Andy LV Hot Rod Build # 1196

[e36m3]

I bought the Summit brand shorty stainless steel headers and some stainless steel 12 point bolts.
I took an old 3/8 combination end wrench and ground down the boxend of the wrench becuase I knew it would be a tight fit to fit the wrench in between the header pipes and the bolt heads.
I'm a little disappointed in the Summit headers, in 4 spots even with the wrench ground down I still couldn't get the wrench to fit with the bolts turned in as far as I coudl with my fingers.
I had to pull the headers back off the engine, heat the 4 pipes up red hot, then bang the pipes in a little near the header flange to have enough clearance to slide the wrench between the pipe and the bolt head.
Since the heads are aluminum I used anit-seize on the bolts and star lock washers. I was careful not to over torque the bolts in the aluminmum heads.

[e36m3]

I roughed in the mufflers to drill the holes for the mouning brackets prior to installing the floor.

[j33ptj]

I bought the Summit brand shorty stainless steel headers and some stainless steel 12 point bolts.
I took an old 3/8 combination end wrench and ground down the boxend of the wrench becuase I knew it would be a tight fit to fit the wrench in between the header pipes and the bolt heads.
I'm a little disappointed in the Summit headers, in 4 spots even with the wrench ground down I still couldn't get the wrench to fit with the bolts turned in as far as I coudl with my fingers.
I had to pull the headers back off the engine, heat the 4 pipes up red hot, then bang the pipes in a little near the header flange to have enough clearance to slide the wrench between the pipe and the bolt head.
Since the heads are aluminum I used anit-seize on the bolts and star lock washers. I was careful not to over torque the bolts in the aluminmum heads.

Curious of Allen bolts would have worked in this? Better access....