Harry,
My situation is slightly different than yours, but what I did might
solve this problem for you. If you are using the standard, later, mid
motor mounts, then the hugger headers are quite likely to do the job for
you. My son and I, put a small block 400 into a 47 International frame,
which is very narrow and has a similar problem with the steering box.
The hugger headers worked quite well for this installation.
I have a 55 chev Cameo, with a 454, and solved this problem by
cutting and re-welding the two back tubes on the LH header so it would
clear the steering box. It took a little thinking, but I was able to
do this without changing the length of the header pipes. This allows me
to use the 1 3/4 inch full size headers in the truck.
I am almost certain that the hugger headers will work for you, but
there is the other option.
Bob
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