Not sure if you had this issue with yours but with mine, I've had to cut the lower part of the flange on cyl 1 for it to fit properly. tried to fit it yesterday only to find it catching on a part of the block thats poking out (has the engine number on it). I had a better look at the old manifold and the same cut had been done on that one too
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Not sure if you had this issue with yours but with mine, I've had to cut the lower part of the flange on cyl 1 for it to fit properly. tried to fit it yesterday only to find it catching on a part of the block thats poking out (has the engine number on it). I had a better look at the old manifold and the same cut had been done on that one too
How did it withstand the TD, would you go the same route again?