Nice thick flanges, those shouldn't leak. Did they give you the longer bolts? When I put the headers on my 5.0 the standard ARP 12pt bolts were too short. Only had about 1/4" to thread in. Might have been Ok with iron heads though.
JBA headers were a fail..Drivers side collector exit interfered with tranny linkage,plus I would have to pull manifold to replace #7-8 plug.No bueno.Speedway was Kwel,refunded 100%!Great company. Went back to coated patriot header like I installed in 73.Great header,just dont like 3 bolt collectors.Wanted ball/socket connector.Ordered copper gaskets and ARP fastners from summit.Hopefully no redos..Got enough parts to keep me busy for a while.
Nobody likes 3-bolt flanges, but if you had a scrap header with a decent usable ball end, would you consider paying the money to cut that 3-bolt flange off and having the recycled ball flange welded on to your header, then redo the powder coating?
Yeh they make flange kits for 3 bolt collecters,but pricey.Ill run these.. Fuel system in and tested.Dont PI gauge for schrade valve but sprays pretty good when depressed.Ill find out when I crank if injectors fire. PS and tranny cooler mounted,O2 bungs welded on collectors.Will install headers tomorrow,maybe intake plenem.Tons of little stuff yet to do,getting closer!
Just remember, car projects are the death of a thousand fasteners. But it's cool you're getting it done.
Real handy tool.Works great on ends of hard lines when coupling up to hose connection.Bought to make new brake lines for late mustang master cyl.upgrade.
Thanks Dan! Finally got headlight relay kit via slow boat from china.Easy to install,worth the 21 ranchero bucks.Time will tell..Horns from hell installed.They friggin BLAST! I need to get off the slacker wagon and tidy up a couple of wires.
Took the queen out of garage,gave the dirty girl a bath and road trip.Been a while.Gotta love EFI,cycle key couple time,fired up like a champ! Installed new compressor,did a lot wire sorting.(hard to tell)
Getting close to lighting her off.Down to road kill list.Ill pull plugs tomorrow,spin it over bleed hydroboost,get oil pressure up.Got stub collector pipe out past O2s till get exhaust on.EEC doesnt like open headers.Only one exhaust guy in town.Went and talked with and him,wasnt impressed.May just order a pipe kit.
Been a while but finally got her purring.Had a couple wires making contact in TFI circuit causing no spark condition.Meter showed power and continuity when testing each wire.Swapped electrical parts to 73 to test.Ended up replacing main harness with one that andrewok 1 gave me.Thanks buddy! Runs perfect,nice and smooth,aod shifts on time with proper down shift.Still got to find someone to fab AC hoses so I can be cool.Will make a run to death valley next week for shake down.Takes a while for eec to learn.Really needs 3.25 gears,think the 73 will pull it of the line.
Oh yeh,I was so depressed the 5.0 would not start.I went and bought a new toy!To much fun..Gearing it up for hunting season.
Those things are great. No more giving up a shot at a nice buck or boar because it is on the next rise and you dread hauling the carcass back to the camp.
