[jordan]

I've got the manifold back from the welder, I think it looks great I've seen some other work of his and he said it's not his best but over all he is a great welder. Now I have some questions, when it was welded it was bolted to a machined surface where it would meet the head and I believe it warped a little. It's warped to the point that when it is resting on a machined surface a little bit of day light can be seen in a dark room with a light shining behind it, Im sure I can NOT get a .005" feeler guage under it. Also on the top where it is recessed for the exhaust/intake manifold bolts would there be a problem with welding up to that point and then machining the surface where the carburator bolts on? I would just like to not have to worry about it sealing and I see when the porting is finished. I saw there are some areas that just look like 1/4 inch of surface. btw I am doing the hot street/torquer manifold. The center divider will be welded in when the porting is done.