I have a 90 crx with a b16 and im putting in a header. the whole front of the car is off, radiator, fan, bumper and crossmember support thing. but the damn header wont fit past the cross member. any suggestions on what to do. i need this car runnign TODAY!! i have to work on monday

 

take it off and nocth it out the put it back on.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vteckillenzc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take it off and nocth it out the put it back on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i hope you mean the cross member, not the header!

 

notch the crossmember?

 

what should i use to "notch" it? i tried bending it down but its a pain in the ***.

 

use a cut-off wheel

 

also try beating the **** out of it.see if u cnat dent it in far enough to give the header room to fit.wont look as good as notching it but will get the job done.

 

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i hope you mean the cross member, not the header!</TD></TR></TABLE>


yes i meant the front lower crossmember NOT THE HEADER!thats stupid question

 

yeah, thats what im thinking. would you recommend taking the crossmember out? cause if i have to do that i think it will fit without denting. idk.

 

oh hell yea! doing it in the car will be a pian in the ***.take it off much easier to get to.

 

i think they are 4 17mm bolts,two bolts for each side.and i need to take out them radius arms too.

 

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yes i meant the front lower crossmember NOT THE HEADER!thats stupid question </TD></TR></TABLE>

hey, i've never done a B-series swap, but i would have known to notch the crossmember. i've seen people do some dumb things, and i wanted to be sure that he didn't follow the formal syntax of your statement - which would have instructed him to notch the header.

if you've got access to a welder, it'd probably best to cut out a clearance area then box it back in. otherwise, you are stuck with the "cut and bash" method.

make a couple vertical cuts on either side of the area where the header rubs, deep enough that the header would clear, then beat the area between the cuts with a BFH until it goes concave. re-install.

 

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make a couple vertical cuts on either side of the area where the header rubs, deep enough that the header would clear, then beat the area between the cuts with a BFH until it goes concave. re-install.</TD></TR></TABLE>


now thats a good ideal.


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yea so have i.i seen things done that would just make u laugh.

 

cool, so i got the crossmember out (piece of cake) and installed the header expecting everything to line up. well it didnt. oh well, im taking a breakfast break and going at it again. the metal seems to be forgiving so im taking a hammer to it and spraying it black after words. no one will know.lol

 

ok, got the header in, crossmember finished. i took it for a test drive and i can hear this annoying clicking sound. its almost like a midget shaking a bottle with a nut in it. its weird. only when im on the throttle.

BTW, i can tell a difference in acceleration and its hella loud. lol

 

clicking souynd? can u hear it when your ideling and have the hood up?

 

exhaust leak maybe? did you use a new gasket for the headers?

 

yeah, i think it was a leak. two nuts fell off. mabey i didnt tighten them up. so i slapped two new ones and it went away. thanks.