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So i finally pulled out the car from storage and decided I wanted to put on my aftermarket header and exhaust. I had tried once before to get the heat sheild off the stock header and failed....this time I really worked at it and tried to get the ****er off and just wound up bending it backwards just to access the upper bolts. I managed to undo a couple then found out one of them is pretty much heat welded to the head. Also How do you access the lower header bolts with the lower heatshield in