I just put on a stainless steel dc 4-1 header on my b18a1 and i need to either notch it or dent the mess out of it. I was wondering if i could drive around without it until i order a traction bar?

 

No. I tried it once. After about 10 ft i said to myself this isn't going to work.

 

Are you crazy? You can kill yourself without it!

 

thanks. my friends with eg's and ek's said i could but i wanted to double check. would you recommend denting it or notching it with a cut-off wheel?

 

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Don't even try it. I'd just notch it . A header won't perform like its supposed to if its all bashed up...

 

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Don't even try it. I'd just notch it . A header won't perform like its supposed to if its all bashed up...</TD></TR></TABLE>

He didnt mean dent the header duh! He ment should he dent the crossmember, or cut the crossmembe with a cutoff wheel.

First cut off the lip, then dent it in.

-Eric

 

Damn I would never even think of doing this

 

Here's how i did it.
Tools required-oxyacetylene torch, makita grinder, lincoln welding sticks, 1/4" steel

I cut the crossmember so the header cleared. Filled in the gaps with steel. Welded it together, smoothed out the welds with a grinder while checking for cracks. Painted it black afterwards.

 

heres what i did.

Tools required: Torch, welder, grinder.

I just cut away the lip with the grinder, then i grinded it more.. Then i used the torch heated it up, and used the heat to make it easier to dent (wanted it to be the same sized dent as what the header needed)

Then i welded up the hole along the bottom, many passes with mig welder, grinded it smooth painted it...

I would post pics but we-todd-did dosent seem to be working

 

If this helps, when i tried fitting my aftermarket header on DOHC ZC in my HB it would not go on. I banged the crap out of the x-member and later figured out if i jacked up the motor a lil bit that it would fit perfect, lowered it and didnt even touch the crossmember.

 

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yes but... this is a different case, its not fitting the header by the crossmember, its once the header is on that the crossmember wont clear and it hits..

But good idea for thouse with 1 piece headers that cant get them past to install.

 

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But good idea for thouse with 1 piece headers that cant get them past to install.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea i knew that, i was just giving peeps an idea to maybe try this first, and then they would be able to figure out that the x-member needs to be cut

 

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Yea i knew that, i was just giving peeps an idea to maybe try this first, and then they would be able to figure out that the x-member needs to be cut </TD></TR></TABLE>

cool, waste our time, dick

 

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Well hey fuuucker, its good to try that b4 cutting up ****