rdean9215
07-04-2016, 11:39 AM
Hey guys. I have a '67 mustang coupe that I'm building (5+years now) that has a 347 stroker with Kaase P38 heads that I want to build 1 7/8 headers for. I have Kaase's header flanges and I bought a weld your own long tubes kit in 1 7/8 tubes. But I have not attempted headers before and a little worried I'll screw it up. Any advice or good how to's? Or anyone know of a reasonable place to get them welded up in DFW area? Also should note I also have the mustang 2 IFS. I have basic fab skills but not great. I just finished installing an '03 cobra IRS on the rear end
latoracing
07-07-2016, 02:57 PM
I have been building a set of 4-2-1 equal length headers for my '70 Mustang project for a while. This was my first attempt at designing and building them. There are several ways of modeling the tubes before you go to chopping up the actual parts. http://www.stainlessheaders.com/customheaders has some interesting examples of modeling headers. I personally went to http://www.icengineworks.com and looked at some of their kits. These kits are crazy money, if you are not going to build multiple sets they'll more than likely be cost prohibitive. I bought some of the parts as add on pieces to kits (still not cheap), but well worth the money, in my opinion.
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You could try some pipe insulation foam with some wire to form the bends accurate enough to model off of, but modeling of some sort will save you a lot of bends and headaches.
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It can be done though. Good luck with the tubes...