[LoBelly]

Hi Stephen

I ordered some shorty headers that looked good on paper but ended up working on one side and pointing straight at a chassis rail on the other (needed 2 lefts - or something) anyway - gave up on that and swapped back the shorties for a header kit.

Making headers (imho) is one of those jobs where its only moderately difficult if you're not too fussy and where a good looking job requires a degree of art.

It is time consuming but probably within your abilities if you have a mig or other method to make the joins.

But since you dont have a welder and you do have the factory manifolds why not use them. Your 220kW (295hp) engine would have run fine in the car with them - and you were going to get sidepipes later anyway - right?

Chopping down the straight bits to suit the cobra will be no fuss and look nice and legit for Mr Engineer & Mr Rego.

Better to progress that now and get a good result than to get hung up on a set of bespoke header that probably will offer only minor advantages for your engine.

I you really get stuck zapping your tubes let me know

ta
LoBelly