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Well when I do assembly in my build room or prep on the cars I shut off the phones and lock the doors. I do use a punch list and tick off each step as I go. Was a PIA in the beginning but second nature now. Try to talk with me at race time I shut all them out.Some one was chatting with me at Atco on Sept 7, 1980 and it cost me 127 days in the hospital and a totally destroyed drag bike.

Worse than returning a rented chipper and telling the clerk if you find my wife's wedding ring and glasses in there call me?

I learned when a "pro" built 440 lost a rod because the builder didn't recheck his torque The nut was in the pan in mint condition. Was one run away from finishing 2nd or 3rd at the UHRA Super Stock Nationals at N.Y. National Speedway in 1972. S&K Speeds AMX was running against me the winner of that round would have gone up against Bob Tascas Super Cobra Jet 1970 Mustang. Would have lost to the AMX any how as it was running 4 tenth quicker all day. Never had anyone do an other engine for me again. I take the same care on street engines too. My original 392 fuel motor from 1973 had over 100 runs on it and if I resealed it I would run it today. I do the same ministrations over my trans and rear. The 57 Olds rear has a pair of hams set up to drop in 5:88 and 4:56 built them 35 years ago and still tight tolerances. My 4 speeds I do myself mainly because no one left does the syncro mods I need for shifting. I modify the brass and cones by removing every other tooth, polishing the slides and dogs. Setup works so the clutch is only needed to go fully into gear. I run an ancient Hurst 3 speed shifter on the Super T10 . The old 3 speed shifter has a shorter and narrower gate. i have a homemade spring loaded pull rod for reverse. You physically have to pull the rod and hold it to compress the spring for reverse. Let go of the rod and you are out of reverse.

That is a DC 94 Series conventional "driver cab"

There is on the Shapeways 3D print site a few people do scale 3 d printed Superliner bodies in 1/13.8 scale. You need to do a search. The average cost for a complete cab and nose less sleeper runs about $550.00 sleeper depending on choice $120 to $250.00.

Going to check line bore on the mains? I've found a found 1 over the years so I now check all surfaces from deck to main line bores. I push my engines but I'm anal over finish, fit dimensions and final assembly. The 496BBC in my 55 was a GM Performance "Blueprint Series" short block and ProMaxx heads. Block checked out with a .007 mismatch in deck height, rod big ends were all out of round by .002 to .004 no way aceptable for a GMP so called hand assembled unit. ProMaxx heads were acceptable after I fixed the run out on the guide to seats on 9 valves and got anal matching spring pressure exactly with shims. My engines stand up because of the time I spend going over everything 3 and 4 times to make sure nothing is missed. When I do have a failure it generally is caused by something odd. The previous engine in the car grenaded from the distributor shaft failing at the roll pin which took out cam, crank and 3 rods at about 7500 rpm. Of course I also run more exotic fuels than you do. The 496 runs 18 lbs boost with 10.25 C.R. with 85/15 mix of Alcohol/Benzine, the previous engine was running 35 lbs boost intercooled turbo on 100% alcohol. the Boss 9 is set to run 100% Alcohol through injection or with a 1/2 hour on the laptop 40% nitro.

ATF will actually clean the carbon when used in any engine but full time diet, no good because ATF has a ton of friction additives to make the clutch packs and such work in an automatic.

Only the glass nose version.

Yeah! Before she learns of her photo on BMT and clubs him to death in his sleep with a frozen yogurt on a stick

Gee when I blow one it is usually broom and dust pan work. Course I go by the adage pop told me when I started racing at 16 "never back off"

Rocknrace has Nostalgia and Heritage gassers plus FED's and Vintage Funnies. They are paying travel costs to those of us with legit nostalgia gassers. Southeast Gassers, Northeast Gassers and the group I'm in Geezer Gassers. They say over 500 vintage gassers.altereds and Front engine fuelers are tentatively registered.. I'm painting my 55 so it will be shiny for the first time since 1969 with the name my wife called it on the side.(til some snowflake asks me to cover it) I got running the car down pat for a single person gig, been running it solo since 1969 but volunteers are more than welcome I'll be camping there in my Marmon and a shorty ramp trailer for the car. I'll send you my cel # and Email before the event. Can't bring my ex M/T Pinto because I can't get the chassis issue certified. It's one of Mickey Thompson built funnycar chassis build entirely Titanium tube and brackets. The race chassis shop in Mass could not bend the Titanium tubing or NHRA certify the welds to run high 6's . Spent way way too much for a Kaase Prostock 820c.i. Boss 9 with digital injection stacks. Runs on gas makes 2570 h.p. and looks period for B/FC Nostalgia. How did you block fail?

Weekend of August 22 through 24 at Dragway 42 missed the Nostalgia gasser event at Thompson due to heat issues

If the paint is clear coated the base color will be off slightly and if it is metallic the color can be darker or lighter just by varying the air pressure. High lays the flakes flat and low makes the literally stand on end. Side note Larry the Nostalgia Gassers meet is in Ohio next month near Akron, is that near you?

You should see the politically correct go ape over the name on my Chevy gasser. One man complained to the tech people at N.E. Dragway that is was degraging.

The Bassets won't leave the AC only to run out and do their business. I got Ground hogs, Snapping Turtles, Blue Herons, a bunch of Momma Ducks and Ducklings, couple of Foxes but for some reason all the squirrels seem to be dying of lead poisoning. FYI the Ground Hog likes Welches Grape juice with Tang. Waiting for my I.W.I. Massada to come in .Less bulky to carry than my Calico 9

Ate 3 of my french toast sticks and wanted more.

Best wax is from plumbers candle , high parafin content. Aside from my grandpa and dad and I using that method you're one of the few others

The dyed fuel enforcement program was launched in 1994 by the government of the United States. It is run by IRS. Whether it is Washington, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Alabama, or other states, the fine for illegal use of dyed diesel is $10/gallon or $1,000 per violation (a tank with red diesel), whichever is greater. For instance, if 20 gallons of such fuel are revealed in your tank, the fine will be $1,000. Two such tanks will make it double. After the first violation, each repeated one will increase a penalty by $1,000 compared to previous violation, so the total amount of penalty is very flexible. Add to that the State tax fines per gallon which is from 30 to 80 cents per gallon depending on state. here ie a link to a tax fine chart. http://offroadguides.com/what-is-the-fine-for-running-off-road-diesel.html

What did Barry at Watts Mack say? Try them and mention you're from BMT 1-888-304-6225

Wonder if it's an Econodyne low speed engine? Don't they run out of steam about were his is? I recall there a "L" in the engine code.

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/how-to-get-more-power-from-your-p-pump-cummins/ Tweeked the pump on my 6.7 in my Ram 5500 following this , I ended up replacing springs and the "MACK" plug.

The B86's were ordered by a customer and built to their specific specs and apparently they learned the 354 did not work out well in the real world. That's from the age when Mack would build to a truck exactly the way you wanted, like the B79 Dairy units..

That's all. From my understanding most of the batch were converted to diesels.

Look up in Members Superdog and PM him he's has some he's in Iowa though.

I do believe that was Teamstergrrrl.....................