Tips and Pics of custom headers

MorePar, Man those headers look good! I made some for a big block install (!!) and ended up using Pro-Parts semi fenderwell headers, just had to reroute 2 tubes but it fit like a glove. Making your own is easy if you got all the bends and a good chop saw. They cost so much to make becasue there is a huge labor bill attached as each piece has to be thought out, measured, cut and welded. Lots of hours at $50-70+ an hour or whatever the shop charges. My design: I think the #1 has to come straight down and under the steering box. #3 has to come out up and straight back over the 5 tube like many 67 and up designs. 5 and 7 are generic down and back with the #3 down there somewhere. Passenger side is off the shelf with a shorty filter or relocate it up to the fender and run an anti drain back filter, those 90's are a PITA to change as you cant even get the filter out past the headers.
Thanks Pishta! The original headers I chopped up were like your drawing on the drivers side. Once I started mocking them up there was so much room in front of the steering gear and K frame it just made sense to stick the #1 and #3 pipe there. It was one less pipe to try and stuff under the steering shaft, around the T-bars and around the steering linkage. Again my attempt was to not cut anything up but the headers which I was successful in doing. The donor headers had 3 1/2 collectors that I changed to 3 then down to 2 1/2 pipe and mufflers. I was afraid that I would have no back pressure and actually hurt performance. It works and sound awesome! I won't change a thing.
Larry