The Jalopy Journal
Yes, that's much better, thank u! Still no thoughts on running the tunnel ram? Is it going to just flood this little engine like the Mississippi...
Thanks! Gary, can u zoom in on wiring diagram or maybe tell me which wire goes where? Gets blurry when I expand it. Also ohm size for resistor if...
Hey guys, I would like a bit of advice on my 283. It's a '62 with unknown mileage as I pulled it from a 67 Chevy "acid van" at a scrap yard I used...
I've been lurking here off and on for years and have always found the answers to my hot rod dilemmas from the wisdom and knowledge of u along with...
I recall using them as a kid and was taught to always keep a hand on the top. Used them plenty of times to get unstuck also, jack car up and push...
Just re-read your post, sorry, I am in front of cross member, hence the notch..
I used a model T radiator I scored at a swap meet for $50.00 in my 4" chanelled A. Width was just right for my original grill shell, just had to...
Pull the cross shaft that the brake and clutch pedals swing on and pull the whole brake pedal out if u can then work on it in a vice
I believe there has been previous threads on this forum about fuel tank vents. I myself find the thread search here to be a PITA. Since no one...
Nice job! Your not concerned running your fuel line over the exhaust? Probably not a lot of heat back that far anyway..
Ha! Yes, I'll take some pics if it's the real deal. If not u get Barbera bush in a bathing suit!
When u say -618, -678, etc your talking the last 3 digits of block casting number I assume?
He's offered to take me to it a few times but I didn't want to act TOO interested. Doubt he's gonna let me start pulling it apart to check casting...
He claims he ran the numbers before he bought it but I'm not getting my hopes up untill I see it with my own eyes. As far as the "song and dance"...
My buddy claims he has a complete DZ 302 he paid $500 for yrs ago that I could probably get for "a song and a dance". Just sitting in his brother...
So u mean I've been killing myself fabbing in an old f1 box, traditional steering, transverse springs (front and back!) '62 283 , etc, etc, trying...
Thank u very much! Keep up the good work!:cool:
Scored this motor out of a '67 or '68 Chevy "hippy" van while working at a scrap yard a few yrs ago. Casting #3789935= late '61 car or Vette 283?...
Bought the master cool hydraulic flaring tool 4 or 5 yrs ago, one of the best investments I have made. Quick and easy. Does single, double, metric...
This was a 4 door Murray town sedan...
Ty nickthebandit. Figured with the vast knowledge on this site someone would have id'd it in 5 - 6 posts but maybe I have finally stumped the HAMB!!
She hates my "hot rod" hobby but it keeps me alive! Ty junior, a lot of useful info there. I'll do more homework. The search thread has always...
Hoping to "mount" a few...lol !!:):p
Scored this headlight while working at a scrap yard a couple years ago and need help identifying it so I can find it's twin. Been checking E-pay...
Too much spaghetti for even my appetite!!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ha! Oddly enough I aquired that nice cowl strip and the Rusty tin it surrounds in your home state of 'Hampsha!
[ATTACH] Here in the extreme north east a decent 90 yr old body is a rarity. Hell, 5 to 10 year old bodies (and frames) are suffering from the...
I got another A frame cheap at a salvage yard and used it to box mine. Right rail slid into left rail and left rail slid into right rail. Easy pie...
I agree, it does look like 30 - 31 A cowl with the belt line "worked over". Also I can see the bead for the cowl band from the inside but not on...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
