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Old 05-16-2018, 07:54 PM   #2
Gilles
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Originally Posted by 986bsdriver View Post
So I finally got around to installing the set of top speed eBay headers I bought ages ago with the secondary pipes. Figment was reasonably good. Only issue I have with the passenger side header is that it comes into contact with the valve cover.

At this point I’m contemplating putting some heat wrap around it and see how it goes or put a love dent in there with a hammer. Anyone run into this issue, and if so how did you proceed?
In a tv show.. the way they deal with it, looked simple and effective, as they heated with an acetylene (?) torch the spot required to be reshaped, then placed a piece of steel pipe and hitting the pipe with a large hamer, leaving a nice shaped recess, it was neat. (at least on the tv ..) :-)

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