340 manifold bolts

You should use the correct shoulder nuts and the studs for the long ones. There is a step in the manifold so all the fasteners expand the same with heat. You don't need gaskets cast iron to cast iron with manifolds. Get the manifold resurface and use the right fasteners. The left side doesn't have a gasket either. That is a heat deflector. I have not used a gasket on a manifold on a mopar. I have some extra old sets or I can make them using threaded hex stock on the lathe. Takes the same studs as the end 2.

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