Exhausted from trying to get this manifold to line up (pun intended)

[jacksonh18]

I can not for the life of me get my driver side exhaust manifold lined up with me new heads. I have been using strap wrenches to move around the manifold to try and line the holes up but It is just too $%^&ing difficult.

The power stearing, brake resevoir, and EGR stuff is crowding my hands out of getting the damn thing to screw the studs in.

Would I be better off disconnecting the manifold from the uppipe and then fumbling to connect the uppipe afterward?

 

[koda2000]

yes, i think disconnecting the manifold from the exhaust pipe would make it much easier.

 

[Flash]

I didn't find it too difficult to line the pipe up to the manifold on my SOHC, but you need a lot of extensions to do the nuts up.