Yeah, there isn't much room to do anything. No PM, but still not much room even with hydroboost.
I have two ideas right now.
1. try a
Sears Damaged Nut Remover kit
2. I was thinking I might be able to take another nut and weld it onto the stud. I don't know how well that will work since the stud is mangled and won't allow a thread. I guess I could just find a nut that fits fairly tightly and weld it on. I don't like the idea of mig welding in the engine bay, though. I am just going to keep that in my back pocket in case the sears kit doesn't work. I'd be nervous about welding on that stud with ground wires attached to the head. Yikes.
I am keeping my fingers crossed. I'm going to stop by Sears over lunch tomorrow and hope for the best when I get in the shop in the evening. I'm anxious to get my new header and remflex gasket in place to seal things up. Seems like everything I touch lately has a roadblock. :0