Dougs headers blues

fstfish66 said
dave any pics of all these parts ? sounds like the fork you had was to long for an A body,,the fork length is really not body specfic,,it is pressure plate specfic,,, the 9 1/2 clutch uses the same length fork as a 10 1/2 but is tweaked a little,,, the 11 inch uses the longer fork,, pics and al info can be found on brewers web site,,, fork and fork bracket are also designed to work together,,,

hooker 5208 are a good header,,no clearance issues in the tranny area or torsion bar area,, but can be a problem with tall front tires,,,a smaler tire will clear no problems,,some tubes do go thru the fender well,,but the hole the instructions show to cut is way to big,, it can be done with almost not being noticed,,,

has any one tried dodge ram or dakota magnum exhaust manifolds in an early A yet ??

I know I had the longer fork and that was the problem. The 12.5" fork is the standard size for an a-body with the 10.5" bellhousing. The previous owner made everything work by fabricating their own z-bar and modifying the bell housing ball stud bracket. The geometry is still jacked up because the fork is long. Puts more stress on the adjusting rod.

The conversion Brewer's does is specific. The conversion fork is the same one you would use on a B/E body and measures 10-7/8" Tried finding one at the latest show but everyone was selling as a complete setup. The early a-body fork doesn't really work that well according to brewers because of the geometry. Anyways.

The fork pivot is critcal to get the correct angle/geometry. The standard B/E pivot puts the fork ina downward position thus would hit the Doug's headers. The Ball stud bracket is specific for the particular bellhousing. It is actually has provisions for two different 10.5 bellhousings. Overall I'm very happy that things worked out so far.