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regular was 3.29 in Fulton il today and just across the big river in Ia. it was 2.75.I l live about 20 mi from the border and its cheaper to drive to iowa and back for gas.

1954 ford

Digger, is there something that makes you say 54 and not 53?

nope--My bad, I think they share the same body.

1954 ford

route 66 dragway in Joliet is closed for the season also and maybe forever, rumors are nascar may buy it and tear it down.
that would be a shame its not very old and one of the nicest in the U.S.

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$1.72 in Clinton Iowa the other day and $1.89 across the river in Illinois.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.      

I used a one gallon garden tractor tank on our run stand.

Regular was 2.86 at Circle K in Sterling last night and Krogers across the street was 2.79

How many degrees of caster into the straight axle?  I read from 5 to 10 degrees.  10 seems a bit much.

Wheel base is only 90 inches. Drag race and street use too.

6 or 7 degrees is plenty for a gasser.

Digger,
Pliobond is the name I found. It is available in 3 versions 20,25, and 30. I don't know what the differences are or which you used.


Motors like mine have a reputation of blowing head gaskets. I doubt this would help that problem.

I don't remember the number or even if there was more than one back then. For what its worth I ran a 392 Hemi with 14&1/2 to one pistons with 354 heads giving almost 18 to1comp.. Broke lots of parts but never a head gasket.

We ran a injected fuel dragster in the sixties and used Goodyear Plybond or Plyobond on the headgaskets  not sure how to spell it anymore or if it is still available.It was a rubber based adhesive that you could just peel off. That was a trick I learned from Pete Robinson, I imagine some of you will still remember that name.( was never bothered by anymore leaks ).

A good friend died this morning after a long illness. Steve was only 51 yrs old.

He had helped me on several car projects over the past 30+  years I have known him  

He always had a positive attitude, even the recent years with mini strokes taking his eye sight, loss of his balance,  then the lost of right side movement of his limbs.

RIP buddy

sounds like a great guy Tony, Sorry for your and his loved ones loss.

Digger

It's a little bittersweet seeing that ad. Doesn't look like he changed anything. Hard to improve on perfection I guess.

);b(

Thanks to all of our Vets and to the ones who never came back. :!: