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    Too bad the starting line is on a steep hill. ...

    Too bad the starting line is on a steep hill.
    Lineloc required. LOL!
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    The black 55? Cool car if it is.

    The black 55? Cool car if it is.
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    Also the cars in the video don't look like they...

    Also the cars in the video don't look like they have anything whatsoever to do with leadsleds at all. I know that KKOA outfit has been around a long time but whoever the person is that organized it...
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    My first reaction was to doubt that. A 396 10.5...

    My first reaction was to doubt that. A 396 10.5 motor has small domes, but I would have thought something with as big of bore and stroke of a 454 wouldn't need domes. However, these in this picture...
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    When a guy gets old and lazy enough to want to...

    When a guy gets old and lazy enough to want to just give up on having any skills why even screw around with an old car at all then? New cars already come with that junk so why not just buy a new one,...
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    It could be that the top of the seals were...

    It could be that the top of the seals were getting smashed between the retainer and the top of the guide boss. It would be a hard thing to check for it though.

    Sometimes even PC seals can be...
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    What worked for me was to pick a warm day and...

    What worked for me was to pick a warm day and bump the timing almost til the motor starts to buck when cranked. Take it out and drive for a while to get full heat, then pick a long hill and push it...
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    Way back they used to spray 'glue' (traction...

    Way back they used to spray 'glue' (traction compound) at the starting line. After that the water thing started for a tire clean. As stated above it probably was implemented to even the board and...
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    Sometimes the aftermarket clamps are less than...

    Sometimes the aftermarket clamps are less than desirable also. Many times the body of the clamp hits something before it tightens the dist base down. In those cases the simple stock single wire clamp...
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    Glad you found it. Sometimes the simpler problems...

    Glad you found it. Sometimes the simpler problems are the hardest to find. Frustrating at best!
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    It's a little harder doing that on a BB because...

    It's a little harder doing that on a BB because of the weird crossover port shapes. As you said it does work though.

    I did something like that with a twist before. I took the foil and crammed it...
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    They used to ice the intake (besides just cooling...

    They used to ice the intake (besides just cooling the engine overall) in an attempt to get as cool of a charge as possible. The theory was good, but I'm not sure if it made much difference since the...
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