dibbons
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This '65 driver's side exhaust manifold flange has three holes, two for the head pipe and one for maybe a brace I have never seen installed.
A brace attached to what?? The exhaust manifold expands at a different rate than the block or any other metal surface. It could break if it's braced to the wrong surface.This '65 driver's side exhaust manifold flange has three holes, two for the head pipe and one for maybe a brace I have never seen installed.
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The photo in post #4 shows two supports. I am beginning to believe the factory only installed the forward one.
They'd be dead simple to make out of angle iron.
yep, those crazy crooks at the bottom of this casting, along with the braces, disappeared by 66 or 67. Lesser turns are in the downpipe.Not to worry, have ran early A's without long time. My 273's driver side don't have the third mounting hole (1966) maybe this is early version?
Refer to post #9 for factory part numbers that I found in FSM.
Yes! There's a question? My 66 had one. Don't know if it had been removed in 50 years time or not.I'm not sure what application (year, make, model) but this photo shows the third hole being used in an interesting arrangement.
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