stainless steel headers

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anybody know where I can get a set of stainless steel headers for a 72 Dart Swinger with a small Block?
no luck on Summit or Jegs
 
I may very well be mistaken, but to the best of my knowledge they don't make any stainless headers that FIT A bodies

In fact, the only ones that fit are Doug's or TTIs

And those can come coated, but not stainless
 
Helped a friend install a set of those on a 73 dart . Stay far away
 
Jeremiah said:
Stainless ebay headers
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Look like the standard small block header that's been around for fifty years and runs under the steering link. They hang low, but are better than the cast iron manifolds. $350 delivered seems like a pretty good deal if they truly are some form of SS. It says 304SS but I'm sure that I could even buy the raw material to make a set for that much. I couldn't find the same spec but a similar size and thickness is $50 for three feet (typical primary length) of straight tube. That's $400 just for the the straight tube to do the primary, forget the flanges, collectors, Tube bender, welder, etc.. They may be trash but if I was going to put a set of that style in, I'd give them a try.
 
They hit everywhere , would not clear the steering coupler , idler arm , pitman arm , and the stainless is near impossible to ding for clearance. These were the DNA brand which I believe are the same as the current ebay ones.
 
Engine placement is critical. Every header I have ever installed in an A body benefitted from having the engine set back to the maximum amount possible using factory mounts. This even holds true for the stepped TTI's in my 383 4 speed GTS. Clutch linkage, steering, steering box, and a few other clearance issues were mitigated by sliding the engine/transmission back about 5/8". I was amazed how much bettet things looked after that.
 
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