off to rolling road this weekend!!!

oh well it all went a little tits up, air leaks on carb base and inlet to head, going to remove tomorrow and take to pal in machine shop, see how true the faces are, and if can take a little off without buggering up alignment. bit miffed as a sealed up not long ago taking time to clean up surfaces etc, maybe the compound i used no good,somone mentioned permatex?