The JBAs were a little more than that, they're uncoated stainless steel. I looked into the Hedmans but wasn't sure if they fit G20s after 1991, I'd heard there was interference with the crossmember. That's good you were able to get them coated.
Had a little bit of time today to fit the passenger side on, fits pretty nice, not even close to rubbing the frame so that's good. Hardest part was dealing with the mosquitoes and pulling out the oil dipstick tube from the grommet, I also sanded smooth the sealing surface of the head first.
I've never put on a set of headers, the shop that's going to weld up my exhaust system wants three hours labor to put them on, which seems about right. But after seeing how easy it seemed for you, I want to just do it myself, only the shop is ~130 miles from where I live. Sooo I'd have to drive that far on open headers. What do you think haha?
Last edited by DrCaldre; August 05th 2020 10:13 am.
1987 G20 1993 Jeep Cherokee 2010 BMW station wagon
Are your headers the long tube version? If so they might be slightly harder to slip into place but with enough room underneath the van I'm sure you could install them without too much trouble. That would be an interesting drive for sure, by the end you'd either want to keep it that way or you couldn't wait for the full exhaust to be installed lol.
With the shorty headers I was able to slip them in through the dog house opening. I went with the drop in Fel Pro gaskets instead of the ones it came with. Bolt clearance is very tight on some, I will need to get a 3/8 drive flare nut wrench in order to torque some of the bolts.
1995 Emerald Green Chevy G20 350TBI Gladiator conversion
10-4, yeah I got long tubes, maybe I'll let the shop do it. I did have a set of JBA shorty's like those on my 2008 Mustang, they were great, you'll like them.
1987 G20 1993 Jeep Cherokee 2010 BMW station wagon
I finally assembled my Venturi Vent out of two vents. Now it almost looks brand new.
I went to a swap on Saturday and found some cool NOS Cal Custom, a magazine, and another Suntune tach from the 70's/80's. I spent less than $8 on everything. It was a good weekend.
I hate using NOS Cal Custom parts because their packaging is so cool.
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers This town ain't big enough for the both of us And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Charlie. You are unreal Lucky Bro. GREAT finds , That mgazine is awesome. God what I wouldn't give to know what happened to my old Truck n' magazines and comic books. Knowing my mom; she most likely donated them or gave them away to a neighbor kid after I moved out. ( she definitely put in the trash my Farah Fawcett & Raquel Welch posters she "made me " hang on the "inside door of my closet )
Got the van back from electrical Tuesday, finally! She also needed an idle arm, tie rod sleeves, and some ball joints, so I got to pay for that. Also found out I need a whole new rear brakes. I'm hoping that valve opens up on its own after the job.
My ECS module was just not plugged in, so that sorted out my code 43 and CEL. It's bolted on that plastic panel, which came out when I stripped the interior. It's so small, I'm a dumbass and didn't even see the module on that panel.
I had to jerry-rig my accessory bracket by my power steering pump since the top bolt is broke off in the block, and the bracket is broken too. You can see the photo. I feel like did the best I could without taking apart the accessory drive. The belt ain't perfectly straight, but it looks much better than before. Planning to weld up a piece of flat bar to the bracket so it can sit flush against the block. I'm definitely open to other suggestions that don't include taking the whole accessory drive off.
Put in my 6x9's in the rear doors, they sound awesome. I didn't take a photo, so I'll do that tomorrow for you guys. Time to buy some 4x6's for the dash. When I pull it, I'll take the time to hook the cigarette lighter back up and replace some gauge lamps that are out.
Planning on slapping in the new horns tomorrow and hope the stock units are just blown and still getting power. Haven't looked to see where they are yet, sadly it's not in my book.
Took the van to the trail today for the first time as well. So a good day for the ol' chevy.
1987 G20 1993 Jeep Cherokee 2010 BMW station wagon