Forget everthing I've said or didn't say about Tom Langdon. I'm sorry I mentioned him in the thread topic. He's probably a great guy. Whatever.
Two more pictures posted. The adapter is just about ready to go on the manifold. I'll have to bondo one casting error and still have to polish the bore. The gasket surfaces look pretty good, but I had to take off enough metal so the outer edges needed to be re-chamfered.