How hard is it to do headers
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
you pussies that say buy bandaids are dickless... when you work on a car, you get cut up and dirty... simple as that (if that's too much...ever heard of rubber latex gloves? 
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buy new gaskets as header gaskets are "crush gaskets" and form to the uneven countours on all manifolds
)buy new gaskets as header gaskets are "crush gaskets" and form to the uneven countours on all manifolds
Don't mess around with the idea of not disconnecting the steering linkage. It's pretty easy once you figure it out and gives a lot of room.
Don't forget to disconnect the battery and remove your spark plugs first so you don't break them.
8 hours here, my self on jack stands....but today i went to help a buddy with his headers on a 96 T/A LT1.... 
MY GOD that was horrible, was there for 9 hours and it still isnt done and he started them yesterday. I think the motor has to be jacked up for the pass. side install
MY GOD that was horrible, was there for 9 hours and it still isnt done and he started them yesterday. I think the motor has to be jacked up for the pass. side install 
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It seems like the hardest part is lifting it up, can you guys post some pics or tell us how you got it that high.
Ive heard you have to lift it 15 inches from the bottem of the tire to the ground.
Ive heard you have to lift it 15 inches from the bottem of the tire to the ground.
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I don't know if anyone is going to actually recommend the way they got it that high. It's pretty scary! lol
I did my headers on a lift but the first time I did my clutch I had it really high. I got some 2ft diameter logs out of the back nine and my brother used a chainsaw to square them off and I jacked my car up (like a balancing act) to get it on the logs. You need to use some cinder blocks or 6x6 lumber etc to put under/on the jack.
Probably best to drive up on rhino ramps and then use the jacks to get the additional altitude. Please be extra careful and don't drop your car on yourself.
I did my headers on a lift but the first time I did my clutch I had it really high. I got some 2ft diameter logs out of the back nine and my brother used a chainsaw to square them off and I jacked my car up (like a balancing act) to get it on the logs. You need to use some cinder blocks or 6x6 lumber etc to put under/on the jack.
Probably best to drive up on rhino ramps and then use the jacks to get the additional altitude. Please be extra careful and don't drop your car on yourself.
Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
It seems like the hardest part is lifting it up, can you guys post some pics or tell us how you got it that high.
Ive heard you have to lift it 15 inches from the bottem of the tire to the ground.
Ive heard you have to lift it 15 inches from the bottem of the tire to the ground.
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Yeah im not gonna use cinder blocks or wood or anything cause i dont want that to crack while im under their, lol yeah its scary enough when just on jacks a few inches in the air.
Does anyone know if theirs places, or garages that you could rent a lift from.
Does anyone know if theirs places, or garages that you could rent a lift from.
Originally Posted by Build #1
Look out for the the spikes of death under the windshield cowl. LOL
just buy some band-aids.
just buy some band-aids.
