Oh I definitely will and always do on cases, I hate silicone. I mean, it does have some uses (very limited) but I've seen people use it like it's a miracle drug lol. The only good thing about it is it's fairly easy to remove
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I ordered parts this week, bearings/shims/seals/head-base gaskets along with new rings etc. I was back and forth on getting the case gaskets that are available but finally decided to go without them, Thanks
I'm also going to modify the way the intake manifold/carb assembly and air horn all attach to the case, this one had long bolts instead of long studs. I'm going with short studs just for the manifold with 1" deep connector nuts, then either bolts or all-thread with nuts from there for the air horn to carb. Hope that made sense lol