The Jalopy Journal
I actually just need one pulley, not looking for the whole set. Hoping someone has one or can point me in the right direction for a good used part.
Digging up an old thread here. Did they make a double pulley water pump with the 5/8" belt? If so, does anyone have the pulley or the pump that...
Most here have valid points, but about a cheap radiator leaving you stranded, same can be said with a brass. Same could also be said with a coil...
I have no issues with the drop axle and steering. I had to modify the steering arms for proper geometry but that is it. I put no drop into the...
Got a small amount of time this weekend to work on the car. Had to do an engine swap in my mom's Subaru, then engine mounts and trans mount in my...
Nunattax, I've already decided on a more custom period correct look as if it were done buy a guy in a shop at home. That's what my goal is with...
I decides to spare the details on building a clutch arm, clutch rod, and brake rod. Here's just one picture of the clutch rod. Took a copy of a...
The original locations for the anti chatter rods are to high and will be right at floor board height. So I had to find another way. I was going...
Got the holes drilled and the Helicoils done. After that I needed to make a collar to keep the lower shaft from moving in and out. Originally it...
A little here of the setup on the Halibrand 201 Quick Change. After getting the ring gear and carrier setup and the pinion bits installed it then...
And the moment I've been waiting for for 2 years!! The engine shop called me to come down and watch a couple pulls on the Dyno before they took...
Onto my love hate relationship lol. It's just been fun one could say, dealing with this rear axle stuff. Lets just start with the ring and...
While the engine was still at the shop getting finalized I went ahead and made some air cleaners. These were originally small engine oil bath...
Well guys and gals, it's been some time. Summers are a blur for me and are usually reserved for trips and exterior chores and to-do lists. Now...
Been very busy with other projects these days but did get some good time in on the car this last weekend. Some of it isn't very glorious work so...
I just went through this same ordeal on my build. I ordered what I thought was the right block and bolt from a parts source, but it was the wrong...
Thanks for the positive feedback! I had checked multiple times on them being forged. Here is a direct quote from Speedways site under the...
Haven't had a huge amount of time to work on the A lately but I have managed to do some here and there. After getting the spindles dialed in I...
You dove right in the deep end, and I dig it. Learning the upholstery is on my list of to-do items as well. I'll be watching the build. Im...
V4F, I had found it way back in the build thread before I let the old A chassis go, but thanks!
I've been messing with lots of misc items lately on the A. After the steering I went about taking the body back off the chassis. I hadn't final...
Steering column work was about half done at this time so this is more of the fine tuning and buttoning up of the small stuff. I was waiting for...
Onto the tunnel work. I decided to make a template as most fabricators do. However, I made one mistake in doing so. I cut the steel to the...
Steering column was now ready to go in for some better test fitting. After tossing the seat in, getting it set front to back where I'd like it to...
Spent some time woking on the steering column location and brackets. In a previous post I made an end for it that was a sleeve I could weld to....
Yeah, unfortunately I didn't have a step bit quite large enough to clean up the holes good. That would have been way easier though.
The floors will be 1/2" birch cabinet grade plywood, the good stuff one could say. I had a bunch of cardboard laying around so I went to town...
Thanks seadog and Outback, I appreciate the comments, they help keep me moving along! Been working on things that aren't very glorious but have...
I got a little side tracked on the body and went back to the frame real quick. Since the body and chassis were final located, I decided to work...
After messing with the original sheetmetal supports and whatnot I moved to the "extras". This included some braces and extra support in specific...
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