I just installed my manifolds and had a similar experience to Schaffer’s1950. When I bolted the intake/exhaust manifolds together I noticed the the intake and exhaust ports were not on the same plane, so I loosened them and checked with a straightedge to see It there was enough slack to get them aligned and there was. When I installed them, I tightened both the manifold port bolts and bolts that attach the two manifolds together at the same time so they would basically self align. Seemed to do the trick but I won’t really know until I start the engine.
PS: Lugnuts, I love the Stove Polish idea and I’m running out to the local Ace to pick some up!
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