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351 Swap Headers

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Ghostrider59

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Got my headers today,passengers side fit fine.Having trouble getting the drivers side to fit.They hit the knuckle in the steering shaft,how do I go about fixing this ?
 

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how close is it? you might try shimming the engine mount to gain a bit of clearance.
 
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Hits hard enough I can almost get it to line up
 
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Tried to loosen motor mount,seems frozen fast so I'm gonna soak it overnight with PB blaster.Hopfully it will come loose.
 
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Found the problem,I ordered headers for a 302,mines a 351 windsor. So I guess I need a set of swap headers,which ones should I buy ?
 
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Forgot to say the headers I bought weren't listed as swap headers.So much for e-bay.Lol
 
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