The Jalopy Journal
Well in high school I used a torch. Heated the springs till it looked right. Put out a couple of fires on the wood bed. The rear is tough because...
We were there today, it was one of my favorites. I should have known it had ties to the HAMB.
I got one on my '65 Corvair :) Think long and hard about designing a suspension around an orphan suspension... Balljoints aren't available except...
Don't believe it. All the racers I know talk about the close ones. Not the runaway wins. Personally I remember the times I was side by side with...
The real secret to most pros, is knowing when to let you see their work. Choppin a top is kinda like sex. It's all great when its done, but...
Cool. I've been doing it right then without even knowing it. I started out of necessity when the welds started spitting at me. I drill a small...
I've been driving my '65 Corvair daily for over a year. My daughter is building one for her first car. But seriously if she isn't into being hands...
wow.. I blasted my GTO in highschool... it blasted us for the next several years, every time I'd open the vents or windows, the sand would blow...
I got my son to help pack wheelbearings the other day. My daughter asked for a welding hood when she was like 7. She's been welding ever since....
I can't help with the extruded aluminum... but for the colored sheets, look for a race car shop. It's what we build the bodies for our dirt late...
I have a '62 short bed sitting on a '73 C10 chassis. I did have to shorten the frame because I started with a long bed. Simple matter of removing...
I don't have an exact answer, but the kid at the tire store commented on how bad my Rally's were that I reversed myself. I've had them on the car...
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Sorry to hear about your friend. I've been pounding it into my sons head for the last couple of years to try and push the car off the jack stands...
Another note on tuning I haven't seen yet. The dashpot that controls the missing link has a calibrated orifice in the airline. That is what should...
It's so hard to get the proportions right, but those are just great.
Dang. I tried to catch up with him several times to get some parts. Probabley best I never met him.
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