I just made my block off plates from some scrap 3/16" 6061-T6AL I have from an airplane project I am building. The gaskets on the bike are in good shape so I thought I would reuse them. However, the more I thought about it, they have a hole for the exhaust. Those of you who have done this, what do you do about the gaskets? Even though this is structural aluminum will the exhaust be an issue with the centers of the plates being directly exposed? Did you cut new gaskets w/o the holes? If so, what material did you use? Or, is this a non-issue?
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