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Old 05-12-2010, 02:40 PM
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You mean the plug wires under the headers? I don't think I've seen that yet. Going to have to look. I like the sounds of it, I am a technician and I love it when wires are out of site.
 
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Old 05-12-2010, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 77nomad
Both of you guys have a clean set up. I plan on running mine under the headers though. I had a Nova with fender well headers for so long I just can't break that habit.
Thanks it has come along way to clean up the mess i had there but every day i find something else i can hide lol

Do you have a pic of the set up you had in you Nova never seen them under the hearders before
 
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:33 PM
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No, I don't. I have only a hand full of pics a buddies wife took at the track. The headers are hard to discribe. They come off the motor and go up then down. here are a cuple pics online I found.




 
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Old 05-12-2010, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 77nomad
Both of you guys have a clean set up. I plan on running mine under the headers though. I had a Nova with fender well headers for so long I just can't break that habit.
Tough to run the plug wires under the headers on a big block. It can be done, but then you run the risk of burning the boots, which is the advantage of a big block over a small block when run above the headers. I can see that with the fenderwell headers shown on the small block it would be much better under than above.
Are you thinking of running the fenderwell headers on your Camaro? If so, are you leaving the inner fenders out? I don't see any room behind the tires for a fenderwell exit without leaving the inners out. My neighbor has fenderwell headers on his Camaro but he left the inner fenders out and had to cut the bottom of his outter fender to provide the exit to the collector since his also go into side pipes too.
 
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wow thats different looking not sure if i dig it or not
 
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Old 05-13-2010, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 1971BB427
Tough to run the plug wires under the headers on a big block. It can be done, but then you run the risk of burning the boots, which is the advantage of a big block over a small block when run above the headers. I can see that with the fenderwell headers shown on the small block it would be much better under than above.
Are you thinking of running the fenderwell headers on your Camaro? If so, are you leaving the inner fenders out? I don't see any room behind the tires for a fenderwell exit without leaving the inners out. My neighbor has fenderwell headers on his Camaro but he left the inner fenders out and had to cut the bottom of his outter fender to provide the exit to the collector since his also go into side pipes too.
No fender wells on this car. It was done out of necessity on the Nova. I have'nt decided weather or not to ditch the inner fenders on my project though. It would be a shame to hide those control arms though. maybe I should do a pole.
 
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Old 05-13-2010, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 80R/S
wow thats different looking not sure if i dig it or not
Thats just how its done on early Chevy II's. Man I miss that car. I went to visit her awhile ago. The guy who bought it had told about all his plans, so I though I'd stop by and check it out. Its been 5 years or so. Well i was bummed to find my baby sitting in the garage with one of the quarters cut off. The car didn't need them at all. Didn't even have rust, it came from Texas.
 

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Originally Posted by 77nomad
Thats just how its done on early Chevy II's. Man I miss that car. I went to visit her awile ago. The guy who bought it had told about all his plans, so I though I'd stop by and check it out. Its been 5 years or so. Well i was bummed to find my baby sitting in the garage with one of the quarters cut off. The car didn't need them at all. Didn't even have rust, it came from Texas.
that sucks about your car wonder why he cut the quarters out
 
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Old 05-20-2010, 10:31 AM
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Hey, i was thinking of you when i seen this, it's a little expensive but heres a link

http://albany.craigslist.org/pts/1746991781.html

he has it posted up on NastyZ28 to so he would most likely ship if you were interested.

joe
 
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Originally Posted by 80ZJoe
Hey, i was thinking of you when i seen this, it's a little expensive but heres a link

http://albany.craigslist.org/pts/1746991781.html

he has it posted up on NastyZ28 to so he would most likely ship if you were interested.

joe
Thanks joe,

I did find one from a guy on nasty for $60 shipped so it should be here next week i hope. I also made a deal with a local guy to me he is giving me a good set of weather stripping for the doors and a top Z28 grill to match the bottom one i have coming for the original space saver tire and bumper jack from my 80

Brandon
 
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