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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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About two months ago, my buddies and I decided we were gonna install the headers and midpipe that I had bought. More my buddy's than me since I had never done it before. I had a leak in the head gasket for a while, finally took it into a shop two days ago and found out some scary stuff. Only one bolt on the passenger side was in the gasket and it was hanging out from the header. Two bolts were missing from one of the motor mounts since we had to take them out to get a clearance to put in the header. And last but not least, the starter was missing two bolts as well. What a mess! Thank God they fixed it quickly and cheap for me. The guy at the shop said I'm lucky my car didn't catch fire.
In the end...Don't just play around with your cars if you don't know exactly what you're doing! lol
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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damn bro you need to kick your buddys in the *****...
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 06elnr
damn bro you need to kick your buddys in the *****...
LOL!!

hopefully those buddies won't be touching your car again!
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Yep, sounds like a "Buddy beat down" is needed.........
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Did you use Stage 8 locking bolts on your headers? It's a good idea to use them when doing a header install.
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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We just used the original bolts for the most part...and for now on I guess I go to the shop
Old Nov 19, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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how long did the install take you? haha, you didnt notice a pile of extra parts?
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