hedman "tight tube" hedders?
Ohhh man I feel bad for missing your questions, Ronk. Shoot me a pm if you're still in a bind, even though it's been so long.
For an update, even with my TERRIBLE suspension I haven't scraped the exhaust at all and pulling them isn't a big deal, either. I did have to go with a mini starter, but I already knew that. I hit up a junk yard, got a similar starter from a later 80's dodge van and brought it to autozone as a core for an early 90's small dodge pickup starter. I was shocked to see that it looks identical to a ministarter that you get from Summit and wherever. Sure, I'd expect the internals to be different, but hey...lifetime warranty :)