It's a breath of fresh air to see you writing that Sean
Thats about the price i was quoted so that will be WELL worth it.
The manifold is easy to mod mate, you have to file the bottoms of the slots so that the manifold simply "srops and clicks" into place over the studs rather than having to take the nuts completely off and then slide it back.....
if you are still having trouble figuring it out let me know, i still have my old inlet in the shed, i will take a picture for you and show you what bits you need to grind off