The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Intake/exhaust Manifold weirdness and troubles

Having thought about all this some more, I think what I will do is to get the Warm Up 'Box' aspect of the Exhaust Manifold welded closed, and the Stud Holes welded up solid.

I will then surface that area so it is flat and even.

I will mount the Exhaust and Intake Manifolds pro-tem to the Head then, with them being separate from one-another and 'floating'...with some small space where the old Gasket had been.

I will mark the Exhaust Manifold through the Holes of the Intake Manifold's Warm Up Box mounting Flanges, to see where the new Stud Holes will need to be, with both Manifolds ( now ) correctly registering to the Head Ports.

I will then Drill new Holes on the Exhaust Manifold Warm Up Box area, and tap them for new Studs ( or Bolts ).

I will decide what thickness of spacers or Washers to use between the Manifolds and, then, Bolt them together tight.

Any slight out-of-plane with the intake and Exhaust Port faces, I can then have 'surfaced' to they will all be dead flat where they go on to the Head.

I can not think of what else to do to solve this problem.

If anyone else has any idea, let me know?