Plese no people telling me why i shouldnt ,my maverick was a race car with a sbc in it before i got it but the headers are gone ,i love fords and chevys ,this is a ex race car not a clean car, does anyone know ,plese no guesses ,i cant aford to buy headers that dont fit,thank you ...jay
i wonder i you could buy a maverick set,cut the block flanges off,heat and bend the tubes to fit a new chevy flange.that way it has all the bends to clear steering and such.might be a bunch of work but i dont think its harder than making a set from scratch.
I don't think it would be a ton easier though. What I would do, is buy a set of SBC headers for a similar sized vehicle, and just hack and weld from there.
my first thought is 60s camaro headers. they have the stearing box in the same place but they dont have shock towers and if i rember correctly the sbc is wider and the head port locations. the early 60s novas had shock towers if i rember right. i would sugest going to a auto swapmeet and buying some old headers for cheap and seeing what you need todo to fit them. chances are you will have to do some cut and welding to make some fit.
C'mon Ray...this would be telling him why he shouldn't. I thought there was already a SBC Maverick running around somewhere?
ive seen a lot of them through the racing junk ads. never really paid attention to the headers though, there must be one they are all using?
Wow ,cant believe all the response ,i love this site ,and i love chevys and fords esp. Mavericks .......thanks jay
first find out what heads you have, then buy a DIY header kit. Take the kit and the car to your local muffler shop, and let them figure out the "how's". Pick a shop that has been in your area a long time. Last, get in touch with your local car nuts, I'm sure there will be plenty of advice. Good luck!
