427 Cobra street exhaust manifolds

[my427cobra]

Roger sent me this message:

1. 8 FE flanges
2. 2 pieces of rectangular steel, 1/8" wall. (2??x3??)
3. piece 3" square to hand fab the downspout
4. 2 3-bolt exhaust flanges.

Install engine, steering, pedal box with masters.
locate to fit and tack the pieces.
Take it somewhere to be welded, ceramic coat satin black.

DONE

As I recall this is about what was done prior to the manifolds being cast,
basically of a "log" manifold with center drop at some odd angle to fit.

There is very little room for the downspout, its a small target, so anything
other than the correct "real" piece is going to need ALOT of rework.
Cast iron isn't easy to cut nor weld.

When you're finished, the headers are down under anyhow, just say
"Bought the last set of OEM Cobra street headers in 1970"... Likely
even experts couldn't tell!!! Likely flow much better than the real one."


Nice little project for the new year.

Cheers
Greg