Dougs headers

i cant believe the cost your talking about for thr hyd stuff,,, my tilton bearing cost me less then 200.0 bucks, and the master was like 69.00,that was in 1997, you can install the master in the speed o cable hole you wil jsut have to open it up a little bit,,as for slip joints,, on the header pipes,, they work fine ,,the hooker 5208 for the early A bodys have a few on each side if i remember correctly,, and they dont leak,,as far as sound, you may get a little black exhaust soot at the joint,but you could always use a little high temp sealant to cure that, never seen the straps for that small of a pipe,, but cant hurt to ask your local speed shop,or call jegs or summit,