My new stock stroke 400 build

[qkcuda]

FWIW, exhaust manifolds can be cracked.

The thought had crossed my mind, but I jacked it up a little, heated it up and then jacked it some more and heated it again. Hopefully no cracks

 

[Don Frelier]

The thought had crossed my mind, but I jacked it up a little, heated it up and then jacked it some more and heated it again. Hopefully no cracks

I have a good one for that side.
You can continue to dwindle my supply of spare parts if need be.

 

[BSB67]

The thought had crossed my mind, but I jacked it up a little, heated it up and then jacked it some more and heated it again. Hopefully no cracks

If it had cracked, you would know it.

Be careful if you go back for more

 

[qkcuda]

You had me worried so I went out and released the pressure from the bottle jack. It looks great, settled in perfectly level.

 

[qkcuda]

I have a good one for that side.
You can continue to dwindle my supply of spare parts if need be.

Thanks for the offer Don, but I think I am good now. I will know for sure when I try to loosen the exhaust hangers! The exhaust has to come off to pull the engine and trans.

 

[qkcuda]

I removed the exhaust again for some trimming. With the mufflers removed you can see that my adjustment worked as the exhaust pipes are nice and even. Since the mufflers were shorter than stock, I had to add some extensions to the exhaust pipes and the tail pipes. Trimming 1 inch off the muffler inlets now has everything lined up perfectly.