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As far as you think, it's an aftermarket cam. That in itself will use more gas.

It was never meant to be a gas mizer, it's a high performance pony car. On the highway you 'might' get 15 on a good day.

If the penatrant doesn't help then heat around the center hole with a propane torch. (repaint it after 🤔 ) Then, while hot beat the rim visciously with a maul. You can thank me after. :giggle:

Then you gonna start a new project? :ROFLMAO: 🤔

Those plugs look great. The colorization is very consistant all the way down the outer electrode.

Simple solution, run 2 chains across intake bolts. 4 bolts & 2 chains total.

Run a piece of chain across 2 intake bolts. If they are at least 5/16ths to 3/8ths, it's good to lift. Just make sure that the chain is pressed tight to the heads. I've lifted 440's using 2 carb bolts, which are 5/16ths.

And parked outdoors too? 👏

Prop something like a paint stir stick under it and prop it up slightly above where you want it. Then carefully apply heat with heat gun or hair dryer to soften plastic. Allow to cool and check it out.

WD40 will dry up over time, whereas oil won't. For more permanent lubing go with oil.

With things like that I usually try to squeeze some wheel bearing grease into it before installation. Then work it back'n'forth for a while, while adding more grease. Whether it helps or not, I don't know. But it gives me a little peace of mind.

By 30 most of them grow to respect what the "old man" says. Have faith.

The most important part is that after the grinding you see a continuous flow of metal without gaps.

I forgot about th circles. "Grinders & paint make me the welder I ain't" 😊

What I see of the outer mostly looks darned good, except the end. Next time move your welder from side-to-side to make the metal flow from one piece to the other. There's different ways to do this, mostly personal prefence. You can do it in straight lines, /////, or some prefer an arcing...

I'm just an old man with an equally old Lincoln 225 "buzz box" stick welder.

What I see is looking damned good already.

So far it looks better than the other attempt.

Lost an uncle to that some years ago. He said the docs told him that it has a 30 yr incubation period, so you should have a good 20 to go.

110v welders are great for doing sheetmetal work. Easier to NOT burn through. But thicker metal gives you a lot less chance of burnthrough. Don't be afraid to really "cook it in".