Neat/pro looking way to clearance headers?

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Re: Neat/pro looking way to clearance headers?

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Tre-Cool wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:33 pm im guessing they were just heating up the pipe, then whacking it with a flat steel bar or wood?

I'll probably have to do something similar with my corvette headers that i got since they are made for lhd. I've not got around to even test fitting them yet because i suspect i'll need belt them into shape to clearance the steering shaft.

I guess if u just need to squash a pipe down to make some clearance u could heat up with an oxy then use a bench vice.

I might have to try this with a broad propane torch and knock a piece of similar pipe with a flat block of steel or try other methods to gauge the feasibility in the quality and look I am looking for.
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