Quote Originally Posted by backyardbuilder View Post
Would i be able to just have some of the intake bottom cut off and run a .125 intake gaskets. The bolt holes all align.
I think that's what I would do. Did the block have the hollow dowels in it to locate the heads. That whole mess looks a little off to me, like maybe there were no hollow dowels and the head just sort of slid down and is being located by the head bolts.

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