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454 ARP and exhaust manifolds
So I'm into the final assy of the rebuilt 454 I'm putting in place of the original 350 in my '69. I used a nice set of ARP head bolts. Going to put the exhaust manifolds on first so I don't have to fight them over the fenders and glad I did. Turns out the manifolds hit the top of the ARPs, thus not letting them fit flat on the cylinder heads. The manifolds are new Dormans so I'm not too fond of grinding on a brand new manifold. As it is now I am sanding (with my air sander and 36 grit) the top and one edge of the bolt head... Yikes. Still plenty of meat on the bolt itself, but.... Anyone else run into this or is it headers for everybody. Not a header fan myself on a daily hauler
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