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Basement Paul wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2026 11:15 am There will be no more complaining about the cost of gas on this forum.

Im not usually much for rules, but i can get behind this! hahaha

It's not even April and you got almost 200 miles on it, I'll take credit for that!!

With all the Corvettes we have around here, I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me for the Bair's Corvette show in May. I haven't seen the announcement yet, but based on past years, it'll probably be Saturday the 16th. I think 2007 is the first time Dad and I went, and we went almost every year ...

You think the Dana 44 is gonna be heavier than the 36?

I put my new license plate sticker on and drove it into town to pick up dinner tonight. It's running well, headlights work good, both low/high beam. I'm pretty happy at the moment.

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It's not done-done. I still cant get the rear most header bolt in, even on the lift. I think the gasket might be slightly intruding on the hole. But I took it for a short test drive last night anyway! I put in 5 gallons of gas and went to the grocery store. It sounds good, it ...

I pulled screenshots from the videos that Scott has taken of the car launching at all the tracks. All except Maple Grove have a sign in the middle with the track name, so it's cool. I'm gonna get a frame for each year. Gwen and I looked the other night after dinner, but couldnt find one we liked ...

The registration for Drag Week 2026 opens this Saturday, Feb 21st. This year's event is primarily in Illinois. Day 4, while in MIssouri, looks to be just over the river from Illinois.

Day 0/1 Route 66 Raceway, Joilet, IL
Day 2 Byron Dragway, Byron, IL
Day 3 Cordova Raceway, Cordova, IL
Day 4 World ...

I finally made some progress on my Vette. I got the passenger side header gasket swapped out. I can't get to the rear bolt on the #8 exhaust port, so I'll have to try from underneath.

I bought new Stage 8 fasteners for the headers. They have a little 3/16 hex socket in the middle of the bolt which ...

Its super cool to see one of the projects return under a new owner.

I made a stop at Fred's on Saturday to drop off the scales and found these guys fixin' on Paul's Dana 44, getting it ready to be swapped in the car.

Yeah, once I started putting them all together, it was pretty cool. Actually, all of them are just screen captures from the videos that Scott took.

I need to get some similar shots at Thompson and 42. I have a pretty well-traveled race car!

-Dave

Drag Week 2025

After 2 years worth of Drag Week, I got a collection of pics with all the track names..

Drag Week 2024

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Maliboost ...

I'm a couple days late here, but that is sooo cool! It's a videogame car, I can't wait to see it in person.