Finally getting an early A-Body

fstfish66 said
HEADERS,,,,if you can avoid fender wells,,do so, we all had them once upon a time,,i did i saved the piece that was cut out,, and now have different headers and the piece is welded in,,the hole, if to big weakens the structure of those old A bodys,,

here are the options,, 1- custom made,,big bucks

2 hooker model 5208, small hole in lower fender well needed,available,,

3 TTI, headers,expensive

4 dougs headers, expensive,

5 spit fires, best bang for the buck,may have to wait for them

there are several topics on this board on this,,i think the spit fires are the best deal,,,no cutting of sheet metal,,but some other mild modifications needed,,,
and im nto to sure on this one,,,but i think it would work,,some one may know ?????? dodge dakota or ram truck 5.2 magnum exhaust manifiolds may fit,,if so they look nice,,and im sure flow better then any early manifold,,and cheap to buy and easy to find

i have a set here i bougth for my street rod,,,if some one needs measurements

Fstfish66, I have the spitfires on my car, and I must be one of the lucky ones, as I bought mine early on and received them right away. They were only $188.00 back then, and the person who turned me on to them received one of the first sets. They told me that the ones they received needed some minor mods to fit in, but Harold supposedly changed them up a little, and mine went right in. All I had to do is turn the 90 degree filter adapter a little to make clearance to remove the filter. There was scant little clearance to tighten the pass through bolt back down, but I did it. I do have manual steering and an automatic though, and in Vic's case with the scattershield he may have some clearance issues that I did not encounter. I thought I read that you couldn't use them with a 4 speed, but that too may have changed. My muffler guy squacked about the clearance where they dump, but that was only to trump up the price a little. I'm pleased as punch with mine, they really woke up the little 273!!! Just a little insight from ol' cosgig!!! Geof