I’ve searched, but nothing is coming up that I can discern.
I grabbed a set from the old Malibu wagon kit and have tried to cast a mold. I’m on my third try to get something usable, but am coming up very short. I’d LOVE to have a set of styrene or resin headers for street cars that I could just grab and use.
My current project is a 95 Camaro I’m building to recreate our 1:1. It has a LT4 and long-tube headers. I’d like to not have to buy some other kit to rob the headers out of when I’m doing such things, as I do have a few other projects that’ll also need headers. I’d like small block Chevy headers now, but BBC would be nice, too. The Gibson ‘Roadent’ kit has shorty headers, but I’m looking for long tubes.
I’M NOT BENDING SOLDER!!! So don’t even suggest it!
Does anyone know of some vendor out there that makes just headers?
Wow, thanks Arty. I wasn’t looking at the 'bay traders, but resin vendors. I have some deciding to do, as the prices they’re wanting for headers is really about what you can get a whole kit for. Man, that’s sad.
The Revell 69 Z-28 kit has them as well as does AMT’s 66 Nova kit. I am sending you a pm with a link to a forum where you may be able to find someone with spare parts.
Thanks, Midnight. I have the link. I also posted this query on another forum and got a reply back that headers can be purchased from Scale Modeling by Chris:
Not exactly what I’m looking for, but definitely something to drop in my spares box. I think I have the Z28 kit in my stash, but I’d really rather not rob a kit I may one day build to get parts for another I’m modding.
The Revell '69 Nova SS comes with a 350 and a set of headers for the race version. Watch eBay “parts” section and occasionally someone will sell complete engines from that kit.
So, it’s been a minute. Between waiting for parts, trying to create nice resin recasts of said parts, and failing, and the forum crash that had me unable to log in for an incredible amount of time, I’m still looking.
I put the '69 Camaro headers together and tried those. No go. One of the primary tubes on both sides kick out and hit the lower control arms. So, I ordered several 3D-printed engines from IceMan Collections (https://icemancollections.com ) and pulled a set of headers from one of those that looked good. I cleaned and painted them and tried to fit. Now, the AC compressor is in the way!
Back to the hunt, and found a couple of other 3-D printed small blocks on evil-bay and those are on the way. This time, if I run into an issue, I’ll just modify the front primary to clear the compressor and move on.
I’ve also had to order some C-channel styrene so I can redo a couple of brackets for some suspension parts. 1 step forward, 2 steps back!
If you’re in the marked for 3D printed engines, those that Ice Man Collections makes look really nice. I get nothing to recommend that place, just passing along what I think looks like a good vendor. I also picked up a couple of LS* engines so we can replicate our 3rd Gen Trans Am race car. That’ll follow the Z work. While on eBay, I also snagged a couple of Mazda 13B rotary engines so I can build a 20B 3-rotor engine for yet another custom build.
