Joseph Cummings

I learned in Philly from some of this crowd. Believe me, if I F=ed up and tried to make an excuse or lie about it, I didn't fool them for a minute. And as far as harsh words go, they were many levels above "normal" people

I'm from a time before CDL schools, and for that matter before CDLs. Back then the way you learned was pickup trucks, F-350, F600, air brake straight job, and then tractor trailers. It took a lot of time and involved old timers who could be kind of harsh with their words lol. Now they go from Honda Civic to 80,000 combination in a matter of like 6 weeks. These CDL mills just create documentation of training, some of it fictitious, grade easy, issue CDLs and collect the money. The easier they make it, and the shorter the training, the more money they make Pennsylvania didn't even have any classes of drivers license back then, only a motorcycle endorsement. Legally you could take your test in a VW Beatle in the morning, and drive a 73,280 lbs. tractor trailer after lunch. But that didn't happen much. Guys that owned heavy trucks didn't hire drivers unless they were confident you weren't a F -up. Now you have office personnel that never even rode in the helper seat doing the hiring based on documents presented to them that were produced by someone else

It's also about 35% heavier than water and relatively cheap

We used to use calcium chloride here. It was good for ballast, but corrosive as hell. If you use it in tubeless tires it destroys the rims

I guess that is a lot of the magic. It seemed like the stock heads didn't breath well. Good strong bottom ends in that FE though. I always remember a guy that drove one to work and back with a rod knock. It must have lasted for a month or two like that. How well do those side hinge floats work when you are launching hard and standing it up like that?

Yeah well I'm not looking to compete seriously. I just want to build a street/strip car to play with. If I get it to run a 12 something I'll be thrilled

Do you think they rob more than an automatic?

I'd love to try one of these Lencos. I'm a chevy guy though. Back in the day I was a mopar guy with a 440 roadrunner, but I got into the small blocks when I realized how much less money I had to spend. Itching to build an LS with a lenco. I've got a nice clean 88 S10 2 wheel drive Blazer I want to put it in. My first plan was a 400 block, with something like a 327 crank. I even thought about a 3.1 inch 262 crank, but I think I can get more bang for my buck out of an LS

BTW what's in the car? Like engine, trans, rear?

Yeah it was a badass car. Last I saw him he was getting a split window and building another. He ran a petroleum testing lab. His father was a brilliant guy, he was a pipefitter and job superintendent on big refinery jobs in jersey. One time his sister and I were riding past the HESS building and she says "Oh they are such nice people, they pay for all my horses"

Do you know this car? Bob Brinkman's Vette. (SpongeBob). It was never a street car, left GM and went right to Doug Nash's shop. He Likes to launch hard. Somewhere I have a picture of him doing a good wheel stand, but I can't find it. I used to date his sister. I'm thinking he's like 70 now

I liked the oil baths, cheaper to service, so they got serviced more. Not to mention I never opened one up and found flaking rust on the engine side of the element

Tall filter, and short filter with a separator plate in between them. After the intake on top which they shared, two totally different filters and ducting. The hood scoop ones I think was only 1973 model year same time they went to plastic dash and the plus 3 cab. I know there was some kind of air cleaner under the scoop, but I can't remember what was in it. We only ever owned one, and not for long maybe a year. A guy from Runnemede NJ bought it and was using it to haul steel and somehow ended up flipping it. Shame because it was a really nice truck. After he recovered he put a new cab and hood on it and did away with the scoop

I'd give 25-30k ish for it if it looks nice up close

Could you imagine seeing that on one of your neighbor's doors? I wonder what color spray paint? If it was me I'd use red

I could see that happening when it's sitting there idling, or when the air filter is half plugged up. I wonder if the combustion air filter, and the intercooler filter elements filtered down to the same microns. Not sure if I've ever seen the valve on a tip turbo fail, replaced some that the bearings failed in. Then again back then they were all pretty new trucks, now those damn valves are 45 or 50 years old

Reminds me of this a bit It's supposed to be in a garage like 10 miles from me

(Mankato, MN) - A man accused of giving his ailing wife methamphetamine told authorities he threw her a "death party" before she died. The Mankato Free Press reported that Duane Arden Johnson, 58, of Searles, Minnesota, was charged with criminal neglect and receiving stolen property after his wife's death on Thursday. Deputies said Johnson called 911 at about noon to report that his wife, Debra Lynn Johnson, 69, had died. Officers arrived at the couple's home and found the words “Death Parde God Hell” spray-painted on the front door. A naked Duane Johnson allegedly ran outside and said his wife was dead, then ran back inside to take a bath. He was later found in the bathtub hallucinating and trying to wash white and black “things” from his skin, according to deputies. Debra Johnson's body was found wrapped in a sheet the top of the stairs, deputies said. The newspaper reported that Debra had been living in a nursing home, but Duane checked her out days earlier because she wanted to die at home. Duane Johnson said they took methamphetamine and she stopped taking her medications. They spent their final hours having sex and listening to metal band Quiet Riot. https://www.local3news.com/minnesota-man/article_f9882e13-30a9-51d2-bdee-b07ac607c27b.html

I wonder how clean the cooling air supply to the intercooler has to be. I would guess it wouldn't have to be as clean as the combustion air going into the engine. You wouldn't want stuff going in that would "sand blast" the blades in the tip turbo, or anything going in that could build upon the heat exchange surfaces. CMCAC doesn't use any filter. Big thing is the air be cold and there be enough of it

The correct air cleaner had a separate additional filter in it for the charge air cooling. I don't know for certain the cfm the tip turbo moved, but it was a lot at high boost

Knowing what I know now about John Travolta, he probably didn't mind Sissy serving him up a heaping helping of seconds

If I am going to watch a sissy ride a bull, it's got to be more like this