Do I have to go back to a manual steering box on my '63. The front header hits the inner top of the gear box...

What to do?



,Cliff

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'72 4 dr Dart
'63 4 dr Dart

First of all is your name really Cliff? That's a cool coincedence. Second of all, worst case scenario is that your might have to take it to a local exhaust shop and see if they can re-bend it a little.

Make sure your motor mounts are in good condition, and haven't sagged. Maybe add a little bit of a shim to the driver side mount.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

Motor mount was my thinking as well. Mybe some tweeking.

Thanks

,Cliff (real name)

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'72 4 dr Dart
'63 4 dr Dart

sweet...

We see this problem in the 60-62 A- Body chassis.
On the last one of those, we removed the driver's side motor mount nut, jacked the engine up and stuck a piece of 2X4 (actually 1 1/2 thick) into the interference location, lowering the engine onto the inserted "shim".

Then we heated the header tubes with a tourch, did a little "pushing and prying", until the engine/mount re-settled onto the K-member... with the shim still in place.
Jacked-up the engine, removed the wood shim, lowered the mount back into position and we had clearance.
DD

" into the interference location"

I take it you mean between header and gear box? If so, easy I have a torch.

,Cliff

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'72 4 dr Dart
'63 4 dr Dart