header question

[fuhqtwo03]

i found this header for sell pretty cheap for my 66, right now it doesnt look too good so my question is it possible to, or even worth the trouble of cleaning and painting it?

 

[Anlushac11]

IMHO and if it were me, I would inspect it to see if its rusted out anywhere.

If it is in good condition have it sandblasted or glass beaded, then take it and have it coated with some kind of high temp coating.

My 86 LX 5.0L we took the factory shorties and had them glass beaded then brought them back and painted them with several coats of off the shelf 1500deg header paint that looked like ceramic coating and then baked them in the oven for a few hours at 450deg til his wife threw us out of the kitchen.

 

[fuhqtwo03]

hmmm....the sandblasting and painting want be a problem, but i dont know where ill find an oven big enough for them lol

 

[early ford fan]

there was a place near me in nc that did exhaust coatings.they sandblasted my headers.may be one near you.

 

[Vin Man]

hmmm....the sandblasting and painting want be a problem, but i dont know where ill find an oven big enough for them lol

If you're serious and are in the Phoneix area - I know a couple shops that could powder coat them for you. Where are you located?

 

[fuhqtwo03]

panama city florida lol

 

[Anlushac11]

panama city florida lol

Helps that Tyndall AFB is on your doorstep.

http://www.excellcoatings.com/

 

[Shrinkdude]

I sanded mine and painted it with the hi temp paint. Mine looked similar to yours. I did have to weld a small crack in the middle but it came out fine.
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I did have a way to "bake" the paint in an type of oven before installing. They did discolor a bit after awhile of running but still look good.

 

[powerband]

i found this header for sell pretty cheap for my 66, right now it doesnt look too good so my question is it possible to, or even worth the trouble of cleaning and painting it?

THey look like they have the "HOOKER" tag welded on the #1 Pipe. I. f they are, they should have a model number stamped facing it on the port Flange -facing it.

As long as they aren't rusted through, any headers are worth freshening up. Some wire brush or media blasting and Hi-temp paint and the're ready to go...

 

[fuhqtwo03]

just called them and they already sold it :[

 

[wsa111]

They are hooker competion headers for the early mustangs.
They have 38" 1 1/2" primary pipes into 2 1/2" collectors.
This is what they look like brand new from jet-hot coatings.