The Jalopy Journal
A little bit OT, but good place for it. A lot of you guys/gals are in the trade. But for many folks, including hobbiests, they don't realize...
:D That's funny, I don't care who you are!
This didn't end well, but that's all I really want to say about it.
All the best to you!
Same thing has happened in all other hobbies, industries, professions. Communication paradigm shift. Some thought they were doing well at...
Borrowed enough plywood and nails from homesites to build a soapbox-like car. Flip top roof. Red/white/blue paintjob (first one we ever...
Building on Elrod's pictures, hard to touch one of these without a handful of extra strength tylenol:
About 6 weeks ago my sister and her kids won one of those MGTD kit cars with VW power. Really little car. Has been driving it around the...
Getting mothball smell out of a car is next-to-freaking-impossible. If you are sensitive to smells try to avoid it. Gets into tar underlayments...
Outstanding!
Sometimes the owner just wants the car put into good hands. Choose the right new owner and its a way to keep the dream alive after bowing-out.
As a slight aside, speaking of Olds, I used to drive a stock 330 olds in a 64 F85. Nothing I've played with, stock, ever felt as quick as...
Just talking to a guy like that is cool. Print a build thread for your dad to read / show him. Link him to the present to link us with the past.
Which town, hellbilly? Some of us do have kin spread through the knobs that might be helpful.
Stupid but lucky. We had an original owner, southern barnfind 50 GMC longbed back in the late 80's, still on 600 /16s, still with pinstriping...
Whooaaa, back up!
I bought surplus pair of 350's from a twin engined boat and took them apart, trying to end-up with a single marine engine. Difference:...
Don't even mention the CB with the power mic.
Cool. If they ran in salt, though, different story. I've never seen so much slag. Webs between cylinders were nearly see-through. Ditto, I...
Good call. My son bought a pair of 350's from a twin set-up 2 years ago. I set to work trying to build one good one. The extent of...
Not sure if its a real concept, custom or photoshop, but this Volvo 1800 - based custom does it for me. Would shift to a five spoke smaller diam...
Lots of perils. Gotta understand them and make your choices. This one is not so intuitive, that is, unless you've been specifically schooled...
Search the net, lots of info on the 215 V8. Some MG transplants. a few Volvo 1800s and the like. Special considerations when rebuilding them....
The traditional hobby has never had so much availability of tech tips, photo builds, parts and tools. Safety when working. Hydraulics, welders,...
Grew up cruising in Kingsport and drag racing on 11 in Bristol.
Volvo 1800 Hood opens forward, normally. Unless its just been set in place and not bolted to the hinges. Which is what my dad and I had done,...
When wrenching underneath, trim a 4X8 sheet of blue bulder's styrofoam to fit around the jackstands. 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick works good. Work a...
In 86 we lived on some land and needed a truck. Old guy at work , Mr. Linville, said he had one that ran and was respectable enought to run...
Cruised it through the 70's. Lots and lots of stuff tucked into old burley barns there.
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