Here are the instructions that come with the gasket.
I've done all those steps. In the morning I'll remove the intake, put some sealant on the intake side. This will be after a trip to Tractor Supply for bolts.
Whatever you do put sealant around the bolt holes on all four corner intake bolts. They do go in the coolant port and can leak. Also, put sealant on those bolts. Glad I caught this when I did. I would've had rusty corroded bolts and a pitted intake. That's a perfect recipe for a seized and broken grade 5 bolt.
I kinda like the raw aluminum look of the heads by the intake. I bought some engine enamel clear coat for it. I also bought some gloss black engine enamel to do some touch up. I want to strip the intake and repaint it but I need to make room for this.
Meet Black Betty. This is the wife's new project car. She doesn't want a bunch done. Just air bags, a 5.2 or 5.9 and a disc brake rear. I have a friend that has a 360 that was recently rebuilt and a 727 transmission. The car runs now with a flathead 6 and a 3 speed on the column.
The front brakes have already been changed to disc. Needs a little love. Previous owner says it looses power sometimes and thinks the timing chain is stretched. He just put on dual Weber carburetors.
That's enough 49 Plymouth for this page. At 3k we could not resist. She's in love for the first time in her life
More updates on Dusty tomorrow.