I'm also going to be swapping out the exhaust manifolds, I didn't think there was any fluid in there, but I didn't want to take those off and have oil or something spill out. Even better then, now all I need to worry about is getting that torque just right.

Those gaskets posted do look nice, but I ordered a ton of parts off of cjponyparts late saturday :P Looking forward to getting them all and getting my girl to the next level!

 

Sure looks cracked to me.That dark line across the manifold.

 

Jim (ATO) does amazing work! you couldn't have taking it to a better shop. He's done a couple of trans for me. A little DIY technique for the exhaust gasket once you have it in hand, use a pair of wire cutters to remove the bottom portion of the outside bolt holes and then install your manifolds with no gasket using just the outside bolts, then drop the gasket in from the top and it will sit in place while you install the rest of the bolts. A little pic to help better understand.