I've never heard of any specific year having head warp problems.
This can happen to almost any vehicle when it has been badly
overheated. Warp = Mucho Heat = A bad thing.
FriPilot
This is a pretty major job. I suggest picking up a Haynes or Chilton manual for your car and following the procedures they recommend. FriPilot
no
Take heads off and replace the gaskets. Make sure to check the heads for warping. Get a Haynes Manuel for step by step info.
This question needs to be clarified. What block and heads do you want to install? Chevy, Pontiac, Olds....which one?
I put an Edelbrock Torquer manifold on my 302 in a 1977 Cobra II Mustang , it didn't have a back water jacket and later my stock heads warped ( I SUSPECT that was the cause of the heads warping )
No.
NO not even close.
No, they are completely different.
yes
Summit!! see link
115in-ibs
Can you bolt on earlier heads/intake/exhaust manifolds.. from a 1970 Pontiac 455 to this 76 455 engine.