The Jalopy Journal
Thanks Ruben and you're right, understated and elegant but maybe not "hot rod" enough for me. The wires look great but I will be using the 21 x 3...
When I decide to build something, I usually have a firm idea of exactly what I want it to look like, but on this one I can't decide on color(s)...
Forgive me for going a bit off topic --- My wife was the only customer in a rural hardware store and 2 Amish employees behind the counter were...
[ATTACH] Bob Carroll's "Fiat Bug" (from Marietta PA) in the early 60's. When running without the body he called it the Fiat Bug Skeleton. This car...
Why would you even consider saving it?
Don't worry about not having skills. Search the hamb, learn all you can and then just fucking do it, whatever "it" is. After making (and...
I suspect you are joking but if not, I take it you've never owned a business. The customer pays for the shipping no matter what, it's either...
My batteries are always mounted in the back and I'm a bit of a neat freak when it comes to wiring/plumbing so - - I go to a tractor dealer - tell...
A WORD TO THE WISE - check the run-out on new steel wheels as soon as you get them because you can't return them if they've been painted, powder...
51 Henry J, chopped 37 Simca (same as Fiat Topolino) 36 IHC one ton panel truck 37 Chrysler business coupe (probably will sell) 26 Ford, no body,...
The speedo in my T bucket was reading 130 and when I left off the gas it changed lanes rather quickly and scared the hell outta me. I assume frame...
I'm too big for a 23 T bucket so to gain more room I went with a 3/4" perimeter plywood frame (two holes cut in it), elastic webbing and foam. I...
Big Bob's posts convinced me I should go and I'm glad I did. I made some good buys on a pair of big old 31 Nash headlights, a 29 Essex grill...
1974 - PA to CO/WY in a full size 1951 White school bus (4,000+ miles at 51 mph!!!!) 1975 - PA to Memphis in 36 IHC panel (430 Buick power) 1982 -...
Never got hit by shrapnel but in the very early 60's we'd stand so close to the line at York US 30 we'd have to keep our eyes closed while the...
With several projects going on I have parts all over the place so I finally learned to put small parts, bolts, etc in gallon zip lock bags and...
Drove my avatar about 2 hours Saturday, through the river hills of southern York County. Sure was nice.
It's my understanding that if your car is legal in your home state, you can drive it legally in any state. Back in the 70's, when fenderless was...
Looks cool but I doubt the holes helped with speed. The best wind break fences are 50% holes and flatbed truckers hauling open pipe often wrap the...
Mount Joy PA (Lancaster County), James L. Long Upholstery. Jim specializes in exotic leathers but works with whatever the customer wants. Great...
The best part for me is the first 1/3 of the build., the rest is just work.
My latest project will get an F-1 front axle with quarter elliptics and split bones so I can't adjust the castor after the welding is done. From...
If my memory is correct, the cross ram was around before 1960. I think I remember a high school buddy showing off his dad's '56(?) Dodge Daytona...
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Cleaned a half barrel of really stinky mouse nest out from behind the seat of a 26 roadster. It was so totally packed I think the mice had to move...
My rides don't fit in anywhere. Trad guys? - way too drivable to be trad Street rodders? - no billet or power anything on my junk Restorers? -...
No pics but I remember seeing one at NSRA Timonium in the mid 70's. It had a chopped 32 shell, flathead and was black with chopped tan top and red...
I'm retired and just turned 70, with 2 finished hot rods and 5 more projects in various stages. Last summer I decided to swap meet some of my...
The secret to completing a long build when you're short on bucks is doing something every day, just to keep your head in the game. It doesn't have...
I have several builds going (OK, usually waiting more than going) and I have a folder of receipts for each one. I don't necessarily add them up...
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