[chads454Ls6]

I was wondering if anyone has had any promblems with the head pipes being too close to the crossmember? I called Eric at gardner and he assured me they were bent correctly,and after going over things i had a hanger on backwards,but after correcting the hanger,the headpipe is still too close. i went to my storage and got an original and it fit fine with plenty of clearance. A friend mentioned having someone hold the headpipe center,while another guy snugs it up. Tried that too but did not make much difference. attached is a few pics. The original has quite a flat spot were it clears the crossmember,but Eric says he has not had any promblems. Any suggestions?