to lay it out then have the ability to make the tubing do what you want it to. My local fab guy , I've helped build a couple sets with him (the pictured ones that weren't relevant for you guys) as well as some that had some pretty long primary's (bb chrysler in a 68 dart)... it's fun to do, but can be very time consuming.
08-10-2011, 10:08 AM
#107
Did you guys center the motor in the frame rails or leave it offset like it comes from the factory? Curious if it would have made anything any easier... may screw with the way the car runs though, and I don't think you want to do that the car runs damn good.
08-10-2011, 02:18 PM
#112
we thought about centering it or some other tricks but decided the motor offset works well with ofsetting wayne and left it. we didn't have to notch the frame but its real close. we did have to cut all the extra metal around the back of strut towers. the headers real close to the uper a arm.
08-10-2011, 05:27 PM
#113
What are the rules for the strut towers for your class? Could you have cut it out, and then re-built a tubular attachment to the frame, just leaving the mounting point?
I think tyty did that with his car, and I think he was running a 275 tire class... not sure if the rules are the same. He had aBBC but with the issues that you're having it's kind of the same at this point.
I think tyty did that with his car, and I think he was running a 275 tire class... not sure if the rules are the same. He had aBBC but with the issues that you're having it's kind of the same at this point.
08-11-2011, 07:57 AM
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Car is looking good guys!
Those headers look extremely tight in there too, but as long as you can change the plugs your golden.
Those headers look extremely tight in there too, but as long as you can change the plugs your golden.
08-11-2011, 10:36 PM
#115
What are the rules for the strut towers for your class? Could you have cut it out, and then re-built a tubular attachment to the frame, just leaving the mounting point?
I think tyty did that with his car, and I think he was running a 275 tire class... not sure if the rules are the same. He had aBBC but with the issues that you're having it's kind of the same at this point.
I think tyty did that with his car, and I think he was running a 275 tire class... not sure if the rules are the same. He had aBBC but with the issues that you're having it's kind of the same at this point.
08-12-2011, 07:45 AM
#119
Stock mounting points so i think we could have cut it all the way out and then just had the 4 holes and the double wall plate that holds the upper in. But you never know how they could change the rules so we kept all the front stock mounting suspention points and original metal that was possible.
I have seen a picture of one car I will have to try to find it, they made a "U" shape, that was welded on the frame rail to hold the inner side up and the outer side had the forward bars off the rollbar holding it up. they also tri-angulated it with an additional bar that tied into the dash bar, they ran back into the cabin, and there was a couple little bars triangulating it together. And it was done to make BBC header clearance. Thise headers were REALLY big though, looked like 2 5/8 primary's if I remember right, and it was for a tall deck motor.