As luck would have it the first day of driving my new 72 Challenger resulted in the long tube headers getting bashed when I was exiting a steep driveway.
Pulled out the headers and discovered these holes near the top!
Purchased
this set of Dougs ceramic headers. They are not supposed to hang as low as the long tubes that were on there before and should also keep the temps down as well.
While attempting to determine how bad the exhaust leak was, I also discovered that the power steering gear box was dribbling fluid as well.
Purchased
this replacement steering gear box from Summit racing then changed my mind and went for
the firm feel stage III.
The headers require a mini starter. Purchased
this one from Amazon. Decided not to go with the $20 Dodge truck junk yard gear box as I'm a sucker for shiny new parts.
As you can see this mini starter is much smaller than the stock unit.
These headers also need a smaller oil filter as well. Went with
a Fram PH16.Used this video to learn what steps were involved with pulling the steering gear box.
Discovered that a Torx T30 driver is the perfect size for punching out the steering coupler roll pin.
Steering coupler seal cover came loose when I pulled out the steering column.
Did some research on this and discovered this crimped connector comes out easy. It was a such a problem that a retaining clamp was developed and released per
Technical Service Bulletin No. D69-19-4. Purchased the, "
Mopar 2996935 Steering Coupler Retaining Clamp" on ebay for $20.
Have the power steering gear pulled out and now ready to install the new headers
