Fenderwell Headers

[dyce51]

I am building a 51 ford F-1. Full fendered old school gasser. I am running a 351 C. I found fenderwell well headers for sbc in the truck but nothing for 351c. Any ideas or am I gonna have to cough up some serious cash for custom made headers??

 

[Flipper_1938]

Make your own.

Find a cheap set of headers that fit your motor (doesn't matter if they actually fit your car) and merge them with the SBC headers you have now.

 

[Pookie Bros]

http://www.summitracing.com/search/...r-Flanges/Make/FORD/?Ns=Rank|Asc&autoview=SKU

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[Screamin' Metal]

http://www.summitracing.com/search/...r-Flanges/Make/FORD/?Ns=Rank|Asc&autoview=SKU

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What he said![P

 

[dyce51]

well it looks like I'm gonna be fabbing my own headers...lol

 

[Screamin' Metal]

Well, you can check out some of the places that specialize in the Cleveland Motors....or just buy yourself a Uweld header kit and make them exactly like you want....

 

[Pookie Bros]

Take your time and only tack them on til you have one bank completed to where you want them. You may need to remove a few of the primaries to fully weld em on. Not too hard and can be fun to create your own.

Get busy and take pics[P

 

[CowboyUP]

Not trying to jack the thread, but I was wondering, to make headers I assume you just use exhaust pipe? Just buy some straight stock and bend? Also, couldn't you just take off your original manifolds, cut them down to the flanges, and weld the custom headers to that?
Thanks,
Rob

 

[Flipper_1938]

I bought a bunch of used sprint car headers to use as header pieces and parts. ...lots of nice bends and straight tube sections for cheap.

hit the local swap meets or watch ebay for something close enough to pick up in person (shipping is kinda high due to the size of headers)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-...3203439?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item3a5f134c6f

 

[Screamin' Metal]

ou can go down to the good ole muffler shop, or just go to Napa and get what you need. Get plenty of straights and bends in the size needed, along with your flanges.....and then some big tubing for your collectors. And don't forget header flanges.

Its best to fit up and tack everything while you either got the motor in the car... personally use a old stripped out block, that way if you gotta tack something together to bend it, you have enough mass there along with the motor mounts, you can bend it without tearing up everything.....

 

[Screamin' Metal]

The Pookie Bros. got it going on there!.....Pookie it up!....I like that![cl

 

[Gearhead10]

Whatta ya gotta have for the sbc fenderwell headers? Ive been lookin for some for my IH

 

[Pookie Bros]

The Pookie Bros. got it going on there!.....Pookie it up!....I like that![cl

 

[jfg455]

I use what is called a work bend when I fab headers. They will have a 180 degree bend and then a 45 deg all in the same piece. And they are all mandrel bent. Can get them in SS as well. and Ole Pook is right, tack and number every primary as you go. Then blow it all apart and weld the primaries fully. then reassemble the header to finish it up. kinda like in the pics...[