How hard is this to do on a 1985? is this something that can be done with a jack and jack stands or do you need a lift?

About how many hours am i looking @

 

I want some answers about this myself. I've done alot of headers over the years and they were always a bitch and they always leaked.

 

I've taken my longtubes on and off a zillion times with the car on jackstands. First time will take a few hours. Afterwards, much less.

 

What needs to be removed to allow access?

 

What brand of headers?...

 

This might help you out;

http://www.holley.com/data/Products/...2149HKRrev.pdf

 

it was a real PITA to do on my 84. 1 full day for 1 guy. And after all that I didn't like them.

 

Easy I did mine in my garage on ramps all i had to do was have my Y pipe welded for $30 bucks.


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Do you have Melrose's headers?

 

I havent bought mine yet I am leaning tword hookers

 

so its worth the $500.00 bucks I was quoted. (for all the material (mufflers pipes every thing installed) plus the cost of the headers

 

Depends on what headers if they are not coated they cost $150.

 

I have to supply the headers and he will supply and do every thing else

 

Save yourself the $500 and get the hookers and y then do it yourself.
Did you look at my thread?

 

Yes...Yes I do..

 

This doesnt sounds like that bad of a job...I was really flirting with the idea of getting longtubes. I was either going to get OBXR or Hedman. The hedmans I was looking at dont support EGR however but cost $300 less. Anyone know whats more cost effective?

 

I opted for Jet-Hot coated stainless long tubes.
Life is too short to go half way.

 

meh Header install was a snap, only took a few minutes per side....

 

I installed a set of Headman headers on my 89 in a very small garage with the front and back of the car up on jack stands. I was in the process of replacing the rear drag links and tie rod ends in the back and decided that since I had part of the car torn down while waiting on parts, I might as well start on the headers.

It took my son and I about two or three hours to get them on and all tight. (He was 13 and I was teaching him at the same time.) It's been a few years since I did that so I can't remember if there were any "got yas". If I recall correctly I pulled the starter which helped get the headers in, but it was a mother to put it back on. You have to twist it a certain way and hold your mouth just right (in a spot where crap falls in your mouth) to get the headers and the starter installed.


Once I got the headers on the car and the rear end put back together I drove to the alignment shop down the street to get the rear end aligned. I then drove across town with open headers to the muffler shop. I had him put in 3" pipes, 2 random tech universal cats, and a pair of Flowmaster Delta 40s. While he was there I had him add a pair of dumps at the back of the car right before the pipes bend over to the side of the car.


I say go for it... If anything do it so you can drive it to his shop with open headers. :-)


Tim

 

Dumb question I Know, but why not buy the cheap 179.00 headers and paint them? what is the difference then?