What headers?

[Seattle Sam]

I've decided to preserve all the smog stuff off my 1970 L78 Camaro, including the TCS, and let the motor breathe a little.



I just pulled the motor for a rebuild and it's going back in Day Two! I'm staying with the stock heads, intake and carb. What headers would be period-correct for 1970-71? How about cast aluminum valve covers, what brand or style? Distributor and cap? Coil?

All suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
-Sam

[firstgenaddict]

M/T Cast Aluminum Finned Valve Covers always looked cool to me, I put them on my 69 BB Chevelle. Looked Great! A set of Stahl Headers would be B/A as well.

[musclcar]

any of the hooker long tube headers would look good just don't get the coated headers ie jet hot coated etc. now for valve covers i'd go with a set of M/T polished aluminum covers those are really period correct and would really set the engine off in that old school look.distributors i think mallory either unilite or the dual point with a hyfire cd box and coil. my motor in my 72 camaro has that old school/ day 2 look also. for a sbc i've got old cal-custom finned valve covers and t-handles,flex a lite green fiberglass fan,edelbrock scorpion intake ,holley 850 DP and mallory unilite ignition. the only thing is the headers i'm running hedman shorties due to ground clearance issues with long tubes

[Salvatore]

I love Stahl Headers, but no one ran them on the street. First off they are about $800. Hooker 2"tubes coated black. If you really like day-2 a set of Accel wires (yellow) and distributor cap, with an accel coil, I think look good. Champion spark plugs and M/T valve covers. I have flex-a-lite fans in red-white and blue and in green and in orange. They always look good. Try to find the small style air cleaner like a Motion or just a little chrome one. I personally don't think you need to change the distributor and mount any boxes to your firewall. Header mufflers, traction bars, shackles and big tires and wheels! JMO and have fun! Souderton Sam

[Verne_Frantz]

Sam,
Great looking engine ......................but PLEASE don't try to lift it again with that dog leesh.
Gives me chills just thinking about it............................

Verne.

[Seattle Sam]

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Sam,
Great looking engine ......................but PLEASE don't try to lift it again with that dog leesh.
Gives me chills just thinking about it............................

Verne.

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Oh, Verne! That picture is deceiving! That little chain would not have worked to pull even a small block!



We used some decent size chain, then we doubled up with the small chain to be extra safe (not shown in this picture). Maybe we were fooling ourselves...

[Seattle Sam]

Thanks for the great suggestions! What style wheels, how about Atlas five spokes?

[Salvatore]

The color of your car would look real nice with a set of torque thrust wheels. VINTAGE only though. Sam, The only way to truly get that car to look correct is to bring it east! We do have the 's here!

[hvychev]

Sam I also agree on the M/T valve covers. Headers could be simply Hooker as they were obviously popular back then. Really grass roots would be to paint them white like they commonly were then but then eventual rust would be an issue. As far as wheels go.....be adventerous and add a set of vintage SLOTS! TT's are as common as belly buttons....

[Verne_Frantz]

Wheeeeeeeew! Now I can relax!

By the way, I vote for white Hookers and M/Ts (exactly what I had on my 396 in '69-------in a '62 Chev)
And I agree with Frank on the wheels. Something "period" but not another set of TTs.

Verne