Gas Pains!

[1970 CST Short Wide]

I miss the sound of my BB sucking down gallons of gasoline . I now have an LS with 6 speed manual. If I’m nice I can get 20 mpg. However I’m not a nice guy, I put cam and heads on the LS that produces 403 HP at the rear wheels and I like to Use It. Yes Gas prices are out of control, I can’t change that by my self. If I was still community daily, I would be a little more upset. Long story short enjoy what you have. I’m going to have another glass of Wine. Good Night

[BRL]

These look pretty cool.

OK back to the topic at hand: Gas costs too dang much around here!

[Boog]

I haven't been to town in a few days but on Monday most were @ $2.85. One was @ $3.19
Corp likely sets most of their prices and it's good for investors.

Some years ago Exxon-Mobil said their priority is to their investors first!
You can believe that. Maximum profit above all else. It's just business..

[BRL]

Originally Posted by yuccales

But you'll miss the sound of those secondaries opening up...

Actually I do miss my Q-Jet, must have sold it on another car.
I still have a spread bore Edelbrock intake on my truck but with an Edelbrock 600 CFM square bore carb. and no adapter...oops, didn't know it was a spread bore intake so I'll be putting the adapter on.

I have so many projects...

[Boog]

Originally Posted by BRL

You guys are halirous!

All I know is premium gas is way too high here in WA. so I'm trying to get my Bug back on the road.
Probably gets better mileage than my C-10's 4 barrel 350.

I need a shop chair like that. Got casters on it?

[Stocker]

Two days ago, both of our downtown stations were at $4.90. Today I saw one station at $5.10, and the other -- literally right next door -- at $5.30.

They generally compare prices and keep them the same. Won't be long before they'll both be $5.30. Or higher.

[Steeveedee]

Remember when gas stations had price wars? Man, that's never going to happen again!

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Remember when gas stations had price wars? Man, that's never going to happen again!

I sure do remember those days! We still have gas wars, but now it's a race to the top instead of to the bottom....

[Kevinmach1]

3.15 here in Iowa today...

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Kevinmach1

3.15 here in Iowa today...

The same South of you a ways....

[BRL]

Originally Posted by Boog

I need a shop chair like that. Got casters on it?

Actually I have two of them I got for free, the legs kind of curved around under and I cut those off and put pieces of radiator hose on the stubs to keep them from scratching up everything.
You just place the Palm of your hand on the ground, lift up your body weight a little bit while holding a handle with your free hand and slide the chair around wherever you want it.
Great for polishing wheels and doing brake work.

Oh, and I have one in my cottage for operating my elaborate reloading bench.

[CG]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

I will respond With a video that I hope does not get me Banned.

Because this is direct aim.

This video happen 40+ years ago 40 miles or so from where I currently reside.

I really enjoy your Post Boog.

I am sure we get thru this and the Nancy will go Away.

I have not heard this song in ages, thanks for posting it!

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by BRL

Good point but you've never heard the sound of my 34PICT opening up either...

I retired my 30 PICT and turned it into a floor lamp!
Back to fuel, dropped down to $4.95 today!

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Remember when gas stations had price wars? Man, that's never going to happen again!

Yes'um, sure do remember the gas wars. While in HS in my Junior year, 1966, I remember a friend and I bought leaded gas at $0.16 /9 a gallon for his '56 Chevy. Eythyl was $0. 19 /9 per gallon. Fill a 20 gallon tank for $5.00. I can't mow my two acres now for $5 worth of gas.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Yes'um, sure do remember the gas wars. While in HS in my Junior year, 1966, I remember a friend and I bought leaded gas at $0.16 /9 a gallon for his '56 Chevy. Eythyl was $0. 19 /9 per gallon. Fill a 20 gallon tank for $5.00. I can't mow my two acres now for $5 worth of gas.

Yeah, those were the days. I only spent a dollar and had to be careful that I didn't overfill my motorcycle and end up wearing the gasoline in a tender spot.

[Boog]

I remember mowing yards as a kid, pushing the mower down the street. I bought gas for 26 cents per gallon and put it into a 1 gallon glass kerosene jug. Some times I let it ride on the mower deck and some times, if it was less full, I held onto the mower handle bar and hung that jug with one finger through that hole in the neck. And I survived y'all!

[Boog]

Originally Posted by BRL

Actually I have two of them I got for free, the legs kind of curved around under and I cut those off and put pieces of radiator hose on the stubs to keep them from scratching up everything.
You just place the Palm of your hand on the ground, lift up your body weight a little bit while holding a handle with your free hand and slide the chair around wherever you want it.
Great for polishing wheels and doing brake work.

Oh, and I have one in my cottage for operating my elaborate reloading bench.

Well that's alright. I once had a cheap plastic stool/seat that forever a caster would not swivel or roll right. Aggrivating it was. One day I went to move on it and it tumped over landing me on my back with my feet up in the air. Rage flew over me at first but I thought about how funny this must have looked. Luckily I was by myself. My wife had bought me that stool so I didn't say anything to her. Well much later I had pushed it under my truck and forgot it. I lowered the truck on the floor jack and heard a crack. It was that plastic stool. Now I had a legit reason to replace it.

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Boog

I remember mowing yards as a kid, pushing the mower down the street. I bought gas for 26 cents per gallon and put it into a 1 gallon glass kerosene jug. Some times I let it ride on the mower deck and some times, if it was less full, I held onto the mower handle bar and hung that jug with one finger through that hole in the neck. And I survived y'all!

I had to check to make sure that wasn't one of my old posts!

I did the same thing. Bought my own mower for $20, walked to the gas station to fill my glass jug. Nowadays I don't think a young kid would be allowed to buy gas -- darn sure not in a glass jug!

[truckster]

I paid $3.95 for non-ethanol today.

[BRL]

Originally Posted by Boog

I need a shop chair like that. Got casters on it?

Speaking of free chairs I got this one free from someplace and it's just about the right height to lay on it and work underneath the dashboard with a little more back support, and it's got casters too.

[Boog]

Was still $2.85 on Monday. I'll go to town today and see where they're at.

Also Diesel here was $4.09. It rarely gets mentioned here.

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by BRL

Actually I do miss my Q-Jet, must have sold it on another car.
I still have a spread bore Edelbrock intake on my truck but with an Edelbrock 600 CFM square bore carb. and no adapter...oops, didn't know it was a spread bore intake so I'll be putting the adapter on.

I have so many projects...

You may not need an adapater. My edelbrock 600 carb's base is enlarged (I guess that's how you describe it) to cover the spread bore areas so they don't leak. NOt sure if that is for all edelbrocks, but that's what it said about mine. I do use the block plate like you have shown, since I have a spacer and was not sure it would cover up completely like the carb did.

[BRL]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

You may not need an adapater. My edelbrock 600 carb's base is enlarged...

Interesting information thank you for the reply, I have been running my edelbrock 600 on top of that spread bore intake for a long time without any leaks.

I did add an edelbrock resin type heat insulator later and I don't remember the part number for that but still no leaks.

Maybe I should just leave well enough alone for now.

[Boog]

Right. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Boog]

Well, they went up again this week.
Now $3.05 for reg and $4.29 for diesel.
That's 3 increases this week.