Bill what pick up your using because even with the kevco 301 I think I needed to heat the pipe up to get it to position it correctly and to get the mount to align on the main cap stud. Keep at it mate there’s light at the end. I just found it a bit irritating when they say it fits such engine and you need to modify the **** out of it to make it work . Well that’s hot rodding I suppose. It will all pass once your behind the wheel.