The Jalopy Journal
Ok, slow progress but just a little bit more done the other night... Boxing plates burned in and a bunch of random drilled and torched holes at...
I have a friend who is going to help me with building the motor so that build should be fairly reasonable. The trans is another...
Got another quote for rebuilding my hydramatic tranny today...$3485. Ouch again...but it will be build by an old gent up in Salinas who has been...
Forgot to mention I pulled my gas tank the other week and took it into Paso radiator and they boiled it out and welded up some leaky spots, a new...
Okay, I've been super busy with work and family stuff lately but managed a little bit of work lately. Not much but just enough to re-motivate...
Don't take it to DMV for vin verification, have a local law enforcement agency do it. (The police dont care about registration rules) And don't...
Love this! Can't wait to see the head flow numbers :)
Subscribed...I'm digging where this build is going. Keep on keeping on my friend! I'm going slow too with my two little ones keeping me pretty...
Studebakerdave the reason I'm building this truck is because I found a picture of yours on this site! Hahaha! Mine will basically look like yours...
The rust is super minimal, a quarter sized soft spot on each of the rocker bracing channel underneath the cab. I'm just gonna clean the spots up...
I got a couple of quotes from engine builders and machine shops. $4500-$5000 for a basic rebuild of my 390 Cadi motor...ouch. I was hoping to only...
Are those full moons on a Subaru wagon from the 80's?!:eek:
Thank you. I should have put them INSIDE the frame and they would have never been seen once the frame is boxed. Oh well, it's not a show truck....
Ok, I've been kinda slacking a bit but things are happening, just slowly. I decided the more I looked at and realized the amount of fabrication...
Just how DO you wash a barn find!?!? I like peanut butter, do you surf?
Satisfaction, style, purpose, freedom, and engineering all wadded into one.
Mondello is right around the corner. Lynn is the owner. They are first rate. I would like your mate to call em and sort this out. Like everybody...
Please hurry and post pics...I'm dying to see!
Clean and sanitary. As it should be. You did right by that thing cleaning it up like that.
Jason is the most straight dude ever! Call him, stop posting on this and he will answer any questions you need answered. Thank you.
If you are looking for budget cruiser...swap out the rear end with one that has about 3.23 gears. Cheap and easy... As for a chop, you can have...
Maybe once you sand or rat file it, reassemble with a little di-electric grease where it makes its ground.
Any updates? It's been almost a year...
Around here $100 will get you a full boil, repair, and pressure test from our local radiator shop. Might be an affordable way to go if its not too...
I've got a couple of California plates, nothing too unique or interesting, just got them off some wrecked cars at work. I'd be more than willing...
I'm jonesing for an update and some inspiration... :)
A project is a project...if you don't think you will finish the '32 what makes you think you will finish the '57? Sorry to sound so blunt, but I'm...
I was getting gas in my 68charger rt when a guy walks up and asks if its mine? I say yes, he offers me $65k, and I politely say no thank you it's...
Oh and don't forget to mill the heads a little to bring compression up. I believe mine ended up with 10.1:1 and still runs well on high octane...
The '72 400 block is the best. If you turn down the mains it will fit then use some 440 rods and semi custom Ross pistons and some ported n...
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