RB25 exhaust manifold wont go back on?

[higgzy]

I'm putting my Rb25 manifold back on the enginer. There were a number of studs missing and the studs that were on it were different to the stock ones. I bought OEM studs and nuts to replace the mismatched, broken and missing ones. I can't get the stud closest to the cam gears in and so I left it with nothing in it. I went to put the manifold on to find it now doesn't fit. The studs dont align with the manifolds holes. As far as I am aware the manifold is standard. Help please! :(

Cheers

Sam

[fliprayzin240sx]

You sure you didnt put them on cock-eyed/off centered?

[KendallH]

Same thing happened to be. A hammer fixed it :)

[Darius]

When the manifold heats up, it expands. Hammer method works or a little light sanding in the holes that are binding.