Hedmann Headers and the clutch Z bar

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Oh what fun it is!!!

Yep been out thee almos the entire day fiting grinding and fitting and assembling and dissassembling the left header and the clutch arm..

first of all I had installed the starter and found out it had to come out to fit the header on that side.... that was pretty easy.

now for the drivers side.. I had a heck of a time getting the clutch Z bar to assemble when putting the engine in and actualy installed the thing while engine was still floating and crossmemer and front motor mounts were still loose...... so after I got the Z bar in I bolted the engine and crossmember mounts up for keeps..............except one promblem.................the Z bar has to be out of the way to instal header on that side.... so unable to pivot the darn Z bar out of the bracket that was riveted down to the frame i ground off the rivets and now that bracket is removable making life a wjhole lot easier. with the header up to the engine there is interference between the rear header tube and the clutch pivot tube..... I filed the slot where the ball stud goes in the frame bracket to allow it to move back a little... i don't want to go to far this way because the pivot tube will be on an angle to the engine block.. i could make a custom bracket and move the two pivot mounts back a ways along the frame ........................but I am tired of screwing with it...


how much dent is okay on the header tube.....................i know it could restrict flow if extreme.................


any one else been in this situation???

I have the Elite headers and they are very nice indeed, just the rear tube on the drivers side is just too darn close to the clutch pivot tube...

DARN IT!!!!!