The Jalopy Journal
Exterior and interior shots as well as some history. Here's Clarence. I bought it in February of 1973. May of 2024 at the SK-500. Photo by @Dan...
Brett Chrismer; bchrismer - 40 Ford [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Randy Jackson; wrenchbender - 41 Willys [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Dick...
I just flushed the coolant in Clarence. What should I do with the waste liquid? 50 years ago when I last drained coolant I probably just ran it...
I now have Clarence back in my possession and need to install seat belts. There are a lot of companies out there manufacturing aftermarket seat...
Hoooooooray!!!!!!!!!! I got Clarence home last night and took some pix this afternoon. 'Bout froze my hands taking pix though. It's been 5 1/2...
This is what a license plate looks like after multiple uses scooping salt at Bonneville. Since I've had this plate for almost 50 years I'd like to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Red car is wrenchbender. Terrible pic.
Just got home from town where I purchased a new battery for Clarence. I've always just put them in and went about my merry way; fat dumb and...
Help me figure something out. I've had 5 spoke ET's on Clarence for 30-40 years. I want something that glistens when moving. The only thing I can...
Do these engines have hundreds of hours in grinding/filing or is there a trick to get one to take paint like this? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've got the outside of my nailhead bellhousing looking pretty spiffy. The inside is now very clean also. Should I paint the inside or rub some...
A pic I downloaded from somewhere at sometime: [ATTACH]
I imagine this has been asked dozens of times, but I've never seen it (if you've seen it before don't bother to respond/criticize; just move...
What's shown in this two part YouTube video is probably old hat to some/many of you. But the 99% of us who are not machinists will probably get a...
As you'll see in the pix I bought this shear in May of 2007; 13 years ago. It had never been out of the box until last week. The box had never...
I've got one of those cheapie tire machines. Don't know what brand it is 'cause I bought it at a swap meet about 20 years ago. It looks just like...
This is a story about a learning experience that I can use going forward in the hot rod world. I previously had never rebuilt a carburetor (note:...
So when we replaced the dishwasher in sweetie's kitchen I took the old but perfectly functioning Kitchen Aide dishwasher to the shop intending to...
What are these "adapters" called; that set the carbs outboard and increase the runner length? [ATTACH] Thanx in advance.
I saved this pic [IMG] many years ago from a H.A.M.B. post. Sorry I don't know who to give props to. This looks like a detail I'd like to...
I don't have any projects that will use/need a panhard bar. I just got to thinking about this while perusing other threads. As far as I know...
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