Patcon

You're making great time!

The rust in the jackets and head needs attention. A pressure washer would be good for that

Almost 600 Hp and 350 ft lb of torque. Impressive numbers. Still alot of cash though!

I ended up using part numbers from rockauto to search Ebay

I would agree. Toss the seals and felts. Weld in some stainless and polish to match. May not be a flawless repair. Will depend a lot on the welder

Evidently bearings have been difficult to get for a while. Search on Ebay if you know what part number you need

I believe Spirit Garage is Eiji's company in Virginia. I assume he sources these from overseas but he might not. I am not sure you would have to level out the carb. You might. you might not. All of the critical things in an SU are centered in the body, so it might not matter. The small amount of angle I would expect in the finished product might not matter. I do agree with the idea of deleting the water in the jacket, then grind to your hearts content

I suspect just looking at the picture of the manifold that the metal isn't very thick. It might be a little thicker in the corner area. I would think the internal face of the casting area is flush with the internal face of the core plug, but the core plug are is raised so it's probably only as thick as the difference. Another crazy idea would to be to resurface the intake manifold at a slight bevel. Leave the bottom thickness pretty much unchanged and remove a mm or so off the top edge. The "yokes" should still clamp properly that way but it would tip the manifold up some. Just eyeballing it, it should raise the manifold by 2:1. So a mm off the top of the flange raises the manifold by 2mm

I believe that square section is a coolant chamber. Lrobably about as thick as that dimple is deep

As I recall it doesn't foul all the plugs. Just the one

You can unhook the choke cables at the carb and move the levers manually to check function. Also make sure they dont stick down. I have seen many do that. Once you check functionality then I would inspect the choke cable. Jacket could be broken, a cable could be snapped or it could be broken away from the console

Yes they move noticeably. Maybe a ¼" or more at full choke

Not hot glue and no super glue (Cyancrylate)!

@SteveJ @Captain Obvious

SEM makes alot of these products

Check the voltage at the horn connection

That sounds fun!

I was thinking it was the very early cars

Which cars is that correct for?

Be very careful if you cut that up or when it's cut up!! Stumps like that come slamming back down when cut from the trunk. I have seen videos that didn't end well when somebody was in the wrong place when that stump slammed back down!

Post up the shop name. People are always looking for a good plater

Did you use a service or do those yourself?

Looks like a good helper!

Speedi sleeves are very thin! Sometimes it helps to heat one and cool the other to aide assembly

The main part of the damper should have a rubber ring molded in the middle of it. Inspect it for damage. Its possible it is torn or out of balance and that's what destroyed the seal.