The Jalopy Journal
A pic of my dad's 58 retract in the Amarillo make-a-wish show. My dad actually pulls his 58 scottie trailer across the country in his 58...
Just a quick note, you need the MC with a 15/16 bore. If you have one of the later granada ones, it will have the wrong size bore.
The granada master cylinder works fine. You just need to use the right proportioner valve. An adjustable work wells really well. Dennis at...
The explorer backing plate is a single piece with caliper brackets. No welding required. You just bolt on the backing plate and that is it!
Sweet! That is a real find!
Sorry, I did not see the other writeup. I just did a search and did not see it. Maybe I am not using the right keywords... Please let me know...
I noticed I did not mention two important details above: 1. For the brake hoses, I use two passenger side hoses. The drivers side hose for an...
Yep, 95-01 is the right year range and there are LOTS of those in the wrecking yard. I wish I had taken some more pics but you know how it goes...
Here are a couple of pics of a small bearing that I did a few months back. Please ignore the ugliness of the rearend. I like to make the...
I did a quick search and did not see anyone talking about the explorer rear brakes already. If someone has, sorry! I have done 4 cars so far...
I have had good luck with AZ ones but just the new ones. Every once in a while I get a bum one but you can tell when bench bleeding so I have...
I talked to Grundys when I was insuring my car prior to restoration and they said it was covered completely during that time so no worries....
Haha, after owning 50's cars, I don't think the engineers worried too much about those concerns! Style before function. Probably why older cars...
This may sound obvious but make sure if you use a drill, it is going in the right direction. I have had people call me frustrated that it would...
I once saw a 95 Mustang on ebay listed as a 1995 Mustang GT SRS edition. I wondered what that was until I saw the person had taken a picture of...
You know I have never thought about it that way but I guess it is a minefield! I guess it just takes the right buyer and seller to come together...
1964 Fairlane 2 door post was my first car... I guess I learned to drive in an 87 Subaru Brat though.
A mechanics lien is another option, right?
I feel your pain. My brother just bought a 57 Ford sedan delivery with the same issues. FWIW, there really is no national database on these...
Cash-in-pocket clowns do make me mad. When I list and ad for a car I am selling, I always put FIRM in the ad. It is crazy how many people still...
Another note... On my convertible, I just narrowed the rearend by 3/4" and was able to use stock backspacing and that will save you $100 per wheel...
Here is a pic of that car with the wheels: [img] 1957 Ford 2 door hardtop by iamflashman, on Flickr
Here are the wheel sizes I had on my hardtop. They fit with no mods to the car: 17X7 with 4.25 backspace - Tires 245/45/17 Rear Wheels: 18X8...
I have an extra pretty decent windshield for 57 ranchero. If you come down for Lone star round up, hit me up and I could give it to you for...
It is prettry crazy! The make-a-wish car show in Amarillo always seems to turn up some cool stuff.
I have to agree. If all that you don't like is the wheels, then buy it and change the wheels! I have seen some cars on e(vil)bay that have...
that is some great work! I love to see someone save these cars and do it in a classy way!
I dig the truck in your avatar! You drive that every day in Omaha?
that is super sweet!
Be careful when getting insurance. A lot of ones have clauses that you can only drive in parades,etc... Get some kind of stated value policy....
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
