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Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? #1832251
05/22/15 03:25 PM
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Any recommendations for someone (preferably a moparts memeber) who can build custom headers within 3 hours of Indy? I had a trading labor arrangement with a "friend" in which I upheld my end of the agreement yet he has every excuse imaginable when I try to get him to uphold his end and build my headers. I have all the materials in stainless and need someone to do the fitting and welding. I suck at welding or I'd try it myself.
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Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: 496 A-body] #1832312
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Mike Roth @ MR2 performance builds custom headers. He a Moparts member and his shop if I remember right is about a 1/2 hr from Indy.

Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: 496 A-body] #1952208
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Update
I finally got them done. After checking with 8 different places (I didn't check with Mike Roth) and getting everything from:
Asking for pictures and then getting no reply.
Being quoted $2500 per header.
Being told they couldn't use the materials I already had because their "weld specialist" is particular about his materials.
2 places were booked till well into 2016.
I settled on Quinn's chassis shop after seeing him recommended on YB, he is located west of Louisville KY, after initially contacting him he was able to get me in within 2 weeks, he had the car for 3 weeks, I'm happy with how they turned out and the cost was more than reasonable. Just waiting on the trim rings I ordered to finish it off.
Not that it matters but I thought it was cool that he is a Mopar guy, he's currently building a 25.5 chassis on his 68 dart to run in OSCA nostalgia true street with a turbo 392 gen III Hemi, he initially built a wicked LS based engine but couldn't bring himself to go through with it so he sold it off and built the 392.

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Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: 496 A-body] #1952242
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Curious as to why you wouldn't go under chassis? guess I thought the front exit was more of a product of having to with turbo set ups due to room. We have a phenomenal header shop out here in Kingman AZ (REF). Call him up, make an appointment, drop the car off in the am..... by 2-4 that day you'll get a call back that your pipes are done and come get your car. I'm very fortunate to only be an hour away from him.

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.....and Jeff Allison Motorsports had Mopar pentastar exhaust trim rings. smile

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Well, I wanted fender exit because under chassis would have required smashing tube for spark plug clearance plus the ground clearance issue when going on the trailer.
Changing plugs with these headers will be a breeze.
Rear fender exit would have required firewall modifications which I didn't want to do so we went front exit.
Got a link or pic of the pentastar trim ring? Wish I would have known about them.

Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: J_BODY] #1952279
11/16/15 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted By J_BODY
.....and Jeff Allison Motorsports had Mopar pentastar exhaust trim rings. smile



X2 on a link ill be in need of 2 5inch rings here real soon and id like to have some options


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Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: 496 A-body] #1952298
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Quinn does good work and has been a mopar guy for ever. He had a dart that ran hi 5's 20 years ago. He built a nice red Avenger, and many other cars. Looks like you got a nice set of headers.

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Looks nice!


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Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: FastmOp] #1952349
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Originally Posted By FastmOp
Quinn does good work and has been a mopar guy for ever. He had a dart that ran hi 5's 20 years ago. He built a nice red Avenger, and many other cars. Looks like you got a nice set of headers.


Yep, that Avenger is currently for sale here:
http://www.racingjunk.com/Door-Cars/182589354/6.0-cert-dodge-avenger-may-trade.html
He still has the Dart that you were talking about, same one he is currently building a 25.5 chassis for. He has also built both a 68 Dart and Barracuda SS/AH chassis which I thought was very impressive. He also built Matt Alvey's GT superstock Sunfire which is a nice piece.

Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: 496 A-body] #1952377
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I think Jeff sold the red Avenger to the new guy with it for sale. I have seen it out a few times. Now has a small block chevy in it. frown

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Re: Custom headers within 3 hours of Indy?? [Re: FastmOp] #1957646
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