I think this Q is to me... Bib was off only because I was removing the engine to install a 2F I had rebuilt - putting the old manifold on new engine exposed the warp.
Would have done the same way with bib on. Maybe I got lucky.
It was removing the Weber carb the PO installed that would be a...
That is a two person job for sure! I removed mine a couple weeks ago - didn't remove the fender (went that route having angled sockets/ratchets and got lucky and didn't mess with removing carb first)- with two people - took about 15 minutes to remove.
Then put it on with new gaskets (and...