37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[randyr]

re: all the "sighs".....

Oh ye of little faith.......

[IC2]

re: all the "sighs".....

Oh ye of little faith.......

Randy - Post 4, 2007, in this multi year, long winded/diverse thread shows where my car was at that time

Now, repeat after me, s-i-i-i-g-h

[randyr]

Randy - Post 4, 2007, in this multi year, long winded/diverse thread shows where my car was at that time

Now, repeat after me, s-i-i-i-g-h

Don't make me create a spread sheet of comparative excuses, Dave!!

It's not the destination, it's the journey......ok, so perhaps my journey gets stuck on the side of the road too often.........now, I'll join you in the "sighs"......

[34_40]

Don't make me create a spread sheet of comparative excuses, Dave!!

It's not the destination, it's the journey......ok, so perhaps my journey gets stuck on the side of the road too often.........now, I'll join you in the "sighs"......

HMmm.. I think I might enjoy that spreadsheet!

While I can toss pebbles now, my real motivator to complete mine so quickly was the State of Mass.! With the new rules coming into place in 2012, cars like mine will be so difficult to deal with, rodding as we know it is over I think! I had to beat that deadline and get my car in and grandfathered. (Their term too!) Since the car is now grandfathered, it doesn't need to meet the Year of Manufacturer (YoM) emmisions which in this case would be 2011!

In April 2012, "Assembled Vehicles" can only use a "certified manufacturer" drivetrain. That means the motor / transmission / rear axle have to be an assy from a late model vehicle with OBD 2 capabilities! The vehicle assembled from it will also need the plastic emmision stickers from the original vehicle in place! Oh, and if you want to change the rear axle, you need to stay within 3% of the original ratio! There's a lot more to it also but as you can see, I did NOT want to be a part of that! Hence the big push to get mine into the system.

So I guess I should thank the State of California for setting the standards for all these other states to follow... for they really did push me into beating the deadline! Oh Yes.. SIGH........

[IC2]

Randy - create away. Like Mike, will enjoy a good comparison.

If all goes according to plan, mine should again be drivable on Thanksgiving. The weather will probably conspire against that plan, but.....

[randyr]

Randy - create away. Like Mike, will enjoy a good comparison.

If all goes according to plan, mine should again be drivable on Thanksgiving. The weather will probably conspire against that plan, but.....

Well, to actually create that spreadsheet would take away much creative time from working on my car.....but suffice it to say there are some definite differences in available project cash, usable workspace, limited times when noisy work can be done, having to make a living, etc, etc, etc but I'm not jealous, just envious!

[34_40]

Well, to actually create that spreadsheet would take away much creative time from working on my car..

Excuses, Excuses....

So I'll be lazy and just ask. Did you figure out your header requirements and a solution?