[1157 motor head]

I guess this is a header / brake line / cooling question......... i have installed doug headers , on the left frame rail i have the brass brake line distibution block . this block is very close to the header and looks like i might have a heat problem with the brake line fluid . i am using dot 5 fluid , what do most people do ? or i should ask what is the best thing to do ? or maybe i do not have a problem at all ... please help
thanks Jim

[HWYSTR455]

Yeah, I went through the same thing, and on mine it actually made contact with the combo valve. I ended up buying all new brake lines and relocating the combo valve to a bracket below the booster. Kind of a bummer to have to do that to use a set of headers, but, I figured down the road it's probably better off I moved it. I also had some clearance issues with the rear frame bracket for the lower a arm as well, and had to dent the header some, which wasn't fun. The safety tab on the driver engine mount had to be removed as well...

[1157 motor head]

yeah i hear ya on the motor mount , i have alraedy crossed that bridge , i am lucky though , i do not have a body on the frame , just the drive train .
i did a search on the brake line issue and found several other guys with the same issues.

[69convt]

I moved my distribution block up and back 2". I put protective sleeves on two of the individual lines and put a protective heat deflector on the part of the header that was close to the distribution block.