Idler arm hits on header

Thanks all for the replies.

I didn't actually have too hard of a time getting the headers on the vehicle - a second person would have helped tho! I did the whole "put the car on jack stands and lift the motor with the cherry-picker" thing, had to unbolt the power steering, etc. Everything is in and bolts up and clears except for that one idler arm.

I've never driven this car, or had a motor in it before now so I don't really know the history. Could be that things are out of alignment somewhere? PO may have wrapped it around an oak tree for all I know. When I put the V-8 K-member in everything lined up with no problems so I kind of figured things were pretty straight. Wheel to wheel measures equal on both sides, so I think things are pretty straight.

I do have all new motor and tranny mounts, so I kind of doubt that they are bad. But... I guess they could be bad right out of the box, I've seen bad parts right out of the box before.

I did some bending and tweaking and made things clear. Now it's time to hook things up and see how it sounds:cheers: