Saw one of these at Ashville few years ago. Didn't get to talk to him enough but it sure looked interesting. I'm thinking it was a 2 barrel?? A small 4 would be the way to go??
Now you know I wouldn't pick at anybody but have you tried the old Turtle Wax Chrome Polish??? This stuff is hard to beat. I've used the Mothers but it seems it came in second or third when I was doing a bunch of old parts. The Turtle Wax Chrome stuff cuts away rust and crud. Those wheels would take a little more than that... I have a good extra wheel.....I could do that.
I'll third that one!! Good job ECK!! Now I gotta get up and go check mine!!! Thing is hidden behind a closet so it usually don't get checked til water starts coming out the overflow....
If its below 30 mpg you got something wrong but I did get 19 out of a tank once playing with rockets that were trying to leave me......that idle if you are doing by ear you want a little fast or it seems that way to me when it is right. My 1st gen has broke 50 mpg several times. Almost 60 on a tank in Illinois last summer. I refigured that one several times and it came out very close to 60 mpg??? But I was following 2nd Gens.....
No idea as I rarely visit that part of the state. When I go in that direction I just follow the front wheel, I don't look at numbers. I would think 92 but it depends on how well it is maintained. Skid may have a little more info. Or Slow Roll.