I haven't tried it myself, but the description provided by Ron & Sue
Fournier (Metal Fabricator's Handbook; published by HPBooks; ISBN
0-89586-870-9) makes it sound conceptually simple. And it is a
thorough discussion of the matter of headers.
Donald.
(NFI; just a satisfied reader.)
> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 08:15:47 -0800
> From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
>
>
> >how hard would it be to make a custom header for my spit. I am wanting to
> >place one on the new race car, but not spend a fortune for a 2 into 1
> >header. The same goes for a Roll bar and cage. Why types of pipe do I
> >need, where can I get it? Is there anything I need to take into
> >consideration that I might be missing.
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> The hardest part will be either making or buying the flange. A good flange
> would be at least 3/8" thick, 1/2" inch would be even better. Let me know
> if you find a supply as I would love to get one for the GT6+. The mandrel
> bent tubing can be bought almost at any large auto parts place, but I've
> found J. C. Whitney has a really good selection of mandrel bent tubing, in
> all sorts of sizes and bend radii. Really useful for when I built my
> header sets and in fact I used it to make the complete 2" dia system an all
> my cars/trucks - and when I eventually build the "tri Y" for the 70 project
> that's where I'll order mine from.
>
> The roll bar is another matter -
>
> Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
> 72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> 70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> 70 Spitfire (long term project)
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