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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yuppers, this side looks to be in much better shape, Falcon!!!! You should get it whooped out in no time! Appears the patching phase will be soon, headers still next on the agenda??

Yep, dad be da plan, Dave!

Good day today; I got the other side buttoned up and ready for some filler and I got the passenger side header built. This one was easy; driver’s side will be a lot harder. I have a question for you FI guys regarding the 02 sensor bungs; the factory ones were pretty close to the heads on the manifolds. I'm planning on moving them down to the header collector. Will the increased distance be an issue or should I put them in one of the tubes the same distance from the head as the original ones?

IMO the increased distance for the O2 sensor is not an issue, provided there's no place for air to leak in and mess up your sensor reading. All you care about is a good mixed sample location. In the top of the collector would be OK in my book.

Headers look great Falcon! I'm with Roger on the sensor, the EFI cars I've done all got the O2 sensor in the collector.

Sounds good, Dave; that's what I'll do. I'll probably do a header wrap, too. Got the other side done today; not bad for my first header building attempt. Now I can pull the drivetrain back out, start smoothing my welds on the firewall, and getting it ready for paint.

If I'm seeing this correctly, it appears the header pipes are wrapping around the steering box and column? Won't that add too much heat into the steering box, and with the pipes trapping the column, it might make taking the headers off a little difficult?

falcon great looking headers just one question ? how do you get the header off of the steering ...ted

Yeah, Because of clearance I didn't have much of a choice but to go around the steering column with two of the tubes. I'm going to use a header wrap to keep the heat off the box. As far as removing it, I took off the steering wheel, unhooked the tie rods, unbolted the box, and slid it out the bottom. Then the header comes off. Not the easiest but it works.

"...... I took off the steering wheel, unhooked the tie rods, unbolted the box, and slid it out the bottom. Then the header comes off. Not the easiest but it works......" Sometimes you do what you have to. The headers look good. regardless of whether it's the first time or not.

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Great work on the rust repair and the headers look awesome! What tricks are you going to use to weld the areas where tubes block the welder tip getting in there?

I tried to weld anything that would be blocked before I added the next tube and it worked out pretty well. I got the motor pulled back out tonight and finished welding everything on the headers except the O2 bungs. Now I'm going to get the engine on a stand and stick to the body until it's ready for paint.

I was curious about the RH header middle tube. Just looking for tips for if I build fender well headers for my 40. Thanks Ryan.

Say Pat you still have the 48 cpe


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[QUOTE=bluestang67;504760]Say Pat you still have the 48 cpe


Yes, I do. It always sees to get pushed to the back burner but it's still going. I just wet sanded the primer on the hood and gravel pans; as soon as we put some paint on them the whole car will be painted. But it'll probably sit in dry dock until I get this one wrapped up.

Got some primer on the firewall today; now for a little wet sanding and I'll put some color on it.

Firewall looks good! Lots of time in it to get it finally ready for primer!!!!