72 Demon 340 - Header Install

I'm finally replacing a 30 yr old rusty pair of Heddman headers with a pair of Hooker Ceramic Coated Competition Headers. After a slight modification to the steering box, the drivers side fits great and I thought I was home free.....Problem is the passenger side header hits the torsion bar. Everything on the car is original in regard to K-Member, Heads, Engine location, etc. I've spent several days jockeying the engine around but can't seem to get enough clearance to get the torsion bar next to the header. The people at Hooker said maybe that #8 pipe just didn't get bent right......Has anyone else ever ran into this and know of a simple solution that I've missed before I pull the header back out??