[TonyMadrid]

Jerry I sent you an e-mail with my number.

I built an A&C two Summers ago and the sidepipes are a little tricky. The A&C sidepipes are for a big block and therefore have a 2"ID. If you're running a small block, the headers have a 1- 7/8" OD and the slip fit is very sloppy. A&C provided me with what they called bushing, but they are nothing more than short lengths of 1-7/8" ID pipe. even with the bushing the fit was sloppy. Here's what I did:

I had 2" OD to 1-7/8" ID reducers welded into each of the sidepipes. I also had tabs that have 1/4 holes welded onto two diagonally opposed pipes on the sidepipes and on the headers. The sidepipes slipfit onto the headers and the fit was snug. I then forced copper silicone into the seams and I haven't had any leaks. The tabs that I mentioned have to be welded so they will align with each other and at the right distance so you can secure them with 1/4X 20 nuts & bolts. I believe there is a pic of my setup in my gallery.

As for mocking everything up for the body cutouts, I used duct tape to hold the reducers in place and then slid them onto the headers to get my refernce points for marking the body for the cutouts. Once I had the cutouts done I marked all the piping for the weld locations.

A&C provides you with two staright pieces of stock that bolts to the outriggers of the frame. They also provide two angle brackets that I had welded onto the side of the sidepipes. You'll have to mock fit everything to get the right location for the angle brackets.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck,

Tony