Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: AndyF]
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Id suggest having a custom set of headers made. I have had those TTI's on a few customer cars and they are a PITA especially on a racecar where things are changed periodically. Anytime you need the trans out to work on it or swap a converter you will hate them. Not impossible to do but definitely WAY more work than it should be....
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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I don't know Andy? That #1 exhaust pipe isn't going to cooperate too well with the wires on that side... I think I have it figured out. Will most likely require some custom wires from Gorski though to make it come out clean.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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Id suggest having a custom set of headers made. I have had those TTI's on a few customer cars and they are a PITA especially on a racecar where things are changed periodically. Anytime you need the trans out to work on it or swap a converter you will hate them. Not impossible to do but definitely WAY more work than it should be.... Yeah, these are big suckers. They tucked them in close to everything which is great if you never have to work on it.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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Id suggest having a custom set of headers made. I have had those TTI's on a few customer cars and they are a PITA especially on a racecar where things are changed periodically. Anytime you need the trans out to work on it or swap a converter you will hate them. Not impossible to do but definitely WAY more work than it should be.... Yeah, these are big suckers. They tucked them in close to everything which is great if you never have to work on it. Very cool build Andy. I had 2" cppa (tti) on my old 71 Demon and they were a bear to get in and out. They looked good once in (one weekend later), but pray you don't need to do any maintenance. What about the Mazzoloni headers that are a partial fender exit? Those always seemed like a better option for a shelf BB A body header.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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I don't know Andy? That #1 exhaust pipe isn't going to cooperate too well with the wires on that side... I think it will work just fine to loop the plug wires up to the coils on the valve cover. I need to get Rick at Firecore to make me some sample wires to make sure it all fits but I've mocked it up a couple of times and it seems okay.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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I think it will be equally difficult for 1,3,5 and 7
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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Yep. My 1 7/8 TTI's were alot of trouble to install as well. The Maddogs go in 1 tube at a time. Way easier. The Maddog site only lists ford / chevy headers ??
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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I think it will be equally difficult for 1,3,5 and 7 I'm pretty sure that plug wires are going to be the least of my worries but it will be a couple of weeks before I have the parts in hand to prove it.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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I dropped the front suspension out of the car so I could install the headers. 5 minute job once the K frame is out of the car. With the suspension out of the car I used the body wheels from US Car Tool to support the car. I think I'll eventually get a process figured out for working on this car but it is going to take some time (and money)! The big headers and the big Dana 60 rearend really chew up the space at both ends of the car. Maintenance becomes a hassle. I understand why guys just go ahead and step up to tube chassis cars with removable panels and all of that.
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