Also,i need some headers that are not fender well ones. Can yall tell me where and what kind work the best.
And do yall know where a reasonable priced a body 8 3/4 rear end is ?
The only company that makes a legitimate header for an early (1963) A Body/small block V8 that I KNOW of is TTI, and they are very proud of them. Getting them on the car takes two men and a boy, but they ARE "nice." I have TTI's on my '72 and they fit like a glove. I have never had any sort of problem with them (except for paying for them.)
The market for 8.75" A Body rear ends is the reason our car has a B-Body rear end in it.
We got a 1967 Coronet 8.75", drum-to-drum with a good 2.73:1 third member from a junkyard near Searcy (Arkansas) for $250.00.
Occasionally, I see a "deal" on an A-Body 8.75", but they are usually priced out of my range.
We cut the the spring pads off the housing, and moved them in toward the center... a half-inch on each side and they line up with the springs. Then, we ordered some cutom back-spaced wheels from Stockton wheel company in California and we were in bidness... The wheels weren't cheap (and, they're steel- read "heavy") but it was a lot cheaper than going with an A Body housing, overall.
If you can find one at a reasonable price, go for it.... we just didn't have the time to shop around.
:wack:
I'm 73 and my partner is 74; we wanted to finish this thing while we were both stilll alive, if possible.... LOL!
We MIGHT git-r-dun...
I'm the idiot in the white coat...