I bought a used SBC intake manifold(guess where I got it,'ripoffbay',yep your right:CRY: :LOL: :CRY: ) Well it retails for around $275 and I got it for $40 so I knew it would be in bad shape and possibly total trash.:( Three of the carb to manifold bolt holes look like some teeny booper learned for the first time"Righty tighty lefty loosey"**) and it appears it took him awhile to learn to finger tighten first:D :CRY: before you use a wrench or ratchet,geeesh!
OK, I have a good drill press and am maniacally inclined:D ,who sells heli-coil inserts that are long/deep enough for carb to intake bolts or can you put 2 of them in the same hole? And it's an aluminum(Offfenhaaausssser) excuse the stuttering,I'as born that way! :3dSMILE: