The Jalopy Journal
hey guy's... I have been driving my 53' around, and i really like driving it as is with the 6 and 3 speed, dropped down 5" in the back.....sorta...
i love these cars.. i saw a 46' ford years ago on ebay that was found in a shack on someones property.... early hemi and super super stiff rear...
here is a few shots of my 235....running a 54' corvette header and i just got a matched set of carters for the McGurk intake in the one photo.....
wow......
i love this car! perfect as is..
i think id lower it both front and back.. i'd also leave the rear un-radiused because that was the way it was ran back when it was raced......
here is my 53' just lowered for now...
nice! i like the grey wheels too.. whats under the hood?
thanks guy's. i still have to put the 1 piece back bumper on... but yeah i've been driving it everywhere i can. i think i may cut a coil or 2...
well, seems that now the car is back together it has rained non-stop...oh well. car went back together last week, other than a small exhaust leak...
thanks guys. i took it apart, blew about 50 years of dust out and sprayed it with some electronics cleaner and wala! back in business! if it...
the HL6123 is the one they were gonna order me... the first photo is the hl6123 and the second is a new original type... i just don't know where i...
thanks guys... as soon as i saw the flicker of the dash lights i knew there was hope.. i hate the new repop switches.. i will go that way if this...
hey guy's, the dash lights on my 53' weren't working.... i tested the switch to make sure it was getting power(6v).. it has power on all the...
looks like a great space to do some wrenchin.
i'd go with the 14x6 steels and a set of the hurst cheater slicks... and no caps. but what you have is killer too.
looks good! where in upstate are you? I have a friend that has an old edmunds intake for a 235...
just make sure you drive it over the river and through the woods over to my place.....so you can take me for a spin!
i dig it! gonna move the motor back 10%?
tri-5 chevy's swap in also... you could probably sell your stock torque tube and rear on here to someone looking for the 3:55 gear's instead of...
i had a set... good price and fast shipping through summit... mine had real nice chrome. I also ran them with out centers(just so i could hear...
that car looks perfect! i usually don't like red cars but thats all changed now! killer job man, love the complete package...nice.
i think my buddy ran a 283 in his 54' using the stock powerglide radiator...
hey guy's well here are few new photo's... I thought i had more.. i will take more tonight.
i've had a few of these cars... 54' and a 52' and now a 53' chev. I've have in the past(cause i had money from other car's) bought the exhaust...
thanks! gonna do it to a full pressure 235 soon...
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