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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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hey guys will these headers fit?

hello..I'm fairly new to this site. I bought myself an '86 T/A t top for 300 bucks cdn a couple of months ago. I have installed some white face gauges (look nice) I bought a set of csb full length four into one headers for 20 bucks of my buddy...they look like they'll fit..i just wanted to check with people on here first..any help would be appreciated
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

Holy long tubes Bat Man...they look like some kind of truck headers???

Let us know how they fit!
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

yes...i will for sure.. i'm removing the a/c so that should make it a lil' easier to get the passenger side in.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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The header equivalent of knuckle draggin' . . .
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

the car also came with magnaflow stainless cat-back exhaust...sounds pretty good, should sound better with headers and no cat!
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

Originally Posted by five7kid
The header equivalent of knuckle draggin' . . .
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

you guys mean that in a good way or a bad way lol
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

what we mean is the bottom of those primary pipes and collectors will be more than likely scraping everything especially if that TA is not stock height...those primary tubes just look way too long for 3rd-gen fbody ground clearance.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by WoolleyBully
you guys mean that in a good way or a bad way lol
After installing, I doubt you could get it off the jack stands without the collector hitting the floor. I'd consider that "bad".
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

i just did some measuring, it appers that they won't hit anything...we'll see when they go in. It looks as if they will fit nicely though.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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Post pics. This I gotta see.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

If they don't fit I'll just be shortening them a li' bit at my buddies shop
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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I'd be more inclined to find out exactly what they are, list them on eBay, and buy proper fitting headers.

Getting those angled tubes shortened ain't gonna be easy.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

There is no way in hell those are going to fit.
my hookers i have (long tubes) laying down next to me, from the top of the flange to the bottom of the 4 in 1 collector is 17" straight down. those look like at least an extra 5" longer! I want to bet you will be sitting those headers about 2" into the ground with the car not jacked up. (meaning the car will rest on the headers).
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

yea..they don't fit, With them on,the bottom of the collector flange was about 7/8" from my garage floor. You don't need to say anything about speed bumps or anything like that, because it wouldn't have even been able to pull out of my garage without smashing the collectors in! lmao w/e think i got em sold for $75= profit for the t/a!
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

If you have a tig welder you can cut them and make them fit....Not that hard.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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Re: hey guys will these headers fit?

looks like truck headers..
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