Uneven Hooker Sidepipes
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Uneven Hooker Sidepipes
So I just installed a set of hooker sidepipes on my 74 vette. The sidetubes aren't on, just the headers. The drivers side is about 1 to 2 inches lower than the passenger side. The passenger side is rubbing slightly on the bottom of the body. Any ideas?
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Yes motor mounts and/or body mounts... try to measure from a common point on the engine (top of the heads to the frame rails or similar) and see if there's any difference
Yes motor mounts and/or body mounts... try to measure from a common point on the engine (top of the heads to the frame rails or similar) and see if there's any difference
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Also had to trim the inside fenders on the driver's side when I put 255's on my '71 so they wouldn't rub so much.
Last edited by kunkle; Aug 6, 2009 at 02:09 PM.
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Mine's just the opposite. My driver side sticks out further than the passenger. Rocker panel drops right in on drivers side, but on passenger side, the header nearly touches the body! 
I plan on trying to move the engine in the mounts before I cut up the rocker panels.
I plan on trying to move the engine in the mounts before I cut up the rocker panels.
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Mine's just the opposite. My driver side sticks out further than the passenger. Rocker panel drops right in on drivers side, but on passenger side, the header nearly touches the body!
I plan on trying to move the engine in the mounts before I cut up the rocker panels.
I plan on trying to move the engine in the mounts before I cut up the rocker panels.
On the rocker panel side of things....I left off the rocker panels (after I already had cut them up some time ago to fit the first set of chrome- have powder coated now) and painted the area flat black. Something to think about if you might like the look.
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