97 SS Rebuild thread

[SSlowBoat]

Reached a point where the motor's just about all together, got a new water pump, sensors swapped, wiring mostly done.

My old exhaust manifolds have snapped off flange studs, the headers that came with the new motor have significant rust, and I'm not sure what to do next. I was planning on taking the manifolds to have new studs installed... but at the cost and while I have the motor out of the car I'm debating throwing some stainless headers on there. Of course this would require exhaust, tune, blah blah. So I'm a bit frozen by indecision. Since I'm in PA emissions is a concern.

youre in pa, thats very easy to get around. as long as when it plugs in it doesnt have a light youll be fine, or if you drive "less" than 5k miles a year