I went with Hooker Comp's on my '66 and they bolted right up with no issues. FYI-
Jim '66 Malibu --- Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 68290 sounds like what I have on my '67. I'm > not 100% positive, but > I really think they are the ones I have. I had them > installed last > year, and the installation went very simply. > Passenger side was a > breeze, and driver side had one small ding (but I > would have to look to > if it was the frame rail or what). The previous > Hedman Hedder had to be > dinged in a different place, and was a tighter fit. > It was replaced due > to a defective weld that caused an exhaust leak. > > Hedman was very helpful when it came to replacing > them. Luckily, they > are not too far away. I drove over at lunch and > they listened to the > car and agreed that there was a leak. They loaded > up a set for me and I > walked out the door (after taking a nice tour of the > factory) with my > replacement headers in a box. > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > '66 Convertible | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood > Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body > Brakes > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tom Tomlinson > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 4:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Header Question > > > I'm in the middle of doing some upgrades to my '71 > Malibu 350, including > headers and exhaust. As far as I know, the engine is > stock, but not > original; at least the ports on the heads are the > stock size. I'm not > sure what headers came with the engine, but they > were too rusted and > dented to attach to the new flowmaster exhaust. > > So I purchased a set of Hedman headers (pn 68296 to > be precise), which I > heard from (some on this list) should fit fine. The > passenger side fits > great; lots of clearance, and the collectors exit > where they should to > line up with the indent in the transmission cross > member for the exhaust > pipe. The drivers side is another story. After > bolting them up, they hit > the frame cross member as well as the lower control > arm. The collector > also misses the transmission cross member indent by > quite a bit (too far > to the outside of the car). If the header flange was > at a slightly > different angle, so that the pipes ran closer to the > engine, I think > things would fit fine. > > I called Hedman and they said it could be that the > one side got > "tweeked", and that another may be ok. Luckly, > Summit will take them on > a return. > > 1) Do others on this list have experience with > Hedman 68296 (or 68290) > headers on a small block? How have they fit on the > drivers side? > 2) Should I expect that much manufacturing variance > in headers such that > another set might fit? > 3) Should I look at another manufacturer? > > As always, any help is much appreciated. > > Tom Tomlinson > '71 Malibu 350 > ACES #4284 > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
