Head gasket replacement presents new dilemma?

That, My friend is my big mistake.... Never knew about that and I did not. I will do so this next time. Such a pain to pull the headers off to do that.... but? Maybe that is just what is needed. I wish that I could just do the bolts under the valve covers. Is that a possibility? So that I do not have to pull the steering column and the R torsion bar, redo the alignment etc....