Hey guys,

A friend of mine gave me some hooker compeitition headers for my 63 chevy truck. They came out of a blazer that he had purchased for the frame. We assumed they would fit because they are truck headers and a visual inspection confirms that to a point. I tried putting one on today with no real intention of taking everything apart to get it in there, I kinda wanted to feel it out so I can decide how hard of a job it will and allot the proper amount of time to do it since its my daily driver. My question basically boils down to: Should these be hard to install? I did a quick search and found an outline of the same headers (well, not exactly the same) being installed on on mustang. They disconeccted quite a bit of linkage, the dipstick tube, loosened the motor mounts and slightly lifted the motor to get them on. I don't mind doing this but I want to make sure i'm on the right track before I bust out the engine crane. Am I missing something? It seems right because the tranny linkage was in the way of the collector and the fattest part of the primary tubes wouldn't slide between the motor and the frame when I was trying to slide it in. The only other thing I can think of is to slide them in from underneath but I can't get my truck high enough to do that. Anyways, let me in on your header experiences. Thanks guys!