The Jalopy Journal
Bringin this thread back from the dead here. I have a few holes drilled in my 97's also, and I was wondering if these can be welded in? anyone...
This is more or less the setup that I was hoping to get together for my '52 331 Hemi. Seems really pricey; I'm new to this....is this overly...
For sure, I get all that. The thing I'm having trouble with is, how to figure out how much the pinion angle is going to change once the weight of...
Hey Everyone, My build thread has been stagnant for a little bit. As a young man with limited income, it sometimes gets hard to save enough to...
Thanks guys! I actually found one on eBay, shortly after creating this post. The listing said it came out of an s10, so hopefully it all works...
I feel like I can't find parts for this T5 trans i'm putting together anywhere :( I'm trying to swap the tailhousing on my WC T5, and I need a...
Thanks Anderson. Longer kingpin boss up top; got it!
So I bought a set of repop 37-41 round spindles from so-cal, and I need to shave a bit down to fit onto the lincoln backing plates I got from...
This is a 4 cylinder long block engine out of a 1931 Ford Model A. The engine is in amazing condition and was pulled from a running Model A. There...
Made a little bit of progress on the frame this past week. Work has been crazy; jammed through 21 straight days of 13 hour days, but that means I...
It's a good kind of tedious :) Just one of those things you do and wish it would go faster because you're so anxious to see the result. I got...
I'm swapping the tailhousing on my WC t5 for an S10 tailhousing, and from all that I've been reading here and on the internet, it's important to...
I'm making some progress very slowly. Sand blasting or dipping the car was not within budget, so I decided to just spend the time to grind all...
Hey guys, I know there are a bunch of threads on this, and I've looked through most of them, but I'm still a bit confused about a few things;...
Thanks Irishjr! Yea, I've been looking at the trans adapters for the early Hemi, and doing as much homework as I can here on the hamb. A quick...
I was gonna drop the original axle, but after talking to some local guys that I'd trust with doing it right for me, it seemed to make more sense...
Well a quick eBay search resulted in a set of already split wishbones for about $50, so I figured the $50 is worth the hassle and clean look....
Good news is that I finally got the perch pins off. Bad news is that I was so focused on getting them out that I didn't realize the reason the...
So I've been trying my damndest to get these perch pins out of the front axle, and the other day I noticed that the left side of the wishbone...
Thanks for the tips guys, super helpful and I think I have a pretty good grasp on it now. I was thinking, if I plan on Z'ing the frame, should I...
Well, I got the car all torn down, and it seems I have severely underestimated the space required to build a car. The 1 car garage stuffed with...
Hey Guys, I've tried my best using the search function, but it seems every thread I found where someone asks for help with channeling a model a,...
Hi Everyone, You probably don't remember me, but I introduced myself about 4 years ago when I was thinkin about buyin a car haha. Here's my intro...
Yea, I feel like i might be getting in over my head....but i'm really excited about it and definitely willing to put in the work....
hahah good idea, but i lost the gun :(. Friends and I were using it for a photo shoot thing for one of my buddy's projects and I never go it...
Thanks for the feedback guys! This kinda gives me a good idea of what I should/shouldn't be spending. Lowcab--Do ya know how i move this...
Hey Guys. If you saw my intro thread you know I have very little idea on what I'm doing in terms of what I need to buy, what I need to build, and...
Sup Everybody, Like the title says, I have no car, no know-how on how to really build a car, and no experience putting cars together....but I...
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