![]() ![]() ![]() I was kindof the guy that helped con Stan at FPA to fab the headers (mainly for me.but "us").Glad they make a huge difference! I lost focus and cash flow to support the project.so it sat through months of distractions. One of the tubes comes very close, but it will clear.Īfter a hiatus of almost a year, I'm set for finishing up my '61. Also, on the passenger side, you may need to take a disc grinder and take a little off of the backing plate for the upper suspension mount, at the upper edge of the plate. BUT- the fit is so close to the inner fender/suspension mounts that you will need to REPLACE the motor mounts with good quality new mounts, and put up to 1/4" spacer plates under the mounts to raise them a little. ![]() The prototype for the headers was jigged up on a running '62 with AC and power steering, etc., so they do fit- and the steering gear can be serviced or removed without removing the header on that side. Good luck with them- once they're installed you'll be amazed!Ī few notes of caution- as you noted there isn't much clearance. There are a couple of tricks to getting these things in, so call the plant (number should be on their website) and ask for the instructions- I just got them over the phone and gave them to the muffler shop. One last note- when I got mine, they were fairly new in terms of development, and there were no written instructions. The fit is so close that these headers are best left to a professional shop who does a lot of custom hot rod work to install. The Holleys have a very good electric choke. Also- there is no heat sink for the hot air choke for the stock carb, so you will have to deal with that somehow. One of the tubes comes very close, but it will clear. The headers were over $400- actually by the time shipping and tax was added, it was over $500.00.Ī few notes of caution- as you noted there isn't much clearance. Get two sets of gaskets- one comes with them, and get another set just in case- also expensive, about $25.00 pert set. The headers are very good quality, but a little pricey- but this company is the only one that makes them. I could have changed to '63 manifolds, but finding a good set that wasn't an arm and a leg was too hard. I didn't get them to increase performance, just to get away from the cracking iron manifolds. The stock manifolds must really be restrictive! I use a Holley replacement carb, and it was not necessary to re-jet- just re-set the idle mixture. The system was upgraded to 2" before I put the headers on, and some increase in power was noted, but the difference in power due to the addition of the headers is hard to believe, and the noise level increases only very slightly- still pretty quiet. The mufflers are stock to fit the tri-power 'Birds, as they have a 2" system. I got a set last year for my '62, along with increasing the diameter of the exhaust system to 2". That was the easy part, but upon start up, it ran like a dream (thanks to new carb & distributor etc), and sounded how it is supposed to sound.Go to for headers for the TBird. Well, that what was a drive out to Larry's T-Birds to pick up his last RH exhaust manifold, drive it back to the shop and re-install. I know as soon as I put it all back together, then it was going to break off and I would be back to square 1. When we did get the manifold off, it was badly warped, and the metal gasket was just burnt out, creating a mess, right? Then I also noticed that one of the flanges for the bolt had cracks on each side, and was being held together by who knows ied machining it but it wasn't really worth it because of that crack. So, I have to admit had to give him the work. I don't have the tools to drill out the old bolt and re-tap so I had to get it over to the shop and have my mechanic do that. Well, pushed up the motor, got a socket around the first bolt, and SNAP! Off with its head while my knuckles slammed into the plenum.
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