Reinstall Aftermarket Headers
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Did the studs work? Better to ruin a stud than a head. Worst case, you can remove a head to repair the hole, but hopefully it won't come to that. Getting broken bolts out of LS heads with a welder has cost me a few cases of beer.
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I didn't try. I attached a ratchet strap to the headers
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ARP header studs 434-1301 seem theoretically like a good way to go. Any tips/tricks I should know before trying to install them? Any specific anti-seize I should look for, etc.?
Any tips on how to tap new holes/clean them (I don't have an air compressor**, but I could buy canned compressed** air maybe, unless it's a bad idea)?
Leave me any and all tips, advice, anything you can give me please.
I wanted to get this thing on the road as fast as I can, but I'm worried about ruining it more, so I'm taking it slowly and doing it right. I just want to make sure all that I need to do before I start on step 2, missing step 1, if you know what I mean.
Any tips on how to tap new holes/clean them (I don't have an air compressor**, but I could buy canned compressed** air maybe, unless it's a bad idea)?
Leave me any and all tips, advice, anything you can give me please.
I wanted to get this thing on the road as fast as I can, but I'm worried about ruining it more, so I'm taking it slowly and doing it right. I just want to make sure all that I need to do before I start on step 2, missing step 1, if you know what I mean.
Last edited by grinder11; Jun 20, 2025 at 05:49 PM.
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I attached the headers to a ratchet strap and the other end to a trailer hitch. Never used to trailer hitch until today. (To avoid body damage, I put a microfiber cloth over the bumper cover and when it was tight enough, it was clearing the body anyway.)
Slowly, I ratcheted it until I could use some elbow grease and pull the headers up to where the bolt could go in straight and when it was going in, smoothly and finger-tight, that's when I knew it was working and aligned enough.
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