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Kevins 75 Camaro

  • I put sealent on the end rubber gaskets to make sure that they will stay in their place once the intake manifold is bolted down.  There are special types of sealent to use.

    • I put sealent on the end rubber gaskets to make sure that th…
  • Now that the intake manifold is on the gaskets and they have not slid down into the valley or moved, it is time to install the bolts.  I use nice flat washers on intake manifold bolts.  Especially with aluminum intakes.

    • Now that the intake manifold is on the gaskets and they have…
  • Here is a shot of the other side.  You can see that all is looking great.  I will go ahead and mount the engine mounts and frame mounts so that we can attach the motor.

    • Here is a shot of the other side. You can see that all is l…
  • You can now see that I have to spray the area around the timing cover.  I will have to mask that timing cover off to keep the overspray from making it look dirty and black.

    • You can now see that I have to spray the area around the tim…
  • There we go.  Nice and tight.  The end valley gaskets did not pouch out and the top of the motor is back to the condition that it was before I began to operate on it.

    • There we go. Nice and tight. The end valley gaskets did no…
  • I have been rotating the crankshaft during the process and noticed that these valve covers are hitting the rocker arms.  Oh well, guess we will have to consider getting a taller pair.

    • I have been rotating the crankshaft during the process and n…
  • I have now got all the gasket material off the lower pan rails.  It was a bit of a pain in the ass because he put them on with my favorite trick.

    • I have now got all the gasket material off the lower pan rai…
  • It has to be clean as it was before the gaskets went on.  That way they will adhere and not leak oil on your garage floor.  It was not that difficult to paint the pan.

    • It has to be clean as it was before the gaskets went on. Th…
  • In this case we utilize Fel-Pro Gaskets.  They are the best in my opinion.  There are many formulations that will work though.

    • In this case we utilize Fel-Pro Gaskets. They are the best…