I decided to make my own header for the speedster project as both of my sons pronounced the stock exhaust "wimpy". We bought a header flange from Dave Bauer and rounded up some pipe. A little fitting here and there and a little welding (by #1 son) made it all happen. I cannot wait to hear the beast!

It look's good and will probably sound unique, but what does it weigh? I would be concerned with the stress on the stud's/bolt's.

Just my thought's. Nice job so far. Keep posting your progress for us.

Steve

Holy S*** , wow !

Steve,
I used .080 pipe, not that heavy. My son was planning to make a bracket and mount it toward the rear of the long pipe for stability. I am going to use studs to mount the intake/exhaust. I will post a pic when we are done.

The Highway patrol is going to LOVE you!

Jeff:

JP HEADERS: Cool!

Dave makes a good flange

Don't worry about the coppers. Even with straight stacks, a T engine gets drowned out by the average Harley.

Lookin' good, Jeff.

This 1/4" bar warped, and leaks on the fore side of #1. I must have run it retarded once. I later reinforced it with a rib along the top. I think Dan McEachern uses 1/2" bar.

The insulation was to stop the cooking of the decal and paint on the hood.
rdr

You have to be careful not to tie the exhaust down towards the rear. I built a saddle bracket that my pipe (4") just sits on at the rear and can flex with road conditions and such. I used an old piece of Scandinavia band lining to cover the powder coated half loop. My header and pipe must be 6' or better.

Jeff,
Here is my version. I ended up using 2" tube and although it is a little hard to see I ran the front and back port to one pipe, and the center port to a second pipe running along side, so I ended up with a double barrel exhaust. Oh by the way the name of the car is "Buckshot"
Always having fun,
Kevin

OK, can anyone think of a good use for a perfect 26 roadster body? I want to build a speedster <g>