intake/exhaust mounting, what am I missing?

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Dne007

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Won't be terribly long I'll be installing my intake/exhaust manifolds. I'm just wondering if I have everything(bolt wise, etc) some of the studs are shorter. What do I need and is there How to for installation?
As always, a big :thankyou:

Of course I still need to clean them up
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Just temporarily bolted together
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13 holes
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For sure you are missing three standard nuts (top row), and one each of the cone washer and goofy tapered castle-nut looking nut (middle row, right side). IIRC working on my feeble memory only, there is a somewhat oversize brass washer that goes on the top middle stud, you are missing that too.

I can't get outside to refer to my books so I'll let someone else weigh in on the studs and where they go. You are showing 14 studs but you only need 13 total. Be aware a couple of these go into the water jacket so the studs need to get sealant on them before installation.
 
From what I see, you're missing a nut like the castle nut on the right and the two brass washers that go on either end of the exhaust manifold. They have an inside bevel on one side that the castle part of the nuts fit into. Also, when you install the bat wings, it's imperative that you don't allow them to touch the manifolds other than where they tighten up against the manifold. If that makes sense. Only 10 - 15 LB FT on torque. THey don't need much. Lastly, when you install the studs into the heads, use some sort of sealer. Some or all of the stud holes go into the water jacket. I've seen some have all the holes into the water jacket and some have a few blind holes. I use RED high temp RTV, because it seals and also acts as a anti seize and does not allow them to rust into the head. That's what I use and it's always worked for me.
 
I also fully endorse the Remflex gasket. While they are very fragile, and they do not hold up when removed, they are the best sealing gasket out there.
 
I have no clue what year it came out of, it had a 3 speed manual transmission attached, like on the column shift.

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As for fit, year doesn't really matter much. I can tell you though that's a later model exhaust manifold as it has the reinforcement ribs on it. I have a couple or three that don't have those because they 1960s model manifolds.
 
Gee Rusty, you're a wealth of information:thankyou:

So where do I find these things?
"a nut like the castle nut on the right and the two brass washers that go on either end of the exhaust manifold."
 
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Question for Rusty:
The exhaust manifolds from the mid 70's and latter used thicker triangle washers and slightly longer studs.
Would you want to use some of the thin and thick triangle washers on the same manifold?
 
townsend said:
Question for Rusty:
The exhaust manifolds from the mid 70's and latter used thicker triangle washers and slightly longer studs.
Would you want to use some of the thin and thick triangle washers on the same manifold?
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"I" would not. I don't think it would hurt a thing, but I'm particular about stuff like that. I would want to use a matching set. But for no reason other than it being a personal choice. WIth only 10-15 LBFT, I think the thinner set would work just fine.
 
The question was related to the three fasteners that hold the intake to the exhaust manifold.
The center fastener on the exhaust manifold was a 5/16 bolt on the 1972 and earlier years.
1973 and latter used a 3/8 stud in that location.
Just curious about which exhaust manifold was being used.
The photos in post 8 answered that question.
Both manifolds are post 73.
 
townsend said:
The question was related to the three fasteners that hold the intake to the exhaust manifold.
The center fastener on the exhaust manifold was a 5/16 bolt on the 1972 and earlier years.
1973 and latter used a 3/8 stud in that location.
Just curious about which exhaust manifold was being used.
The photos in post 8 answered that question.
Both manifolds are post 73.
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Really? Then why did she post a picture of the manifold to cylinder head hardware and ask "what am I missing?" She posted a picture of what she was talking about. I thank you you for that information though, because I was not aware of the year break when they changed to the later style manifold and that inside most stud. Thanks.
 
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