Hot rod dad....i see your holding a 68 corvette...i started my 68 corvette collection 20 years ago.......ive aquired 4 over the years.....3- 427-435 tripower and 1 427-400.....they are getting harder to find these days and thank god the 68 was my favorite year and not the 67.......the 68 was also the most narrow out of all the corvettes...out of all my antique autos the 68s are my favorite.....nice sunny day pull the top down and cruse down the road.........but the trip is short because of the price of aviation fuel......i take a drive to the local resturant and drive back and ive used 20 bucks worth of fuel...and thats just taking it easy....well thank you all for the information on the gasket......your input is always appreicated