The Jalopy Journal
I have been laboring over the choice of engines for my 56 F100. You may have seen the other thread....
I am sure Ryan and the mods will be glad when I get off my pain meds and back in the shop. But, until then I have to sit in my recliner and pipe...
Since I am laid up, all I can do is search the old web and pipe dream. I have been talking to my buddy @Dan Hay about the perfect wheel for a...
Mark Moriarity asked me a question the other day on a post and it started me to thinking. He asked "Why do you need 600 HP on the street?" I...
First of all, this is gonna sound like one of the old guys at the donut shop complaining about the long hairs ruining society as we know it. I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Was doing some updating on our vintage travel trailer last night and was using several power tools on an extension cord....
I am getting close to doing the seats in the roadster. I am having a hard time figuring out what foam to use. It seems to me that there isn't a...
Getting ready to plan some vacation time for the year. Any shows you would like to attend this year? I am signed up for: The Gathering at the...
[IMG] I see them for sale all over ebay, the old Amazon etc. Never used one. I need to strip the hood on my 56 for louvers. Just wondering if...
For years I have used Wheel Vintiques, but I have always been plagued with balance issues. They usually require a ton of weight. This last round,...
There have been a ton of great cars over the years. Some of the most influential roadsters in my life have been. Some since childhood, some as...
Now, before all the comedians start describing their own loose body parts. I would like to specify that these are car parts not your man parts....
[ATTACH] Digging through my old mags today and came across an article written for @VANDENPLAS.
I have always sort of followed the performance vein. I know a lot of guys on here enjoy just cruising around, which I totally get and that is ok....
I saw an ad on IG this morning that they are being back the kidney bean styled wheel. The funny thing is they are marketing it towards the C10...
I have an addiction to organizing stuff. My shop generally looks like a grenade went off, but in my head, everything should be organized. I have...
I have been googling car audio installation stuff and it appears that books ceased to be written on the subject around 2004. I want to plan out...
So, I have been looking at the 1956 F100 project I just drug home. It has a 9” of unknown origin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] If anyone has any idea...
I went to an old guys house last night to pick up some Olds caps I bought. He told me that he had a 53 Chevy 3 window pickup in storage that...
Getting ready for a 2400 mile adventure and I am trying to be proactive here. I am taking my temp gun to check wheel hub temps when I get gas...
So, my old 2002 F150 daily is getting a little long in the tooth and I can't stomach the new truck prices, nor do I particularly care for the...
First, I will preface this with I have never owned a shiny black car, so bare with me. I have been watching Bandit Billy working on his pickup...
So, with the majority of the engines we deal with don’t have the option of the nice rubber gaskets for oil pans and valve covers etc. What are...
Let’s play a game. If you were building a truck for the inside show scene in 1962ish….what just pops into your head? I have a vision for my...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am trying to figure out what this is called. You guys will probably laugh, but I am out of my realm of expertise. I need to...
What could a guy paint a master cylinder with that would last? I figured chrome would withstand the fluid. What about powder coating? Any info...
Just got back from the NSRA SW Nats today. I have to say that Solomon was right, "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done...
I know it's not for everyone, but..... [IMG] I kinda dig it. [IMG] [IMG] I can see a date of 1962, but was it short lived? I am using T...
[ATTACH] I did this with the Okie Apache and within 30 minutes we had a winner. The wife is interested in this color for one of our builds. I...
When I was in high school 1982 ish, I was on a micro budget and a friend of mine had a yard full of junk cars that he sold parts off of. He had a...
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