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Welcome to the headache of headers. Be prepared to remove heads when studs break, notorious for breaking after 50+ years. Heat, penetrating oil, tap with hammer and try to avoid applying torque on just one side. Don't drill broken stud only to break easy out off, costs more to remove hardened...

Header can be a pain in the butt, reason I went with cast iron on last 72 Charger I had. It was just a cruiser, so I wasn’t after all the HP I could get. Don’t blame you for not wanting the headache, laying on your back wrestling with starter and header is aggravating. Had headers off and on a...

Need to take them off to be able to hit hard enough to dent them. Trying to dent them by prying against steering box might be a bad idea. Also mentioned before is worn motor mounts, saw on Nick's Garage a motor that sat lopsided due to different height new motor mounts.

Also try using a hose, hold one end to your ear while poking the other end around exhaust pipes. For tracing internal engine ticking, use a long screwdriver and hold handle against ear while other end is on engine.

Avoid 3 inch pipe with X style crossover, the X -pipe changes the pitch/tone and is loud. For cruiser try 2 1/4 with H- crossover and big turbo mufflers for more traditional quieter sound. For a 69, definitely get the proper exhaust tips, straight pipe just does not look right.

Been able to re-use multi layer aluminum gasket, forget which brand.If gasket de-laminates, use red hi-temp RTV between sheets and let dry, added a bit of thickness on re installation. Also check to make sure the header fits all the way on the head. Had 452 heads that had a lip that prevented...

Most of the mufflers for 3 in are are actually 2.5 internally. 3 in pipes are louder with the same muffler. Problem I have with the 3 is it is a tight fit and occasionally rattles against the frame or shocks as it goes over the axle. Using flowmaster tailpipes on 72 B body.