That Sucks Chris! At least your fix turned out well! Why don't these ever fit right, are there that many differences from car to car? Some post they were "Drop-in", and most seem to have to resort to fixes similar to yours.
Well you "have it on the ropes" keep pounding away* and please keep bringing us along for the ride.
Harry [boxing reference so, I followed through with the analogy, not a disparaging remark on your work sometimes you have to do what it takes no matter how much it hurts, those F
g headers are premium Canadian bucks $$$$ us north of the border are painfully aware, and not so cheap south of it either! I would have been outraged
]
I'm not a hoarder I'm a preservationist 78 Monza Spyder (~Soon(ish +/- I guess) To Be 2+2 with Spoilers)