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1039 hits | 52.33 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
This is what I'm up to. Now to get from the manifolds to the Flowmaster Y-collector you need a coupl...

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728 hits | 78 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
The stud centers on a 1990 Lincoln Town Car's header-like manifolds are 3 3/4" center to center.

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802 hits | 57.21 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
The hole centers on these "uber-handy" slip on (and weld) flange ends were not originally 3 3/4".

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877 hits | 43.66 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
My die grinder made short work of opening them up until they were plenty big enough to accept the Li...

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970 hits | 58.55 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
5.0 litres only need 2" flare ends for the manifold ball. By using a reducer (increaser in this case...

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728 hits | 55.68 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
Manifold studs and regular steel nuts usually "become one" with the universe given time and salt. If...

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756 hits | 62.7 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
Brass nuts are cheap, like a buck each cheap. What would you pay later to have this come off so easi...

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746 hits | 59.91 KB | Posted: 9/16/05
Now it takes a pipe bender, with the tools and skill, to connect the flare ends to the Flowmaster Y ...

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966 hits | 69.04 KB | Posted: 9/19/05
Halfway down, with the cat on, but frankly this is stellar pipe bending on my buddy's part. It's tig...