Those would be worth it to me to buy and put on the shelf in anticipation of the frame swap that I'd be doing some day. Better ground clearance that what I have and I wonder if my tubular arms would just clear the headers as is.
BUILD THREAD Midlife Crisis Monte Carlo Build
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That's some really nice work on clearancing those pipes. You better be careful - you might be giving D a run for his money 🙂 🙂
I'm much more of a 'hammer massager' type, but I understand 100% your need to make it purrrfect!
I'm much more of a 'hammer massager' type, but I understand 100% your need to make it purrrfect!
Excellent approach & execution. Tweaking the tubes to work w/o the smash/bash approach is 100% cleaner. Using 'old' parts to determine the optimum way to make the final pieces clear while not being hacked again leads to a well thought out finish.
Just got caught up. Awesome job on the header modification. Inspirational.
Hi, oh yeah. I have been MIA on here but will have an update very soon. I have had other projects but did get a bunch of things finished, mostly with the engine and transmission. If there is anything I can help you with just let me know. There are also a few on here that have done the BBC swap as well.
I have a similar story to yours. A friend donated his very rusty old 1972 Cutlass race car to me. It has a really rotten body and frame but the built 454 Chevy engine still runs crisp with Merlin heads, 750 Holley, headers etc. Also has a stout automatic trans. By chance I scored a 1985 El Camino off Craigslist with a blown SBC engine that also needs a few parts like windshield, grill and front bumper parts, but for the most part it is good looking with a decent interior. Best part of the El Camino is the Currie 9-inch differential with disc brakes, which is basically the whole reason I bought it.
The plan is to combine the two cars into one cheap-o street beast and I am hoping I can modify the A-body headers to fit the G-body frame. I use solid motor mounts so the LH pipes may fit OK but wonder about passenger side.
On your car, did you consider heating the original downtubes enough to slightly tweak the one that interfered? Seems like a little flex towards the block might make it fit, not a dent but a bend like a snake.
I will drop some pics when I can
The plan is to combine the two cars into one cheap-o street beast and I am hoping I can modify the A-body headers to fit the G-body frame. I use solid motor mounts so the LH pipes may fit OK but wonder about passenger side.
On your car, did you consider heating the original downtubes enough to slightly tweak the one that interfered? Seems like a little flex towards the block might make it fit, not a dent but a bend like a snake.
I will drop some pics when I can
Here's some pics of what I'm starting with: 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme (friend's mother's car originally) and well-massaged 1985 El Camino that used to be pretty before being ridden hard and put away wet - it needs lots of details. Cutlass has so much rust I don't want to restore it, plus it's been smashed and stripped. The El Camino has no rust so far, actually very clean floors, suspension, frame and more underneath. Original bucket seats/console it looks like. I'm embarrassed by how cheap it was, about half the parts price of the Currie 9-inch alone. Gotta give the wife credit, she spotted it right after it was lsited and I lived close by so I was the early bird with cash.
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