The Jalopy Journal
Had a 351-W built for my 55 Sunliner years ago that I specified a RV grind,well I figured out that it did not have one since it really started to...
Tried to break in the new cam and all was well through the 20 minutes but after I let it idle to adjust everything a miss shown up about 5 minutes...
I have a 351-w/C-4 in my Sunliner,its on the fourth trans with two being rebuilt and none shifted correctly in third gear. The two common parts...
Been buying them at Wally World for 3.97 for the last few years and my stock is getting low so since I needed other stuff off I went and got...
I have a gravel driveway that runs along my neighbors driveway and this weekend his new girlfriend came over on my side and bumped my 65 Custom...
Now that I got a phone and get music off of it I am going to need power to keep it charged while driving my 37 Chevy p/u,there is no provision for...
Walking around the local old junkyard today and seen this 40s Mack truck with a cement mixer that had a pony motor so I had to check it out,it had...
I am guessing mid 50s but never seen a car sitting like that during those years,going to build a model of that 50. The ones I seen were tail...
Just put a new radiator in my 55 Sunliner and it does not have the over flow tube that goes down to the bottom but just a fitting to put a hose on...
I think I have been reading way too many of those car magazines that preach that everything needs to be upgraded and have done some of that on my...
I use OEM designed parts on my electronic ignition conversions but with the quality of the parts now I am not getting much more miles out of them...
Been wanting to find another 2 door to build as a new long distance cruiser and was offered a trade of a 49 Pontiac 2 door sedan for my o/t...
Burnt up the forward clutches in the rebuilt C-4 thats in my sunliner on the trip to Florida and the rebuilt C-6 I put in the F100 along with the...
I need to get my 55 sunliner up in the air to go over it for the Florida trip,since its a convertible it does flex alot and since I do not need to...
I have a 57 truck 235 in my 37 Chevy p/u with a T-5 and 3.55 gears,working on getting the speedometer more accurate so I can get the actual...
I have way too many vehicles but do like having the variety but lately had to start getting parts from the junkyards instead of the parts stores,I...
Last year I bought a couple motors from wrecked trucks to keep in stock and was getting one converted from EFI to carb to go in my F100,today I...
When I done the interior in my 37 Chevy p/u in the late 90s the big thing was tweed and leather and was able to pick those materials up cheap so...
I have it in my mind to find a mid to late 50s car to build my new long distance driver and I have searched where I know but all I have found are...
Changed the battery cables in my 55 sunliner and after I got done and fired it up I put a volt meter on it and it went up past 50 volts,I then...
Installing new battery cables on the sunliner and the bolt that attaches the ground cable to the block was very rusty so I was thinking of getting...
I was getting tired of looking and polishing at the aluminum wheels on my 55 sunliner so I picked up 4 steel rims and found the original...
I just had four rims sandblasted and after priming all the blemishes from when they were stamped showed up that was not seen with the factory...
Around 10 years ago I got my 55 sunliner on the road and since it got Granada disc brakes and a Maverick rear the original rims would not fit so I...
I hope to install a new cam over the winter and was wondering if I will have to use the high zinc oil forever or just long enough to make sure its...
I have a 1970 302 ford motor in one of my rides for 10 years and 32,000 miles and now #4 exhaust valve is not seating too good,motor had 16,000...
I have restored a original heater for my 37 Chevy p/u and now need a very small 12 volt motor with a 1/4 shaft,took one off a British car with the...
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