1979 Mercury Capri

[Russell]

pictures of headers.





Do you think I should have this moved to the 5K build? I have been hoping for fast not quick, but it looks like the ECTA is leaving NC and I might have to take up drag racing. If i take up drag racing should I build the 89 or 79?

[Beagle]

on their way to turning blue. Mine did.

Yeah, I'd move it over there. Fast, Quick, All the same one way or another.

[milner351]

one sure way to see if they are stainless or not - put a drop of water on someplace and wait overnight! I'm guessing from the looks of them they are mild steel - try hitech or hytech - high heat paint - I used it on the ranger but don't have enough hours on them to know if it works - supposed to start with sand blasted surface - then put on two super thin coats. I used a cheap harbor freight detail gun - Seth painted the first ones - painting headers and getting full coverage on all the tubes is a biatch! I'm not sure any header paint really works without needed lots of touch up over the years - some guys here have had good luck with VHT - me - not so much.

[Beagle]

VHT works great if the engine is never started. :|

the mac spaghetti bowl equal lengths for my fox mustang blued quite a bit. I thought they were nickel finish, but apparently not.

[Russell]

i think i will let them just blue or rust what ever they want to do.

[Beagle]

lol. Mine never rusted, fwiw.

[milner351]

Here's a few you might want to look at:

http://www.kbs-coatings.com/hi-temp.html

this is the tech-line stuff I've tried - I got two shorty sets out of one little can.... again - I don't have enough run time on them to know how well it really works.... but it didn't burn right off like typical rattle can stuff does...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tech-Line-Black-Satin-High-Temp-Ceramic-Header-Coating-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35b0e0050dQQitemZ230600738061QQptZVintageQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://www.techlinecoatings.com/

[Beagle]

I wonder how it would work if you let them rust intentionally (spray them down with saltwater) and then use that paint junk for converting rust that turns it into magnetite? I think that is naturally black, then put the bbq paint over that?

[std]

touch them with a magnet....

[Beagle]

Roger that - I keep forgetting that. The last time I had an MRI I told them I had wire in my cheek - they said "it's stainless" I went ... Doh. Yeah.

[Russell]

They are not stainless starting to rust alittle. They have a ton more room around the spark plugs almost like the were made for the P head. There is also no conflict with the clutch cable! The one problem is the fuel line is way to close the tubes, don't even think I could hook it up if I wanted to. Going to have to reroute the hard line..... Anybody ever put a small fuel cell under the hood? Bad idea? Rules?

[Russell]

Pictures of the headers / spark plugs





Now if I can just get my fuel line and Clutch problems fixed. The quadrant is POPING loose and There is not clutch I think its time for a new quadrant...

[Beagle]

those look nice in there! Money well spent, imo. It looks like maybe one 90* boot is still needed? That's about what my truck long tubes fit like. I had to use a 90* boot on number 5. The tube was tucked a little closer than yours I think.

[Russell]

I think I could get away with standard ford boots but I am going to use the 90* set I bought for the last set of headers. I have replaced the two burnt boots with the ones off of the chevy coil wire that came in the set. I have a few heat socks for the boots I will put on the closest wires. I think 7 and 8 will be the winners. Some times being cheap saves me money sometimes it causes me to have to do things twice and buy more parts.

[Russell]

Got the fuel line relocated, new clutch quadrant, the big end of the steering shaft was hitting the header I ground it down alittle, hope that works other wise I will be looking for a new shaft with a smaller joint.

Got my fingers crossed that I will be able to take it to test and tune saturday night at the 1/8! Think it will be ok with open headers? Want to guess what it will run?