My Street 289 build

[Ivygreen65]

Got the lump dropped in today. Time to start seeing if everything that I THINK will fit in the engine bay actually DOES fit in the engine bay.

[Ivygreen65]

And - no, the car isn’t on a rotisserie. Not sure why my pic is rotated.

[1795]

I can't recall if I mentioned this to you, but when you get to the point that you are actually installing the engine for good, you will have to drop the driver's side header in first before putting the engine in. The steering shaft and pedal box interfere with it going in after. You should be able to fit the passenger side in after. If your forward struts to the front tower are permanent (as opposed to removable) you may need to drop the passenger side header in prior to the engine as well. It is a tight fit.

Gas-N makes headers for the original frame 289's that are really nice. Good luck.

Jim

[Ivygreen65]

Originally Posted by 1795

I can't recall if I mentioned this to you, but when you get to the point that you are actually installing the engine for good, you will have to drop the driver's side header in first before putting the engine in. The steering shaft and pedal box interfere with it going in after. You should be able to fit the passenger side in after. If your forward struts to the front tower are permanent (as opposed to removable) you may need to drop the passenger side header in prior to the engine as well. It is a tight fit.

Gas-N makes headers for the original frame 289's that are really nice. Good luck.

Jim

Jim,

I always appreciate your input. My headers are a bastardized version of SBF shorty headers that I hope will work. They make a 90* turn at the collector and sneak over the frame rail on their way past the footbox. Tomorrow I'll see how well they fit after mock-up.