Hi All; I've spent a few evenings in the garage this winter working on my 63 Invader.
I've taken out the 194 and put in a 250 that has been rebuilt and should make some horsepower. It is a motor that was raced in this area back in the 80s and I had it refreshed.
The car was a 3 speed on the column and I removed that also. I am using the turbo 350 that was in the old Nova that used to race with this motor.
I plan to eventually cut the floor for a ratchet type shifter which I hope will fit in front of the bench seat.
I have 2 problems at this time. The Hooker headers I have were truck headers I think because they are too long and stick down too far. They also won't fit in because of the steering box being in the way.
I have seen various headers advertised for the inline 6s but many seem to wrap under the motor. There are also Clifford shorties available.
Has anyone had any experience with fitting headers onto a 6?
Also, the stock standard cross member brings the motor/trans. up too high. Is there a different version for an automatic or should I build a custom piece?
i remember notching the crossmember for the t350 in a early nova,i believe crossmember to be the same 4 auto and st as for the headers you need em for the car
dont think you need a big notch you should be able to see where it hits if ya got it 2gether dog you can always weld in a stiffner,its been a while for me
Yes, you just need to cut about an inch back into the front lip on the crossmember, right in the middle, about a foot wide. When you do this, you remove the front supporting part for the "pad" that the mount sits on so you need to reinforce that. Pretty simple modification.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
