crossmember mod

[hiltijoe]

heres a good question.has any one ever modded there crossmember to accomidate there headers?and what did you do?or is there a source to buy one already fabercated 87 v20 4wd bbc w headers?

 

[Craig 85]

Hedman make header for BBC 4WD trucks.

https://www.hedman.com/truck-headers?cpable=1&&YearID=1985&MakeID=47&ModelID=460&CID=454

 

[hiltijoe]

Hedman make header for BBC 4WD trucks.

https://www.hedman.com/truck-headers?cpable=1&&YearID=1985&MakeID=47&ModelID=460&CID=454

Got those but with my aluminum heads they sit just a wee bit up

 

[Honky Kong jr]

heres a good question.has any one ever modded there crossmember to accomidate there headers?and what did you do?or is there a source to buy one already fabercated 87 v20 4wd bbc w headers?

I have big block A body headers on mine.

 

[hiltijoe]

I have big block A body headers on mine.

I'd love to see the underside of that

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I'd love to see the underside of that

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I had to notch the frame a little for #1 primary tube and I did clearance the cross member on the driver side but not for the header it was because the way I did my bends.

 

[hiltijoe]

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I had to notch the frame a little for #1 primary tube and I did clearance the cross member on the driver side but not for the header it was because the way I did my bends.

that's what mine looks like very very tight.im concerned about movement

 

[Honky Kong jr]

that's what mine looks like very very tight.im concerned about movement

My engine and trans are solid mounted but I have spring tensioned bolts on my ball collectors and have hangers that move a bit on the exhaust the whole frame flex thing. That way my headers won’t break

 

[hiltijoe]

My engine and trans are solid mounted but I have spring tensioned bolts on my ball collectors and have hangers that move a bit on the exhaust the whole frame flex thing. That way my headers won’t break

Where you get the springs?

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Where you get the springs?

I used Audi 1.8t intake valve springs.

 

[hiltijoe]

heres the latest and greatest.i bought the a body headers.the header on the passenger side perfect straight thru crossmember.driver side ,no good hits shift linkage.if I use the original one I had on the d side its all good .so now I have a set of mix matched headers that are extra wtf painful its becoming

 

[hiltijoe]

heres the latest and greatest.i bought the a body headers.the header on the passenger side perfect straight thru crossmember.driver side ,no good hits shift linkage.if I use the original one I had on the d side its all good .so now I have a set of mix matched headers that are extra wtf painful its becoming

the thing u learn as you go

 

[Honky Kong jr]

the thing u learn as you go

I have a cable shifter sorry

 

[hiltijoe]

I have a cable shifter sorry

Painful

 

[hiltijoe]

Painful

The knowledge I learn from this will make me a super moderator lol