POPS6T6
Well-Known Member
So had originally put this under my engine and trans install issue, but it is more related to exhaust I suppose..
Ok.. so it has been a few months, had some things come up and finally getting back to the car. Good news is, I have the engine and headers in, the bad news is that they are not lining up. What is weird is that the drivers side is no problem at all, I have plenty of clearance even with power steering box in, it is the passenger side is giving me fits. The headers are hitting the transmission pan, and also the collector is hitting the torsion bar close to where the torsion bar is inserted into the crossmember. I tried to mark the headers in the pics with tape to show all the different places where these are hitting. So it leads me to a few questions. I have (from what I can tell when compared to another set) some rather thick isolator blocks, would that be causing my engine to sit to high? Also the transmission seems to be hitting the hump where the transmission crossmember support is? Currently I have power steering in the car, my thought was since I recently acquired a manual steering box, and the motor and headers were in, and there wasn't any issue on drivers side that I would get the headers mocked up and see what issues I had and then switch to manual steering if needed. But the issues are all on the passenger side, and from what everyone says, it is usually the driver side that causes the binding and so forth.
1rst picture shows looking down through the engine compartment on passenger side. You can see where headers are hitting transmission pan. It is preventing me from getting headers to mount up to heads.
2nd and 3rd pic show where the collector is hitting against the torsion bar.
4th pic is a view from below showing headers hitting transmission pan.
5th pic shows the current support/isolator blocks and a thinner set I have.
What the heck am I doing wrong here? Do I need to remove torsion bar to make clearance to get the header on passenger side to slide into place? Are isolator blocks (I think that is what they are called, the rubber blocks between motor mounts and k-member) the problem? Do I need those? Without those my engine would be 1/2 lower and moved forward about 1/2". And that might be the clearance I need? This thing is supposed to go out for paint later this month, but I don't want to be banging on headers and putting engine in and out after paint.. Things I wonder, is the motor off center? Is it to high? Am I just mentally challenged? Any suggestions or advice?? Anyone want to come help? Anything at all??
Ok.. so it has been a few months, had some things come up and finally getting back to the car. Good news is, I have the engine and headers in, the bad news is that they are not lining up. What is weird is that the drivers side is no problem at all, I have plenty of clearance even with power steering box in, it is the passenger side is giving me fits. The headers are hitting the transmission pan, and also the collector is hitting the torsion bar close to where the torsion bar is inserted into the crossmember. I tried to mark the headers in the pics with tape to show all the different places where these are hitting. So it leads me to a few questions. I have (from what I can tell when compared to another set) some rather thick isolator blocks, would that be causing my engine to sit to high? Also the transmission seems to be hitting the hump where the transmission crossmember support is? Currently I have power steering in the car, my thought was since I recently acquired a manual steering box, and the motor and headers were in, and there wasn't any issue on drivers side that I would get the headers mocked up and see what issues I had and then switch to manual steering if needed. But the issues are all on the passenger side, and from what everyone says, it is usually the driver side that causes the binding and so forth.
1rst picture shows looking down through the engine compartment on passenger side. You can see where headers are hitting transmission pan. It is preventing me from getting headers to mount up to heads.
2nd and 3rd pic show where the collector is hitting against the torsion bar.
4th pic is a view from below showing headers hitting transmission pan.
5th pic shows the current support/isolator blocks and a thinner set I have.
What the heck am I doing wrong here? Do I need to remove torsion bar to make clearance to get the header on passenger side to slide into place? Are isolator blocks (I think that is what they are called, the rubber blocks between motor mounts and k-member) the problem? Do I need those? Without those my engine would be 1/2 lower and moved forward about 1/2". And that might be the clearance I need? This thing is supposed to go out for paint later this month, but I don't want to be banging on headers and putting engine in and out after paint.. Things I wonder, is the motor off center? Is it to high? Am I just mentally challenged? Any suggestions or advice?? Anyone want to come help? Anything at all??
