65 Barracuda exhaust issue... help!

My 65 Barracuda (4 speed a833) is at the shop getting the exhaust redone... The guy called me today and says that the passenger side (maybe it was drivers side?) has a really tight clearance for the downtube connecting to the manifold... so he's going to have to use small piping in order to not hit the steering linkage... Have you guys ran into this issue? Any way to re-route it?

solutions would be appreciated... thanks...