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I have my intake and exhaust manifolds removed, in part to replace the gasket at the double-down pipes. When I bought this car a few yrs ago (‘67 SV) a pair of headers came included in the misc parts bin. I do not know whether they would fit, but my question is:
Should I bother trying? What changes might I expect & what problems could possibly occur during installation (or afterwards)?
Also, even to dry fit the headers I will need to remove the double-down pipes. This leads to two more questions. 1) after removing the clamps beneath the car, should the double-downs slide out (i.e, forward)? How easily should this occur? Do I need to tap lightly on a wood block to break the friction at the male/female union that was formerly clamped together?
2) Instead of the headers, how about a stainless double-down, such as sold by SS? Mine is very rusted, at least cosmetically.
Should I bother trying? What changes might I expect & what problems could possibly occur during installation (or afterwards)?
Also, even to dry fit the headers I will need to remove the double-down pipes. This leads to two more questions. 1) after removing the clamps beneath the car, should the double-downs slide out (i.e, forward)? How easily should this occur? Do I need to tap lightly on a wood block to break the friction at the male/female union that was formerly clamped together?
2) Instead of the headers, how about a stainless double-down, such as sold by SS? Mine is very rusted, at least cosmetically.