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Header?
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:44 pm
by ahgrafx
I noticed i have a header, do these cars come stock with a header?
Re: Header?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:46 am
by greydog
Post a picture. Tbere iis a sort offactory header but common for factory unit to crack and be replaced with tube header.
Dan
Re: Header?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:52 am
by ahgrafx
greydog wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:46 am
Post a picture. Tbere iis a sort offactory header but common for factory unit to crack and be replaced with tube header.
Dan
Its a chrome tube header with a collector.
Re: Header?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:06 am
by greydog
Not oem.
Dan
Re: Header?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:02 pm
by ahgrafx
hmmmmm
Re: Header?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:34 pm
by spl310
Back in the early 80's JC Whitney sold a Thunderbird header that could be bought painted black or chromed for pretty cheap. I bet that you have a Thunderbird.
Re: Header?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:08 pm
by 2mAn
spl310 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:34 pm
Back in the early 80's JC Whitney sold a Thunderbird header that could be bought painted black or chromed for pretty cheap. I bet that you have a Thunderbird.
Is that the one I (had) have too? someone mentioned it was probably a JC Whitney one
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Re: Header?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:50 pm
by sports imports
trimil is the common replacement one these days.
Ross
sports imports
Re: Header?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:04 am
by spl310
sports imports wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:50 pm
trimil is the common replacement one these days.
Ross
sports imports
I think that Thunderbird went the way of the DoDo
Re: Header?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:05 am
by ahgrafx
im sure its the header that has cause my exhaust to not really be lined up correctly so that it hits the frame on startup and shut down. Well and the fact that the exhause hanger in the rear is broken off lol
Re: Header?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:33 am
by notoptoy
One other thing to look at is your motor mounts, make sure they are not worn or broken.
Re: Header?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:36 pm
by ahgrafx
notoptoy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:33 am
One other thing to look at is your motor mounts, make sure they are not worn or broken.
Thats what i thought it was to begin with but they are nice and somewhat soft. Although the engine does vibrate a bit on startup, what is hitting is the exhaust. Is the exhaust suppose to rout through the frame?
Re: Header?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:59 pm
by sports imports
Exhaust travels through frame X member on its way to the back.
Ross
Sports imports
Re: Header?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:14 pm
by mraitch
Do you have a flex joint between header and exhaust?
Re: Header?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:22 pm
by dbrick
sports imports wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:59 pm
Exhaust travels through frame X member on its way to the back.
Ross
Sports imports
There are also the "Pretzel straps" and rubber insulators where it goes through the crossmember, if these are broken, clearances are very tight and it will hit.
My first Roadster had a Pacesetter chrome header. Really fit badly. Tri-Mil, I think, is the only current supplier through vendors.