The Jalopy Journal
Last time i did mine, I used the aluminum spray paint method. That was 6 years and 35,000 miles of 40 miles a day driving ago, it's just now...
The paint on the roof, hood, and trunk of my '55 has degraded significantly over the past few years. It's s single stage enamel that is now...
Thanks for the info :)
More info, upon closer inspection the pattern DOES repeat every 12" or so, so it's got to be some kind of printing or stamping. Anyone else have...
Great. Thanks for the info :)
I'm working on a '50 Baby Lincoln. I've read that the Lincoln frame is different from the firewall forward, and that the body is the same from...
I'm currently working on a '50 Lincoln. A few of the window garnishes and the top of the dash need to be refinished. The finish that's on them...
Fuzor makes some great bonding adhesives, and has one for every application. I use them at work semi-frequently(I prefer welding, but I'm not the...
The two MOST important points shown in this film are it's emphasis on continuous learning and it's emphasis on always doing the best you can....
I got there around 11, and spend probably 30 minutes in traffic. Great show, and props to everyone involved :D I was surprised to see so many...
Shoot, that still has factory paint on it, in WI thats a brake job away from being a driver :D
#446 I'm still around, but I don't get as much internet time as I used to and I spend more time lurking than posting these days. It was Tuck...
We've actually got the car on site now, it's a '38 Special and it's in great shape. It's 100% stock for the time being, the only thing that's...
A customer of ours just bought a '38 Buick 5 window coupe. He's pretty sure he wants it chopped, somewhere around 3" and maybe angled with the...
I saw an S-10 at a show last weekend with an awsome blue. It was a black base with blue pearl over it. Looked black in all light except direct...
Mine are cut(well, technically, they're Buick Grand National springs that I cut), and it rides ROUGH. Then too, I went down alot lower than most...
We use about the same salt you use, only for a month or two less. Regular washings can keep the salt at bay, you just have to make a concious...
I'm not the only person who drives my '55 all year round, am I? Well, except for January, no January driving on WI collector plates. You'd thing...
Thanks :) A HAMBer half way across the US had it, it's originally off a '54 DeSoto but was a direct swap onto my '55 Ply. It's just about the...
Just like these guys, I'm designing my AL head for one reason: because I want to. The thought of selling them for profit isn't even a factor in...
I don't remember the last time I was up 38 straight hours. That was...um...fun...I think?? I think we got the radiator hose situation sorted out...
It all started when I dragged him to Back to the 50's and then the Pile-Up... 'Bout time you signed up :)
That's great Jim :) Couldn't have gone to a nicer HAMBer :D
Just curious, are generators wound any differently for positive ground and negative ground systems? Thanks for the info.
We ran out of time to lower Hawkeye's '53 Chevy, so it's going to sit home. Good thing is we've got pleanty of time to get it ready for next year :)
Just placed an order, thanks Boss :)
That's the plan a few weeks into the exparament :) I'll be sure to post those results too, although I don't expect either side to cause any problems.
The EDGY seems expensive, but when you compare to a used vintage head(nearly imposible to find), or what it would cost to CNC one, it becomes much...
The hoop is some grade of spring steel. It's mild enough that it's got some spring to it, but can still be bent and formed. No chance of it...
Personally, I just think it looks neat. It's also kind of a slap in the face to the guys who have a bunch of money in their fiberglass rods.
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