well few months ago the leak in the exhaust manifold finally plattooned so i went ahead and put headers on this thing and wow! the results are amazing ..i now have power on demand and a much quieter cabin...although combined with the true dual exhausts outside is no longer quiet ..it has a very distinctive muscle car sound ..oki i wont be from zero to sixty in 6 seconds but it definily has more power:) and i lik it throttle response is much better

Cool. I actually have some trouble keeping it down on the highway with all the bolt-on mods, including exhaust headers, Edelbrock intake and carb, 3" exhaust and free-flow muffler. I wish I had the resources to ad a Gear Vendors over-under drive! And EFI, of course. BTW, the reason I went with the single exhaust on the driver's side was to reduce the hot rod rumble.

yea it is cool...its amazing how much of a difference it makes...yea and a bunch of mods would be nice but id like to make some upgrades to the interior and some restoration before i go crazy w/ more money

Yes indeed. What kind of upgrades are you going to make? If it hasn't been altered in some way it's pretty hard to come up with something better than they did at the factory. I've done a lot on mine, including (but definitely not limited to) a new water tank, punp, pressure tank, "SeeLevel II" tank monitoring system, Onan 2.8 kW genny, rebuilt aft bunk frame, towel rack in the head, rebuilt furnace blower, 16" wheels - sandblasted and powder coated, reman engine and transmission, all the engine upgrades, replaced PC board and voltage regulator on the instrument panel, new radiator and all hoses and belts, all new steering components, new front stabilizer and German shocks, all new lights on the exterior and LED's inside, new propane fill valve (!!), rebuilt all windows and interior wood framing, rebuilt the table sliding mechanism, replaced the head door with a folding shower door that actually works (and you can get in and out of the head easily with the bed pulled out!), all new U joints and support bearing, new master cylinder and booster, new batteries, voltage regulator and battery isolator and etc.. I'm afraid to actually check I've got into it at this point but it's better to have something that (hopefully) won't go sour on us in Kettleman City again. =(:>$

ahh..yes it adds up...well i did add a new voltage regulater thingy..and wheels and tires..bought some seat reupholstry..fixed the gauges..rebuilt the front end ...nerw exhaust and headers..im gonna tear out the carpet and put flooring in..id lik to figure out a microwave setup...i need new showerhead..some new curtains and mb reupholster the dinette seats,,,i did buy a solr panel for it(portable) and id like to put in a junction box so i can use the outlets..id like to put in a generator as well...and well paint would be nice .....an awning as well......if money was no object id completly restore it

Um - hum... I forgot the curtain thing. After several attempts to find adequate curtain runners I made them from Apitong, which is a natuarally oily, tight grained hardwood. My wife made all new curtains with light blocking material on the window side. I still haven't gotten up the nerves to try the seat upholstery, but they need it! The settee has the original checkered corduroy, still works - sort of - and the fronts are from some slightly later GREEN vehicle. CLASH! They're very good ergonomically and fit well without looking out of place, except for the color. There's just no end of places to spend money on these babies.

Can you give me any info, on what headers you put on, and where you got them? So far the only ones I have found are the Hedman.

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yes they are hedman headers..which are good brand so you are oki...we tried other ones but thes fit the best ..but i did have to use a different oil filter to make them fit

Not sure what the brand of my headers is, but the clear both the doghouse and oil filter well. I bought some fiberglass header insulation to try and lower the heat and noise levels but still haen't installed (after 4 years).

We have headers on our rig, and but unfortunately we blew a hole in one side. We took it to a muffler shop, and they said we would be better off just replacing the headers. So, that's what we are looking to do in the near future. Just wished we could figure out what headers are on it now, so, we could just get the same ones, but no luck there at all. Thanks for your feedback everyone.

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