well...being a dumb **** that i am, i am positive it had to go in through the top, so i jack it up take the valve cover off unbolt the brake blocker or w/e it is, jack up the motor, nothin...this is 2 days of work for me,...so then i haer "it goes fro underneath" so im thinkin slap head--im a idiot,...of course hell no it didnt go, i had to cut the k member which took forever with the shisty air compressor i was using ran out of air in about 1 minute of grinding lol..........so finaly, the coating looks like crap now, i get the peice in there...and i realize i have no clue what so ever which side goes to which on these aluminum dead soft gaskets...(i really want these things bolted up when dad gets here...after he tried gettin it in from top and couldnt he swore i woudlnt be able to do it alone i got somethin for him now LETS HAAVE HER BOLTED UP B4 HE GETS HOME so...the side thats smooth finish goes on the exh. ports or does the flat ruged side go there?....alot of you said the drivers side took 20 mins....and the pass side was insane compared to driversside...i might be anothe 6 months if so lol

 

you dont have the slip-fit primary attached to the header while trying to put it in do ya?
i told ya about a week ago both sides go in from the bottom!

damn i never had that much trouble with my Hookers