The Jalopy Journal
Lemme' see if I understand this: assistant steps on pedal; you open bleeder at wheel w/ his hoof pushing down, and NO fluid comes out? You did...
At the first garage I worked at, we had a spell of Acura Legends come in with gummed up lash adjusters... sludgy oil. One of the owners or...
QFT Working in an independant shop, I used to do pre-purchase inspections. And I was VERY thorough for the $100 we charged (I'd spend about 90...
Hope you bag one (or more) and COME BACK IN ONE PIECE! -Bill
Driving down a street in Seattle, ran across a Facel Vega. In Mountlake Terrace, there was a white Maserati. Looked like mid-late '50's or so....
I think that he means "El Duce", leader of The Mentors. -Bill
Oh, another one... "cash money". As opposed to what other kind of money? Yeah, I was really looking for some monopoly money or something. I'm...
Now, that makes two of us. :D But, personally, I think spell check is one of the worst things ever for literacy; I've found that since I've had...
I think he forgot to add the following: "eelco, gasser, rat hot street rod, classic, traditional, trad, old school, ol skool" Oh, wait, that was...
Twelves your first time at a strip? Mine was mid-fifteens... with a 2.21X 60' time. Work on traction, work on consistency, and you'll do great....
JUST. It just needs patch panels. It just needs paint. Interior. Engine overhaul. restoration. Following along in second place: only....
Yeah, thickness kinda' changes how much heat you can get away with :D I learned how to weld by tigging threaded inserts turned from 1" bar stock...
Thank you, Barrett Jackson. Now, everything is worth a minimum of five digits. Even my daughter's 'matching numbers' '88 Diahatsu Charade....
At thirteen, I learned why not to wear long-sleeve flannel shirts with the cuffs flapping loose while operating a little lathe. If it hadn't been...
The real advantage of an alternator is that it puts out more at idle than the generator. More stop and go... more advantage. That being said,...
I've never drove a Lotus 23B; saw one in a mag (R&T?) years ago and fell in love... Would like to try out a Lotus 7, too. And, if I'm too big...
Duane, I can't speak for you, or anyone else, but there's only ONE reason I'd buy a lathe... if I was able to. The list of stuff you can do is...
Well, it's not the money; it's the circumstances. As a matter of fact, I have a '67(ish) Kellison Formula Vee project, and a disassembled '54 331...
I think there are markings on the transmitter boxes; certain tachs use certain boxes. -Bill
The 2 MoPar distributors on the right look like inline flathead. My '49 Plymouth used one w/ that badge that said 'splash proof'. They were...
I regret not making that kind of move eighteen years earlier! There's a bunch of stuff I regret: shitty buckets and console in O/T '66 Belvedere...
Welcome from the PNW! -Bill
Chrysler = biggest chassis of the MoPar clan; Plymouth = smallest. Considerable difference. BTW, if you're really worried about moving a 2 ton...
I saw this in the want ads; have absolutely NO money and can't afford it. So, of course, I wanted it badly. Followed the link to this thread....
Love this thread! Keep coming back every week or 2 for more little tidbits like this water neck: [IMG] Really cool idea about tapping into the...
I had the feeling it was a joke; didn't make it to 5 pages. But, one never knows. BTW, Porknbeaner, I heard it a little different: "stupid...
Got it, Scott; as long as it's in context... :D -Bill
Uh, them's fighting words around lots of places... well, at least you didn't say "Rat Rodder" ...fuck up one more time, young man, and you're...
Cool, thanks! I thought it looked different from the GT40s I've seen (one or 2 in real life). It sounded like it runs like you'd hope it would...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
