The Jalopy Journal
Exhaust is run..... a boxfull of U bends wasn't quite enough so I used a couple of the pieces of the original exhaust (didn't look like it was run...
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!! Good to know, thanks. It's one I carried as an emergency replacement in my roadster. Under the pick up that's pretty easy to...
Had a few productive evenings. I spun the brake block around on the diff to eliminate interference, ran brake lines, fuel line, fuel pump, fuel...
Here's the ebay link for it........
Finally got to get back to work on my truck.... mounted the clutch and brake master cylinders and booster. Press brake is the best tool I've...
There were hundreds of rods and classics lost. This was a sprint car in my cousin's neighbor's garage. [ATTACH] A change in the wind also saved my...
Thanks.... helping my cousin sift through the ashes of everything she owned gives me a new perspective on material possessions. It has brought our...
Life has returned to normal for the lucky families who still have their homes and a new normal sets in for those who lost everything or a loved...
The wild fires in Santa Rosa, CA got within a couple hundred yards of my home/shop . My family and friends escaped but my cousin and three good...
I give up..... gonna pull the bed off.
Tank Inc. poly tank fits great! I had to cut some 'farmer' weld off the mounts for a fairly industrial rear bumper and then lift the bed to slide...
Shocking news!!!!! HAHAHAHA!! Got the shocks mounted and the steering tacked in place. The only remaining chassis work to do is mounting the...
Thanks!
Beauty! My first running hot rod was a '34 Ford Pick up in 1971 but it had a '33 cab, no extra bump across the back. My front end is nothing...
After cutting all off all that ugly and saving only the front axle, installing a variety of Pete and Jakes/Posies parts and some fabrication, my...
Big couple of days on the truck.... got the rear end in and located, ladder bar mounts tacked on and then the front mount. I have been thinking...
I knew that the S-10 rear was going to be a little narrow but I thought some special back spaced wheels would solve any problems...... nope. While...
Oh,sure , NOW I learn that!!!! HAHAHAHAAA!!!! The new one is 5" wider...... perfect width. New one has disc brakes, too [ATTACH]
Men, thank you for your responses but I may not have made my problem clear. 46" is the maximum I can place the perches (photo below) but they're...
Love the stance of your truck! I plan on using my truck as a daily driver (some freeway) so I went with the later rear. I thought about using the...
I put a T-5 behind my 8BA and want to also use the S-10 rear in my '32 pick up. It's a bit narrow and my rear spring perches are about one inch...
Put the front end back on the ground so I could see the ride height. A wee bit higher than I wanted but there are still parts to go on that will...
I'm using 1 1/2", 1/8" wall tubing. It's the same size as the Pete & Jakes rear bar mounts....
While designing my trans crossmember I wanted to use the same sort of design as the original, fastened in several places, spreading the load and...
Fun fabricating day..... happy to get to where I could start making stuff. Made the first pieces for the crossmember and the removable trans...
My bride's TBird is done so the truck is front and center. Took the rear out tonight, going to set up the rear and trans K member next.
No need for tears, Mista. All of the ugly has been cut off and once I have my wife's TBird back together (got it back from the painter Friday...
I have had rpm changes on a 235 with a single carb and a small filter. I think this filter has enough area to not restrict the air flow enough to...
About the only choices for dual carbs are scoops, which don't have the greatest filtering, or small filters on each carb. I wanted both good air...
I've had some really tough projects in the past but this one seems to want to get back on the road. I feel quite blessed.
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