Edelbrock Intake Issue

Surfaces are straight on my current setup (swapped from last intake) and the suggested parts that Jegs and the other companies recommended are brand new. I was just curious to see if anyone on here has the same setup and has a reliable solution. Even took it down to my local guy who has been working on/restoring classics since 79 and he is also scratching his head trying to get the leak to seal mentioning he has never seen a double bolt pattern on an intake like this before.