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    Looking for any company that ever made a tri-power set up for the 348-409 engines besides GM's one and only cast iron piece.

    That is a hand fabricated one-off intake made to fit the Holley carburetors that are on that engine.
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    1964 409 without the X ?

    Have you personally seen the block to confirm its a 422 without an X or is that what the seller is telling you? Perhaps he doesn't understand where the X is located. I put no bearing in the presence of the X. (Lack of) cracks and machined surface conditions are the important things.
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    Panel bonding?

    Panels, frame members, and other parts do get pulled on. What do you think causes panels to stretch when they're dented and require shrinking to pull the dent out? Every dent and ding has a tensile stress component. Tension and shear are what pull spot welds out of panels and cause them to rip...
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    Panel bonding?

    Collisions most certainly impart tension, shear, and bending stresses upon parts. Tension and shear are what rips welds and panels apart. There are varying types / strengths of panel adhesives. With some the steel will rip apart before the adhesive joint fails.
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    Donald Trump could become US President before 2024

    Anyone who thinks this would actually happen is delusional. It would first require he be made Speaker of the House, which would be an incredible break from precedent and won't happen since there aren't likely enough hardline MAGA nutswingers to open that can of worms. Secondly, it would...
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    Walls don't work. (unless it's to protect the elites!)

    Without even leaving this page of this thread, "The only things i believe Trump did wrong was tweeting stupid shit and hiring Fauci." Increases in fuel prices are driven by increased demand and lack of supply, which is the inverse of why they dropped during 2020 - a sudden decrease in demand...
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    Walls don't work. (unless it's to protect the elites!)

    Where did I state a President's decisions have no consequences? Presidential decisions can certainly have consequences, but it depends upon what the decision was and what it was in regards to. I stated a President has little to no influence on the petroleum markets. Especially so in the...
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    Walls don't work. (unless it's to protect the elites!)

    Great. However, if you support Trump and would vote for him in 2024 then you're not really following that ideology. Whoever said the low fuel prices were a lie? Do you understand why fuel prices were low during 2020 and why they've since risen? Neither were or are due to Presidential...
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    348 '58 engine in my '59?

    A block from that timeframe will have the pads for the coolant passages, but they may not be drilled. If the 791s are original to it - which is possible - the pads will be blank. I have a March '58 block with pads sans holes.
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    Walls don't work. (unless it's to protect the elites!)

    The economic and jobs data comes from the same sources as used by previous administrations. If it's lies now, then it was lies then, too. :dunno Upgrades around the perimeter have been in-process for years. Planning started during the Obama administration and construction began during...
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    '61 "Double Bubble" wagon for sale at World Wide Auctioneers Scottsdale auction.

    I don't think the execution quite lived up to the concept. The engine sure is nice, though.
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    Walls don't work. (unless it's to protect the elites!)

    It's literally just a construction barrier around the fountain, though. But, hey, who cares about facts, right? https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-801204258687
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    Meecum auction

    ' '59s are the hot model year right now. It used to be the '58s that were the big money convertibles. Maybe the '60 will be next. :dunno
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    Both Parties

    Lots of data. Have fun. https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances
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    Ballot trafficker speaks up

    Consider the source. Another phony story - you can bank on it. People will say anything for a bit of the lime light, and websites will write anything for a few page clicks. Trump lost. Get over it.
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