exhaust manifolds

Here's an update: I had .125 milled off of the mounting surfaces on both manifolds and ground off the casting numbers too. Took a 1/8 of an inch off the top of the flange were the pipe bolts on by the column, shorten the column tube 1/2 inch and shimmed the engine up 1/8 of an inch on the drivers side. The steering coupler clears with about a 1/16 of an inch gap, and I have to repair the coupler. On the passenger side I removed the casting blank for the air tube and had to tweak the tranny dipstick a little on the passenger side. Now getting the pipes to clear with the kick down linkage installed is the next step! A short oil filter works fine without a 90 degree adapter. The pictures aren't the best but I hope they help some.


Very nice and specific details on how you accomplished this feat!! In your first post you wrote that you used the 2002/03 manifolds, I imagine those would be the smaller outlet ones since no large hole manifolds were made after 98. Either way it still looks like the larger manifolds would work using your tested methods. It might help others if you posted the casting numbers for your manifolds so everyone knows which ones to look for. The pics are great and more pics would be even better!!

thanks,
Treblig