ForcedFedMopar's 85 GLH-T

[Shadow]

if youre a good boy ill add a port in the collector area on the final header!

Damn, guess that's a No then.

[forcedfedmopar]

well, ive been busy with the van, but it is now driveable. So i will be building the header in the next week or so. I also set up a date with my chasis guy to have a 6pt cage put in! So things will be getting serious here very shortly!

[Sundance 6g72]

hell yeah

[forcedfedmopar]

seriousness has begun.
Thanks to Supercrackerbox for the unusable trans case to make a mount out of;


Then i started to act like i knew what i was doing....







As youve noticed i did move the turbo to ontop of the trans. In my opinion it was the only feasable way of getting the he341 in there without using the factory log manifold. I think it should work well. NO..they didnt end up equal lenght but they are in firing order heading into the collector! I hope to get the rest built this week and hopefully everything installed next weekend if possible.
-jeff

[Sundance 6g72]

i think you did a great job in general. Get it zipped up!

[moparman76_69]

Holy pie cuts!

[86seeS]

Ya what he said^ looks good though

[cordes]

I love that header. Even if it ends up being a total failure it's still more than 99.9% of car guys would ever dare to attempt. Excellent work sir!

[forcedfedmopar]

I love that header. Even if it ends up being a total failure it's still more than 99.9% of car guys would ever dare to attempt. Excellent work sir!

Thanks. I was thinking the same thing! Hopefully it wont be a wasted attempt. I wasnt going to spend the money on nice bends when i didnt know if it was going to work or not, or for the fact that i didnt know what i needed. I do however think it will work and that it will be worth the effort. If it doesnt work in the omni it WILL work on a vehicle with a larger engine compartment!......like my van......

thanks guys
-jeff

[Sundance 6g72]

considering it will get used either way, its a huge success. you just have a bit more welding to do than something with individual bends. Its going to do its job, get exhaust to the turbo as efficiently as possible ! !

[Pat]

Nice! What material did you use?

[forcedfedmopar]

Its 1.5in inside diameter SS tubing. not sure on the thickness i dont have a piece infront of me. But it looks to be about the same thickness or thicker than other headers ive made.

[supercrackerbox]

Sorry I couldn't score some bent pieces. Even if I could have, we don't mandrel bend diameters that small.

[forcedfedmopar]

Sorry I couldn't score some bent pieces. Even if I could have, we don't mandrel bend diameters that small.

Adam i am more than happy with what you can get! Without your supply this stuff probably wouldnt happen! When your ready to go crazy on a charger were gonna build some awesome stuff for it!

[fishcleaner]

I can appreciate you efforts, that turbo will fit, here are some of my mock-up photos so you can gauge your turbo placement. Are you going to run power steering?



my turbo has a .82 housing

[forcedfedmopar]

thank you! those are very helpful! No i am not running power steering. But I *think* it would clear a p/s unit with minimal work.

[forcedfedmopar]

from the trans tunnel


all fitted in the car


looks like i will take it apart and get the primarys weled up, wrapped, and welded onto the flange. Im going to mod. the collector a bit to move the turbo 1/2in forward and 3/8in up. also going to angle it a bit so the bend for the down pipe wont be so tight.

-jeff

[Turbo224]

Sexy! Seems like a pretty good spot for a turbo!

[cordes]

That looks sweet! Dr. Octopus style for sure.

[86seeS]

Good work alot of cuts and welds but looks good!