Project Green Acre Build

[Port&PolishMan]

Originally Posted by WaylonKain

Great info - and thank you for the article. Wondering if they can still be used with after I install the headers. I guess we'll see!

Yeap - I remember having have those Added to 68 Caprice 275HP
Broke Mounts Twice .

[Ken B]

Originally Posted by WaylonKain

So the local guy that does custom exhaust installs does not do header installs. I'm not set up with a compressor/air ratchet here at the house and I really don't want to fub these up. Is a mid length hedman hedder install on an SBC something I need to leave to a professional? or can it be done at home w/a 1/2 ratchet? I'm guessing no.

30 yrs. ago I worked in a custom exhaust shop. The reason why the guy doesn't want to do headers is really quite simple. He probably doesn't want to deal with the possibility of dealing with rusty bolts breaking in the heads. That leads to a headache for him.... My guess is he has been there and done that.. Or....Often times guys that do exhaust work aren't mechanics, they like to cut and weld things! Lol!

[WaylonKain]

Hedman hedders are installed! They had to come on and off a total of three times - so i definitely got the hang of it. It was really an easy fit with those hedders. Didn't have to remove the starter or loosen a motor mount. The only thing I had to change out was the spark plugs as the normal length NGK's i was running were too long once the heddres were installed - so off they came again and I installed Accel's header plugs, which were quite a bit shorter and fit perfectly. Once i did that - my old ignition wires were too loose so i bought a custom cut kit and installed some 8mm Accel wires all cut to custom lengths. Truck runs and sounds great - it goes to the local exhaust shop tomorrow to have the Flowmaster C10 kit installed! I am so stoked to finally get this truck sounding right as i've been running on a rusty exhaust with stock manifolds since i got it - and straight open header for a week now
I'll upload a video once I get the flowmasters installed incase anyone is contemplating this same hedman/flowmaster set up on their SBC.

Side note: the original engine tie downs that i was questioning earlier did not fit after the header installation. Really hoping I don't start breaking motor mounts left and right...

[TXBoudy]

Nice truck. Welcome to the neighborhood.

Boudy