Technical fenderwell headers ??

Looking for some info on fitting more than performance fenderwell headers, $300 or under.Lots of them on ebay for almost too cheap, but would work if they'd last 3-4 years, street driven weekends. sbc, 40 plymouth, 6" drop straight axle

 

OK I’m goin to try to decipher that.

You have a 40 Plymouth with a sbc and a straight axle and want to know what fenderwell headers that may fit are available in the sub $300 price range.

You have seen cheap ones on eBay but question the quality. You need something that will last st least 3 or 4 years on a weekend driven car.

Did I get that right?

 

That was, like, a public service.

 

Just looking for a resonable answer not sarcasim, if i gotta spend more fine,not building a full blown show or race car, just want to buy parts once.

 

That was a tough read. Thanks for the deciphering Tim.
Just remember: You get what you pay for.

 

I read his post and understood it right off.

 

You are one of those people who always amaze me with your ability to understand illegible offerings

 

Some folks need to learn sentence structure and punctuation.

You may find out that you will be guessing at what might fit the car and may have to try a couple of different sets. Each set will cost shipping to return if it doesn't fit. Buy a fenderwell header kit and weld them up yourself. Then you will know what the quality is.

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To answer the original question, I doubt that a pair of generic fenderwell headers are going to work without some cutting and altering. Look at the flange thickness to judge your quality. A less expensive setup might be wise since you will most likely need to cut them up a little anyway.

 

for sure,just feeding on info.
thanks

 

thanks, thats probably the route to go

 

Thanks

 

Would the 6'' drop be a problem with fenderwell headers?

 

I needed some fenderwell headers a few years ago, didn't find any that looked like what I wanted, so I made a pair. Took a few days. They came out pretty nice. I recommend it.

 

Absolutely no sarcasm ment, I had to read that a couple times to understand what you were trying to ask.

We have a lot of non native speakers and older people that just don’t type very well here and so sometimes it’s hard to understand what they want.

Oftno one writes it out more clearly and they post gets no replies and the original poster grows frustrated.

I was actually trying to be helpful.

In that vein here are some thoughts.

1: a photo of your motor in your car would help a ton.

2: 57 Chevy fenderwell headers from speedway and first generation nova/ Chevy ii fenderwell headers seem to be the most commonly used in situations like this.

When it’s not stock you may have mounted something, wether it be the engine, steering or brakes, in a slightly different spot and it makes it hard to give you a 100% answer.

3: speedway has a chart that gives you most of the needed measurements for each set of headers they offer. It’s in the catalog but the web site typically offers much more information and measurements.

If you can post photos for us my first step would be find some 57 Chevy fenderwell headers, find the part number and either find the chart of measurements in the catalog or online and print it off to take to the garage and see if it looks close.

Some of speedways offerings are really nice as far as header go, and some are probably recycled pop cans. But I’d say even the cheapies should last you 3 or 4 years of weekends unless you keep them un painted and live next to the ocean or something weird.

 

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Small-Block-Chevy-1935-48-Fat-Fenderwell-Headers-Raw-Finish,3821.html

These are dirt cheap and I see them used a ton in situations like yours



This is the chart I was talking about and the measurements from the headers I linked to. Though the link does offer a few more measurements as well

 

Hamb to the rescue once again.....

 

I am running those Speedway headers in my 38 Chevy. So far so good[emoji6]


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First gen. Chevy II/Nova 62-65 and second gen. 66/67 are the same.
Note:
None of these are under $500.
https://www.summitracing.com/search...vrolet/model/chevy-ii/header-style/fenderwell

I never liked how most application ch***is style headers hung down so low, my 67 Nova is quite low so the only solution was to either build a set from scratch or modify some existing ones.
These are S&S (no longer in business) 13/4" headers for 28-34 Fords that were heavily modified to fit my Nova.

 

Denny - those look expensive. To the OP - Racingjunk sometimes has vintage stuff. Can't remember swap meet headers for any more than a couple hundred bucks. Not exactly help but they're out there.

 

This won't be news to the OP but things aren't always cheap, easy or achieved overnight.
Ya gotta want it!

 

Thanks for all the info, its hard thru this" new fangled" texting coummunicating with people for us old farts (me), easy to take it the wrong way,appreciate the follow up. Will definately add photos as i get that far, just starting to design ch***is for straight axle and ladder susspension, lot of fun. Probably should also learn how to spell. thanks,

 

Whatever you buy, get them coated, even if it's just some Hi-Temp brush -on stuff from Eastwood or somebody else.

 

Only if you are sure they will work, you'll notice I ordered these coated (unrealistically) thinking I could make them work without mods, guess again.
Btw, my roadster has the same headers, as mfg. and coated.

 

Having the white VHT paint flake off the headers is super traditional. So is repainting them every year.

As seen in Hot Rod mag:

 

Summit Racing # PTE H033 Fenderwell for fat fender ch***is $265

 

Used em on the 40 and fit like they were made for it!

 

^^^^^ Nice wrap job. But- give it a year or two, and if you ever decide to "un wrap", you might be a lil sad with what you see....... The OP is on the cheap/less expensive, which I get, but having them coated is the way to go for heat issues......Or- spring for coated ones.

 

Yup.... wrap holds moisture and if they are wet when you park it.... they will start to rust faster than a Dodge in Michigan.

 

What I got was his old headers were leaking fumes into the car so he needs new ones

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