Header Builders

SSDA Hemi · 11-28-2024, 09:02 AM

I Know Mark at Performance Welding retired, I thought Calvin Elston also closed up shop. Who is best stainless header fabricator on the East coast?

Richard Kay · 11-28-2024, 11:30 AM

American Racing Headers built my custom stainless headers when they were on Long Island. They moved to North Carolina about one year ago. Nice headers.

Billy Nees · 11-28-2024, 12:04 PM

I have to ask even though I'm pretty sure that I already know the answer, Why Stainless?

Kenny Bomar · 11-28-2024, 12:54 PM

REF unlimited headers in Arizona one of the best fabrication and service

1320racer · 11-28-2024, 01:03 PM

Agree. Send him your old headers and he can build a new copy of them as well make the modifications you have made over the years using a hammer

SSDA Hemi · 11-28-2024, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Kay

American Racing Headers built my custom stainless headers when they were on Long Island. They moved to North Carolina about one year ago. Nice headers.

I knew where they were on the island, didn't realize they did custom headers or that they moved. I drove by their place but never went in. Medford?

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Why Stainless?

C'mon Billy. How are you going to polish mild steel?!!!

The big sticking point with my AH car right now is disgusted with the mild steel headers I have on there and have 2 nice sets of Stainless but neither fits in its entirety. I HATE rust in any shape or form!!!

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Originally Posted by Kenny Bomar

REF unlimited headers in Arizona one of the best fabrication and service

This is pretty much a 1-off application and I have no headers to begin with. Arizona is a little far to drive right now. If things drag with this car as they have been might be local to me lol!

1320racer · 11-28-2024, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SSDA Hemi

The big sticking point with my AH car right now is disgusted with the mild steel headers I have on there

send your mild steel headers to REF and they will duplicate them in Stainless steel.

Billy Nees · 11-28-2024, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SSDA Hemi

C'mon Billy. How are you going to polish mild steel?!!!

Look into "Electroless Nickel Plating"!
You have a P.M..

SSDA Hemi · 11-28-2024, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320racer

send your mild steel headers to REF and they will duplicate them in Stainless steel.

This is one of the reasons with having multiple race cars, especially with a few under construction. Not enough hours in a day to get all 100% perfect. I usually concentrate on 1 at a time and headers on AH car are far from where I want them right now. But they work. I may do that in future but I still dont think I would want that design copied. Custom fit and tube sizes reduced. Older technology should sometimes be left in the past. And that car is setup for eliminator and not shoot out. Right now feeding one of the other rides that I shouldve never shelved while looking for a 200 mph fix!

Kirk Morgan · 11-28-2024, 08:15 PM

If you have more than one set of headers that need to be made or other racers that need some flying him in if he still does that maybe the solution. When RJ and i were building a late model CJ we flue him in to San Antonio TX and he built 2 sets of stepped headers in a day and one half. One for us and one with a different tube location because they used a different firing order on another CJ project. The only thing we supplied was a tig welder and he shipped all the needed tubing for the job. Watching Greg work was unbelievable. He even made some jigs for the headers. He talked us out of stainless headers.

11-28-2024, 09:02 AM	#1
SSDA Hemi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 503 Likes: 130 Liked 451 Times in 77 Posts	Header Builders I Know Mark at Performance Welding retired, I thought Calvin Elston also closed up shop. Who is best stainless header fabricator on the East coast?

11-28-2024, 11:30 AM	#2
Richard Kay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Long Island Posts: 33 Likes: 24 Liked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Header Builders American Racing Headers built my custom stainless headers when they were on Long Island. They moved to North Carolina about one year ago. Nice headers. __________________ Valiantrich

11-28-2024, 12:04 PM	#3
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,487 Likes: 3,588 Liked 7,688 Times in 1,732 Posts	Re: Header Builders I have to ask even though I'm pretty sure that I already know the answer, Why Stainless? __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

11-28-2024, 12:54 PM	#4
Kenny Bomar Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: mphs tn Posts: 223 Likes: 3 Liked 424 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Header Builders REF unlimited headers in Arizona one of the best fabrication and service

11-28-2024, 01:03 PM	#5
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Header Builders Agree. Send him your old headers and he can build a new copy of them as well make the modifications you have made over the years using a hammer Last edited by 1320racer; 11-28-2024 at 01:05 PM.

11-28-2024, 08:15 PM	#10
Kirk Morgan Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 230 Likes: 1 Liked 80 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Header Builders If you have more than one set of headers that need to be made or other racers that need some flying him in if he still does that maybe the solution. When RJ and i were building a late model CJ we flue him in to San Antonio TX and he built 2 sets of stepped headers in a day and one half. One for us and one with a different tube location because they used a different firing order on another CJ project. The only thing we supplied was a tig welder and he shipped all the needed tubing for the job. Watching Greg work was unbelievable. He even made some jigs for the headers. He talked us out of stainless headers.