It's the set up that was on the engine that was in the car, but the original iron 340 X heads sat more flush with the block whereas the aluminum heads have a bit of an overhang, hence the clearance issues. Push comes to shove, I work at a university with a welding program. They have a CNC plasma cutting table, so I can make a template and have a custom bracket made to bring it lower and out further beside the head instead of in front of it. But I'll have to get the engine in the car first to make sure I don't run into clearance issues elsewhere. I have every confidence that I'll get it eventually, I was just hoping it would be easier....
