New Dutra Duals

Charrlie_S said

Are you remembering right? I don't remember bringing you a set to modify. I did send Mark a set of Clifford 170 headers, and a set of 225 headers. He did modify them so his would work on both the 170, and 225 engine in a 66 and down "A" body. I haven't tried them on a 225, but am running them on a 66 Valiant with a 170. They are close to the torsion bar, but don't hit.

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Yes, we met at the Cracker Barrel and you brought me 3 sets of headers, the Clifford 170's, the 225's and the "new set" he made from the 2 sets you sent him. You told me at the time the "new set" he made didn't fit without having to dent and either cut the frame or other issues....not necessarily to modify, but to evaluate and were wondering if I could make a better mousetrap....
Overall, you were not pleased with his "new set" and how they fit. Especially since he kept them for nearly 3 years and couldn't make them any better than that. Also, you hated how he separated the header flange into 6 individual ones, making them more likely to be warped and out of alignment one to another, and they were also much thinner than the factory header flanges that were on the ones you supplied him. And to compensate, he tack welded a "cheesy" thicker piece of steel at each location where the adjoining intake tab contacted them. Any of this sounding familiar now?