1972 Dodge Colt

I spent the best part of the day trying to get the head manifold bolts tight.
I removed the intake a couple of times to grind on the Clifford flanges to get the triangle washers on.
There are a couple of nuts I still don't have tight.
It was easy with the 4 barrel intake but the short Clifford runners make it REAL tight.
The 1.75 header tubes don't help either.
I am still wondering if buying the Redline manifold might have been the better decision.
Of course the longer runners would be a data point also.
Should have a hgher RPM point with this shorter runner manifold, but man what a PITA.