[groovin1]

What's shakin?
I have a '65 bird that was given to me by my then girlfriend, now wife's father. The car had sat for around 4-5 years. After some amazingly simple rebuilds (carb, gas tank and starter) the car now runs!
The one and only problem is that the exhaust manifold leaks considerably where it meets the engine block. The old gaskets had almost completely disentigrated. I removed what was left and replaced w/ new gaskets but the leak is still present. Is it common for the manifold or the engine block (please no!) to warp over time? There was a pair of really old and rusted exhaust manifolds in the trunk of the car which leads me to believe that they have been replaced.

Any help would be appreciated.

Eric