Intake manifold gasket replacement

[66C20Cali]

It’s been a while since I posted something
I did the gasket on the 327 Chevy engine it has the Rochester 2 barrel carburetor intake I spray painted a little bit some engine areas and I also did the valve adjustment
I cut the mufflers and did a straight pipes, now the truck is so damn loud.
I’m gonna start the painting hopefully by January next year
It only took me 5 days working on it after work but only a few hours each day is been cold here in Los Angeles cloudy and it gets dark way too early

Any ways just posting something since I been MIA for a while

[AcampoDave]

Welcome back. The valley of your motor looks pretty clean even though the outside was dirty. Is it a fresh motor? What's its story?