Progress Thread Prime's 87 T-top Gt

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I picked up the proper Fel Pro gasket for the water pump backing plate.
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Gray is the POS that came with the water pump.

I feel like I should trim the inner blue off the Fel Pro to match so that there's not free floating gasket on the inside of the pump.

Thoughts?
 
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Getting the timing chain cover to go nicely over the curved part of the oil pan gasket was a royal pita. I did put some black RTV in the corners where the cover meets the pan and a bit under the oil pan gasket. It's the nice full rubber one with the metal inserts. So hopefully no leaks.

Also, per the Ford manual. No RTV on the water pump. Good gaskets and some gasket tack.
 
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