<div dir="auto">These came off an existing car. I have a BT7 engine with BJ carbs, intake and exhaust. So these should bolt right up.<div dir="auto">Thanks <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>59 BN4<br>67MGB<br>65 AH Sprite<br>phone makes it's own choices. Forgive typos</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 8, 2020, 7:28 PM Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Ira,</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">I did an extensive look into headers for my 1960 BT7 which is
not too different from your 59BN4. This is what I found:</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">The outrigger on the drivers side must be modified to accept
larger diameter pipe at a wider centre to centre spacing. BJ8 had this type of
outrigger as standard.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Possibly the corner of the intake manifold will require
machining to clear the header but this may be dependant on the brand of
header</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">The existing exhaust system will have to replaced as the
headers have a different diameter and spacing.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Possibly you could come up with an adapter to fit between the
header and the existing exhaust but space is limited.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">I would be interested if you find a header that dose's require
some or all of these modifications.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Harold</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Tahoma"><font size="2"><span> </span><strong>From:</strong> Healeys
[mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i
erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 08, 2020 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ahealey
help<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Headers<br></font></font><br></div>
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<div>Howdy all,
<div>Hope you are all well. </div>
<div>It has been a long time since I removed my exhaust. Is it possible to
replce the exhaust manifold with a header and not remove the intake
manifold? <br><br>
<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>59
BN4<br>67MGB<br>65 AH Sprite<br>phone makes it's own choices. Forgive
typos</div></div></div></div>
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