1961 bonneville Mad Dog headers clearance

61Calypso

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Has anyone installed these and what type of clearance issues did you encounter? did you have to reshape them? and what kind of clearance from moving parts and steering shaft/assembly? thx Mad dog states i may have to make a "dent" on the driver side pipes but i don't know what that really entails.
 
Doubt you will find anyone here with a 61 and also using those headers. Your best bet is to contact Maddog and ask for more details. It's not uncommon with any car/header to have to dent a tube. There was a YouTube video where they repeatly increased the size of a tube dent with virtually no effect on power.
 
melsg5, thanks for the feedback. i think i may just take it to mufler shop that is familiar with classic engine header installs and have them figure it out.
 
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