At 12:05 AM 9/7/98 GMT, John Hartman wrote:
>Has anyone installed a header on a 1500 Spitfire? Do you have to raise the
engine up to get the header in place? I did that but the header hits the
frame and won't bolt tight to the head because of the lack of clearance.
Haven't done it myself, but I understand that "dimpling" the frame for
clearance is sometimes necessary.
US-spec Cat equipped Spits had a clearance notch in the frame for the
header. Does this have to be enlarged? Anyone?
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
Succasunna, NJ USA
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