Arnie Beswick '65 Comet A/FX

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2 minutes ago, bogger44 said:

Thanks for the comments guys.

Oh yes LOL, that was probably the most cumbersome assembly of the entire build.  I installed them according to the instructions and placed them in along the framerails first then installed the motor.  I do believe I glued the motor in place before attaching the headers to the heads.  It was a bit of a battle and time consuming but eventually got them to cooperate.  I can't really say I had any tricks to the process though.  Are you having trouble with your's too?  Of note, the tie rod install was a small battle too.

I'm using this engine and chassis on my '65 Falcon A/FX build and haven't reached the point of final assembly.  I was looking for your feedback to see if I need to re-engineer how the headers are installed/mounted.

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7 minutes ago, afx said:

I'm using this engine and chassis on my '65 Falcon A/FX build and haven't reached the point of final assembly.  I was looking for your feedback to see if I need to re-engineer how the headers are installed/mounted.

That is a good question.  I'm not really sure on another way of installing them as it is such a tight fit.  I just looked at mine and it would be a fair bit of work and maybe not worth it or doable but maybe remove the lower control arms from the framerails first?  That might possibly allow the headers to be installed to the motor before dropping it in. But then I'm not sure about what would have to be done with the motor mounts.  I wish I could help more with a surefire way but that's about all I can come up with.