The Jalopy Journal
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This is a neat piece! I've never seen one before, but it was very common for aftermarket body mfr's to use a T frame for their body.. (same with...
I use Dawn soap the cheap blue stuff, doesn't have that 'fruit stand' smell :) Kinda makes ya wonder why women crave shampoos & bath soaps made...
Also if you put a little dish soap on the gasket it'll be easier to work.
A couple of years ago I bought a '56 Pontiac 2drHT for $300. I had intended to redo the car, but I lost my storage and had to sell it. I...
Hell yes they have value... I know for a fact that Dupont sign would look good hanging in my shop.... Dupont Sign is prob late 50s early 60s.....
Probably 3.89 or 3.78.. My '56 Ford w/3-spd has a 3.89 set of cogs in it. My car is about the same way.. 60-65 is a good speed but over that and...
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I have some photos somewhere of the car when it was displayed at the "Lake Mirror Classic" here in FL a couple years back. The car is for sure a...
I had the same problem with a '55 Chrysler 300 I worked on... No one made them or would answer the damn phone so I ended up making my own...
I did a bit of it with my first car a '55 Ford Club Sedan with a warmed over 292 and 3spd on the column.. nothing fancy but it gave the punk junk...
Sucks to read this..... I wish him the best and a speedy recovery. With as much BS as his show produced, I did watch it. In fact the wife & I...
I've used them a couple of times for customer projects, like others have said, you'll have to open your wallet a bit more with them, but customer...
If the prize is a bottle of Early Times Whisky I'm game.. It'll save me from having to run out later and restock my stash.. Snyder's makes 95% of...
Snyder's makes alot of seat springs for Fords & Chevys... I've used several sets of their springs in various customer cars. I don't have the...
Welcome to the board! Always good to see more women joining....
If you have an extra heater or front bumper bracket laying around that you want to get rid of , keep me in mind. How about a Roadster Pickup...
Very interesting! I was curious if any of his buildings were still standing. I have a brick from the old Ormond Garage whe it was razed. I got it...
Sorry for your loss... I've been there. Recently, my wife & I were having some marital issues (most if it my fault) and the thought of her & I...
The 239 & 256(54 Merc) is different, with respect to camshafts are different sizes,The distributor is unique to 239/256(gear tooth count on the...
Yep.. Tho by no fault of my own... A drunk ran a red light and totalled out my '55 Club Sedan that was my first car(bought when I was 16 in 1995)....
I run radials on my daily driver '56.. all the other cars have Bias-Ply. When I bought my '56 it had bias-ply on it and I drove for a year or so...
Kustom7777, I tried to plug my scanner in and it's not recognizing my new computer. when I get to the shop in the AM I'll use the one there, and...
I can scan some of my 50s Oldsmobile pint chip book pages and post them if that'll help.....
I agree the best way to go. If I need to order parts, I just put the money in my bank account and use my debit card to do so. I make about 60-65K...
From a historical perspective- My grandfather was stricken with polio at the age of 12 in 1944. He got his first car a '29 Model A Tudor, and...
I've seen a couple of them.. there used to be a 64 Merc Comet wagon running around town with a 289/4spd from the factory and from what I heard...
I own a small resto shop... I'm the sole employee and manage to get more done that way then when I had a couple of flunkies....
I had a pair of these and a pair of "59AB" heads I carried those SOB's around for years to various swaps and never sold them so I use them as...
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