66 mustang 302 header clearance

I have a 66 mustang convertible with an 83 5.0 and t-5 installed. I'm converting it to a cable clutch. (the original job was to put the right engine plate in (it had one for an auto tranny) but it turned into replacing the clutch, bellhousing and flywheel as well.)

I put in a modern driveline cable clutch kit, but it won't work with the headers that were already on the engine. (I've already pulled off the headers. They are all rusty as hell and I'm glad I have an excuse to placate the wife so I can buy new ones. The rest of the exhaust was all welded together and it was a complete pain in the ass to get them out from under the car) So now I'm looking to replace the entire exhaust system.

I've been doing a lot of searching for headers that will work with my car, but my biggest concern here is the clearance between the heads and the shock towers. There is only about 3" on the drivers side and about 2 1/2" in the passenger side.

Can anyone give me an idea of what headers would work with the tight space and the cable clutch setup. I'm thinking about shortys, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm also making this car a daily driver, so I dont need anything that's real high performance or big bucks (this job has already cost me 3 times what I thought it would ). I'm also have to replace the dual exhaust as well and I'd like to find something that will work with the headers together.

Thanks in advance.....

I've already installed the modern driveline cable. and tranny and and all of the associated components. Now, it's on to the exhaust.

I did look up previously what headers would work (accorrding to Modern Driveline) their website says: "The cable will clear Headman 88660, Doug Thorley Tri-y, Hi-Po manifolds, stock manifolds, shorty headers." I did look online, and a few of them seemed a little too beefy to fit in the gap between the engine and shock towers.

Is there any advantage to going with a particular style or does it come down to aesthetics?