Got a little work done opinions wanted

[B Schein]

I finally have had some time to work on my car again. I hulled it down here to North Caroline from Maryland back in August but last semester in school was so hectic I really had no time to work on it. I started building the cage and finally got some coilovers on the front. I have a big problem though I set the engine back some were around a 12 inches to clear the rack. This caused lots of problems first was foot room. The gas pedal wound up on the centerline of the steering column. So I cut my fire wall back open to get my foot room back, but know I no room to have build exhaust at lest a traditional style header. I can build a turbo style header that goes forward but I am concerned about heat under the hood. Here is my dilemma I can solve all these problems pretty easy if I move the motor up and forward but that would mean running 4-inch fiberglass cowl hood. Any way here are some pics what do you guys think about the 4-inch hood should I run it our just deal with the forward exhaust.