heads and headers q's

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  1. Mattverick

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    I am having an engine build for me, he is put on aluminum heads and a 347 stoker kit. I want to put headers on it and i don't care the coast as long as its not over like $1000. It has power steering and it is colume shift 1976 model. What headers fit the best and what would have to be done to them to fit on my Maverick
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    Anything aluminum is going to cost over $1000. Good cast iron heads include the GT40s and GT40Ps, and some roush heads. I paid $300 for a set of GT40Ps off an explorer, with valves and springs, ready to install. Doubled my HP with very little work.
     
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    i already have the aluminum heads, i was just wanting to know what headers will fit and what mods have to be done to fit them
     
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    You won't be able to keep the column shift with any header made for a Maverick chassis. You will also have to use a power steering drop bracket.

    So, if you're dead set on using the column shift, good luck making it work.
     
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    Hooker 6901`s and you will have to do some fabbing to make the colum shift work.
     
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    What heads you running? It will take some modifying to make the column shift work but there are some guys on this board that have done it.
     
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    If you can get a clutch cross shaft in there, a trans shift cross shaft shouldnt be that hard. I'd figure it out for ya but all mine are manuals. Bring yours by and we'll get it to work. :D
     
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    Standard 6901's aren't that expensive. You can get them in ceramic coated or have them Jet-Hot coated and it's not too bad in cost.
    I think my uncoated 6901's were less than $180. Can't remember for sure.

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    Do a search.
    (I know, I hate it too when that becomes someone's answer to a question...)

    However I did see a post not too long ago that someone described exactly how they fit headers into their column shift car.
    I think the problem was with 2 of the rods that go from the column to the pivot point, not the pivot itself. The person posting said that the mods were reasonably minor.
    Dave
     
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    Hooker supercomps p/n 6110 will fit with a column shifter.
     

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