DIY Headers

No phones upstairs yet, and I'm waiting for a call from Hydro to close the old grant file. Can't file the new deals without closing that one.

 

The steering box position is only a minor issue, it the fact the pitman arm and drag link combine to close that hole off when turning R/H down. In this case, if you look at the header pics I put up, and the close up of the engine bay you will see how the out side collector is staggered slightly to allow the pitman arm to swing into the header with clearance. looks can be deceiving when building headers.

When it comes to temperatures, it is my experience that steering boxes and steering racks (not the rubber boots) along with starter motors etc., can actually cope with quite a lot of heat from radiation. It is heat supplied by conduction that is the killer especially to starter motors, but sometimes you can get as close as 5 mm 1/4" as long as the pipes is passing by diagonally and not traveling parallel for too long against a heat sensitive part. The main thing is to don't let it touch anything.

Your A/C is a different matter because its job is to make something colder and supply it the cabin through a hot engine bay so you are right to avoid as much heat around your lines as you possibly can.

 

Thanks for the heat pointers. Have a good trip over the pond. 24 hours is one long haul in a plane. I've done Europe a couple times (9 to 10 hours). Good time to go into hibernation while flying.

 

Done! Onward ho!

 

Who you callin a HO?
Good thing he left!:banghead3:

 

Thanks Norman, I am down to the last 2 days count down until blast off! We are up for 1 hour from Adelaide to Melbourne, 13 hours from Melbourne to L.A., then also ??? from L.A.to Tampa. Phew! I will still try to log on with my first pics and impressions of my 76 Caprice when I get there though.

Cheers Mike.

 

For those following this thread that might have an interest, I found a used straight 6 header for a Mustang on eBay very reasonably priced in case someone wanted to give it a shot, or use it as a starting point for their header. Link follows...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291084080832?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

Cheap way to see if it makes sense on those older Fords. The Fox bodied cars don't have that much room, and since they're a unibody vehicle, the exhaust pipes would need some major mods to tuck under the shallow floor pan.

 

Hey! Hey! Hey! Premier! Thanks for those header goodies.

They just came a few minutes ago! 1o days from you sending them on the 18th. Just unpacked them. Wow! Come on springtime!

What size tubes go into the collectors? They look like 1.5".

Anyway, If I can help with hard to find goodies, I owe you!

Thanks again!

 

Hi Norman, cool no worries! Wow when they said slow boat, they weren't kidding. Looks like they must have got stuck in the snow along the way.

Yes you are right, they are to suit 1.5 or 1 1/2" tube. If you can make them to around 18-24 inches on average, they will just about handle 300hp without too much effort. I will be keen to follow your progress as well.

We are drowning in Pomona right now. I was hoping to go to the swap meet on Sunday (we fly out from LAX for home on Sunday night) but with all of this rain, I am not sure we will be brave enough to go out into the wet!

Cheers Mike.

 

My wife follows the weather in North East Mexico, especially around Monterrey, MX, which is right in the Gulf Of Mexico. They've been getting temps over 30C, over the last week, and then that goes out to the Atlantic and right up the Atlantic Coast, with our cold Northern air, mixing up and making humid weather. We started off yesterday with strong south winds, and now we're getting the DEEP FREEZE down to -35C and -48C wind chills. Enjoy the rain. :banghead3:

Have a great trip home and thanks again.

 

This is awesome for DIY Headers!

Fargo, ND is about 3 hours south of me. These guys are a DIYer's paradise!

This is their website:
http://www.stainlessheaders.com/index.aspx

This is their Youtube Channel - AWESOME!
I downloaded and converted all of the videos. They each have something to learn from/inspire:
http://www.youtube.com/user/stainlessheaders

And the welding Part 6 is a TIG welding tutorial all by itself!

Oh and I found this on making my own tri-power intake manifold:

It don't get easier!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLPhUcR6sY4

And this on tri-power carb linkages, and cable-throttle setups:
http://www.stromberg-97.com/linkage/linkage_kits3x2.asp#prodfrm

With all the tech articles in PDF downloable files:
http://www.stromberg-97.com/tech_center/tech_center.html

Good Youtube flick on their linkage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NOVoXikL3M

They offer a Canadian dealer, just one province west of me, but they have lots of US dealers, including this old school vendor (parts guys that know their stuff).
http://www.gasalleystreetrods.com/msindex.html

And this guy's Youtube channel has two flicks on rebuilding those Stromberg carbs. They're 2 BBL carbs, that I can't use because it would give me more than 450 to 600 CFMs of air. I need single barrel carbs, so I'm thinking Carter YF, Holley/Ford/Autolite, OR Zenith Strombergs from a Volvo or a British car, like a Triumph or Jaguar, or another car model. Easy to tune, simple to rebuild, and small enough. Depends on what carbs I find at my local yards. Trying to imagine my Ford Six with 3 sidedraft Zenith carbs is a bit of a stretch. I doubt I'd find many suppliers on a long trip in the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zenith+stromberg+carburetor&sm=1

 

Normy,
Quite a few years back, the hot setup for your engine was 3 motorcycle carbs. Big Mikunis come to mind but I don't remember for sure. They are infinitely tunable and used the cable linkage just like motorcycles do.

I thought it was a neat idea at the time and wish I remembered more about how they were set up.

 

Hey, hey! Thanks!
http://www.mikuni.com/fs-carburetor.html

Yeah, I have to stay under 600 CFM, preferably around 500 CFM or even down to 400 CFM, or gas mileage will look like driving a 392 Hemi Fueller! Luckily, it only runs on the centre carb in the city with progressive linkage, until you thump the pedal! Then in overdrive, she settles down to about 2200 RPM at 60-65 MPH.

 

No info other than a link and some eye candy..........

http://www.classicinlines.com/





Now get back to working on the house!....................