Sorry Dave I missed this. Main reason is rust which means broken bolts and the stupid intake actually has rust holes in it (exhaust side). I bought another set of manifolds and the intake had already been welded where mine has holes lol. Common issue maybe? So I fixed up the new/used one and rewelded the bad spots (previous welds were not great). Got everything cleaned up, drilled our broken bolts and cleaned gasket surfaces. I think it’s all ready to go back together now.
Cory, the linkage for the automatic transmission kick-down feature is an item which someone occasionally is looking for.