I was afraid of that....☹I think having the studs in place before you do the header will be sort of a pain in the ***. Especially if you already have clearance issues.
Permatex is! ThanksThe 383 does have a little more room on both sides compared to a 440 but not that much. The norm is to have a stud front and back. That will make it easy to hang the header on the front stud when changing the starter. Use header bolts in between. Using studs in the middle will make it hard to start any nuts on them, because the header pipes cross over them. In those areas you even have to have the header loose to start a header bolt.
I like useing the #2 on all the studs and bolts...
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If I go with studs around, or try to, what length is recommended?Having done many header installs, it boils down to this. The configuration of the pipes depending on the manufacturer & size. In most BB cases you can do studs on all but the inner #1 pipe. There were a few other interference issues on some headers, but that was a long time ago, and those manufacturer s like Appliance and blackjack are long gone.
So we have the same set up....(except the headers) what length are all your studs?Absolutely, positively, 100%
depends.......
What headers you are using
What stud length you are using
What your mechanical aptitude is
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Manual trans
Mini starter
TTI 1 -7/8 headers
All studs
Measure wisely
So mount mini starter BEFORE installing headers?If you go in from the bottom you don't have to remove the steering box. But do make sure you have your mini starter already hooked up.