Glue the gasket to the manifold with Permatex 80062 High Tack Gasket Sealant and then gently tap the gasket along the edges if the ports with a ballpean hamer to cut it to size. You might need to clean it up a little with a sharp knife but it's likely that the hammer trick will do all you need.
I wonder if you could just find a fiber-reinforced material and use that instead of cork or whatever?
With the other tricks in this thread, that should ensure it comes apart and stays together
j_tso said:In reply to DarkMonohue :
Yep, ports those size but also need the bit below the middle to seal off the EGR port.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I'm going to use the TWR twin DCOE manifold with a 79 12A iron, the ports on the manifolds are already tall so the gasket would be the choke point.
Okay good. Actually, friggin awesome, that's a great manifold and an awesome find!
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
When my son Tyler and I were reviving his 900 we needed a gasket for something, can't recall what for. We made one from a Coke case and his mind was blown.
Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) said:I've hand cut them from 2mm ptfe with copper spray and they worked well. I think copper wod be similar.
I'll second this. I'm running a 1mm thick hand cut PTFE gasket my turbo 13B. I have had it apart and back together a bunch of times with no issue. When I try to hand cut gaskets right to a finished edge it always ends up looking like they were done by a kid with a hatchet. Under cutting and cleaning up with a large diameter "rotary file bit" works great for finishing. Sucks no one will laser cut the stuff, the fumes are death.
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