Getting ready to swap a 5.7 into my 73 Dart Swinger

I just NOW got this notice but I see you've posted it a couple of weeks ago :-( If you've made up your mind, then it's done. THIS is the very reason that I moved my entire steering shaft away from the header area (about an inch). I used 2 3/4" swivel joints to accommodate the angle. It created a lot more room for header tubing. It was a lot of work and a difficult decision to jump into. I'm glad I did it tho.
Is your mind still made up?
Also, "tired of working on it and not driving it"? I was almost 3 years to the day and most of us old gear-heads are years into our projects. Have some patience :-)

G50