The Jalopy Journal
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I went to press the outer bearing race into a front hub I purchased used. The race starts out tight but when it's pressed further it's lose enough...
I finally reached the point where I can bolt my steering arms on to my F1 spindles/backing plates. The original bolts that held it together...
Come one, come all. http://www.facebook.com/events/356270584438551/ This should be a good one this year, and preparation for something HUGE...
Yesterday I was using the bench vise to press out a busted perch pin. While I was pushing on the vise handle I wondered how they got that handle...
Found this little gem today. Looks like someone put some time into it a while back.
While I was tilling up our back yard to do a new garden I fond a pile of cement block and some old car parts!!! One piece looked to be a...
This is still a very foggy swap. Swapping 1948-1952 48-52 Ford F1 (not F100) spindles on a Model A axle. Same kingpin diameter. Some...
For some reason I thought I read about this swap...but I can't find a damn thing about it. I'm trying to lower the rear end without needing a...
Do you have one? Any tips or links ideas for a plastic/rubber material?
I was thumbing through and old Rod Action and came across a real good article and paintings by John W Burgress. I only found a bit of info...
Finding info on this is tough. A guy I know has a 30" reverse eye spring for a Chassis Engineering axle. Is this too narrow for the stock Model...
What sort of steering are people using on the F1 spindle swaps for the Model A?
I'm looking for advice or ideas on mounting a 215 in a Model A frame. I have searched a few times and I know there are people that have them in...
I bought what I thought was a 48-52 axle. But didn't do enough looking I guess. Is it Chevy? The backing plate states 307176. The spinlde reads...
Originally, we were going to build something for the "Prewar Coupe Art Contest", but the materials (and a couple of beers) we had sent us in a...
This started out as a 28/29. But I ended up changing it up using 30/31 parts to make a dry lakes modified style car with a mix of hot rod and...
I have now removed my tilt column and installed the basic column I made for the IH. [IMG] I have begun splicing the stock instruments from the...
I'm just wondering what type of service you have ad with this company. Any feedback on the quality of parts, customer service and order times?
This was on and gone on CL in a short hurry. I was lucky enough to get some pics of it before it was bought. Listed as 1920 old wood car-...
I found a photo at an antique shop from around 1980 of an old Plymouth with a MN plate that says "Hicks". For some reason that name sticks out to...
I picked up a box of old Hot Rod mags from a neighborhood clean up. Found this. I also found some other cool old pics and stuff. If you want...
I found one of these at a antique show. Everything moves and works fins, but the switch and wiring is burned up. I'm not sure if these parts can...
I'm Beau I live in MN. I like anything with wheels. My life and passion is in bicycles. But I also enjoy pre-80's motorcycles, and pre-80's...
I'm very happy with the amount of knowledge on this forum. The search function has been a Wikipedia of knowledge and opinions. Nice work all. I...
I would do an intro up top but who reads those any way? My plan is to build an old beater that I can daily drive. I wanted to do it cheap, but...
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