The intake gaskets and such I can see skimping on, since they're pretty easily changed. Stick with new exhaust manifold gaskets though since it's minimum of four hours to change them out for someone that hasn't done it before. Those exhaust manifolds are a biaaaaaaatch the first couple of times.
The PCV breather is the oval-ish black box on the top of the block, between the heads.
Check your installation manuals to see where the main seals are. The front one goes in the front "snout" hole in the timing cover. The rear one presses into the block from the back side.
The crank bushing should be cut down flush with the crank piece surrounding the bushing. Measure your clearance in your MTX to be sure.
Brad Noon
'99 SE MTX
3 point oh my God H.O. 179HP/178TQ
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