[silver_pilate]

Hey, good luck with those.

I don't have a longtube story, but I'll share a similar experience.

When I dropped the motor in my car, I did so with the stock shorty headers bolted up (didn't have the BBK's yet). As I was trying to bolt up the H-pipe (also stock, but hollowed) I ran into a problem with the passenger header flanges meeting up with the H-pipe (bent flange). I worked on the thing for two hours. Of course, there's absolutely no room to work with on that side, and I cussed, grunted, and sweated using long screwdrivers, prybars, and hammers.

After a lifetime of lying on my back with my head rolling in that kitty-litter spill soaker stuff, I gave up. I finished putting it all back together and decided I'd give it one last try. I crawled under, took a long screwdriver, tapped the bracket once, and it slid right on. Oh...I was pissed. Two hours struggling with it and all it takes is one little tap a couple of hours later.

Remember, the hard stuff goes just fine. It's the easy stuff that will eat your lunch.

--nathan