C-460 HEADS IN A FOX BODY

so who has been there done that with those heads .....does any one have any pics of an engine bay with a C-460 headed motor ???

do i need to modify the shock towers ???

Nick, Joe Mayabb had a C head engine before thay got the Hemi. Check out his photo page. http://joemracing.tripod.com/pictures.html

thxs Doug .... looks like he custom built some headers

Yes they are custom, he and his Dad made them. You will have to do the same, no off the shelf headers for those heads in a Fox.

Nick, if you are going C heads in a fox body, you are going to want custom headers, regardless. At that level, there's no way to do it on the cheap. Welcome to my world

You might want to contact Joe and see if he still has those headers, maybe you can buy them. Of coarse you will have to make sure your engine placement is the same as his was. There is the possibility they modified those to work with the Hemi, but it won't hurt to ask.

Doug, I'm not sure if Joe's C-head headers would work for Nick. Joe was using an 11.2" deck block.

You're right, I forgot all about that My bad Nick.

I know someone that could build a set, but that would require me having your car....with the engine in it.

Give Bob at D&D a Ring he may have something off the shelf avaliable if thats the direction you want to go. They Shouldn't be all that different than a set of A460 Headers.

i just didnt know if someone was using adaptor plates and chevy headers for a fox ........ thxs for the input guys

Not Adaptor Plates, I don't think thats an Option, he may have headers for it.

bruno wrote:i just didnt know if someone was using adaptor plates and chevy headers for a fox ........ thxs for the input guys

Seems to me the chevy exhaust mounting angles are different than the C head. If D&D doen't offer something, you could do like Dave said, buy a set for the A heads and change to the C flanges. I've got an extra set of C flanges if you need them, Nick, new, in the box.

All I will say is Nick, welcome to the wonderful world of custom headers!!!

TopSportsman916 wrote:All I will say is Nick, welcome to the wonderful world of custom headers!!!

That pretty well sums it up

Drag the car to Tim at The Fab Shop and let him do his magic...

jbozzelle wrote:Drag the car to Tim at The Fab Shop and let him do his magic...

X2, that would be a good plan

Just another option, and I don't want anybody to take this wrong, especially Tim Murphy, because I own three sets of FabShop headers, and am very pleased with them. But Tim is in Indy and Nick you are in Gainsville, FL. Why not take the car to Doug Rahn there in south Georgia, he makes custom headers also and actually owns a Fox body car.

Uncle Charlie

c.evans wrote:Just another option, and I don't want anybody to take this wrong, especially Tim Murphy, because I own three sets of FabShop headers, and am very pleased with them. But Tim is in Indy and Nick you are in Gainsville, FL. Why not take the car to Doug Rahn there in south Georgia, he makes custom headers also and actually owns a Fox body car.

Uncle Charlie

That's a good idea as well. Dougs' work looks great in his build photos.

Hell just do as Coug would and build um yerself............


Be sure you git yer weldin' shorts on..........

c.evans wrote:Just another option, and I don't want anybody to take this wrong, especially Tim Murphy, because I own three sets of FabShop headers, and am very pleased with them. But Tim is in Indy and Nick you are in Gainsville, FL. Why not take the car to Doug Rahn there in south Georgia, he makes custom headers also and actually owns a Fox body car.

Uncle Charlie

thxs Charlie

Do yourself a favor and get some custom headers made!

hey Mike dont you run c-heads ........ if you dont mind can you post some pics and details please

richter69 wrote:Hell just do as Coug would and build um yerself............


Be sure you git yer weldin' shorts on..........

Yep them was some nice short, the worked good for the gas pedal

c.evans wrote:Just another option, and I don't want anybody to take this wrong, especially Tim Murphy, because I own three sets of FabShop headers, and am very pleased with them. But Tim is in Indy and Nick you are in Gainsville, FL. Why not take the car to Doug Rahn there in south Georgia, he makes custom headers also and actually owns a Fox body car.

Uncle Charlie

Thanks Charlie. I'm still trying to put the deal together so I can build headers without their car. I never thought it would be so hard to find a Mustang (cheap) that hasn't been wrecked in the front so I could cut it up for a fixture.