71 Duster 360 (new project)

OK.....yesterday I did some small things....Had to drop the drag link so I could get the passenger side old headers off...got the trans x member all bolted down..need to get new tti headers on.....

today...Christmas eve.....driver side header goes on in like a minute....had small issue getting inside bolts started on tubes 2 and 8...but done ...everything tighten up and get oil filter on too
move on to driver side...I even read the instructions....these are the 1 7/8 race headers built for cars with no torsion bars which is the same as an E body header..
I have the car in the air on the hoist....try to get header on...but it is a no go.....lower the car down to get floor jack under oil pan to raise engine as the instruction says.....after a few minutes of wiggling around the headers do side up ....lower engine enough to get one bolt started....then I lower the engine...and then let the car back on the ground...
Quickly i get 4 header bolts in going from the front to the back...now No. 7 tube.....finally get the outside bolt to start...but can not get the inside started....can not get a wrench on the bolt to turn it..can not get my fingers in there to turn it....****...after a couple of hours...I take a header bolt and using a grinder I cut a notch for a flat tip screw driver ....I think i got this sucker now....nope...
ok...I take all the bolts out....starting over ....I put the tube 7 inside bolt in 1st....I get the tube 7 outside started....now I can not get any of the other 4 bolts started....they appear to be just a hair off...
Ok I will call TTi...nope closed until January 2....wow...thanks...not like they can do anything for me anyway

I am going to remove the headers on Wednesday and try to just ream No.7 bolt holes out.....I got quite a few sets of TTi headers.....only one I ever had problems with...I ordered these at MATS last year.....