For those or you that help me out here, I just wanted to comment to close out the thread. The short story is I had customer header pipes made that were simply bent to come down about a 1/4 inch lower than the originals. I then mocked them up myself, welded the tabs and had them coated. If you recall, I also mounted some metal plates inside the engine mount perchs so that the engine could not move once it settled in place. Now the car is perfect. Only thing left now is to get the seats in and I am working to fabricate a bracket up for the ken miles racing seat..should be finally on the road in a few weeks....next stop - getting the car registered.
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Kramer