This question is for all of you that have a set of Rex HP headers in your 1955 or 56 Ford sedan with a stock steering column. Did anyone experience clearance issues with the original steering column tube when installing the drivers side header? You can tell from the photos - I need about 3/4" more to come flush with the exhaust port of cylinder #5. The tubes at the collector are both hitting the steering column. 



I contacted Gord and he told me that he has never heard of clearance issues on a 55/56 Ford sedan like this. I really don't want to beat and bang on a header this expensive with ceramic coating to boot. Sectioning the steering column or denting the tube does not appeal to me other. With as much room as I need to make these work I am not really relishing the idea of modifying the steering column that deep.

Any ideas?

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

DryLakes - I did not put a level across the valve covers... maybe I should, but with it being so slight a difference I do not think 3/16 will matter much. It is interesting that the slight space was all I needed (at that spot on the block anyway) to give me enough room out back to clear the column.

shank - yep! good eye! I have a small case of these Atlas filters on the shelf. "scrubron" 

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com