The Jalopy Journal
I had to fix the upholstery before I could be seen in it again. I don't believe in half assing anything, so it had to be done right. No...
I bought an HEI distributor and with some head scratching, got it together and it starts and idles strong now. put some new gauges on it, want to...
At the urging of a friend of mine in Kansas City, I focused on getting it driveable. He said " Whatever you do, drive it before you tear it down"....
My plans are this... I work from home. I restore vintage trailers, so I thought why not have a shop truck as old as what I work on. I have...
A tree fell on it between years 3 and 4 of my pursuit, but I was already in love. [img] IMG_1664 by LastChanceTrailerCoachCo, on Flickr [img]...
After over 4 years of Lust, I finally got the truck of my dreams. Literally, I'm typing at 5 am after waking up thinking of POR-15. A buddy of...
Why not offer to help your buddy build one? Then make improvements to yours along the way. Yours is nice, don't give it away! Love the pinstripe!!
The chain in the tank(or anything, screws broken window glass,gravel) is only to remove the flaking rust on the walls. I probably poured out...
I'm going throught the process with Red-Kote now. Chain in the tank to remove lose rust, rinsing with gas then acetone. That alone made a ton of...
Is it worth driving 9-10 miles to get ethanol free gas, or around the corner for the modern stuff?
To be in a place with such history would've almost been too much to handle. ...what'd ya take? Tell the truth...Now go put it back.
Awesome Video!
Gonna do this right after I pull out the metal floor someone put in......Sacrilage!
UUUUGGGHH!!! I gotta do this. I was told of a coating that once clean you could roll around inside. Supposed to work like a champ. I might have to...
Well said... and Great Avatar.
He did it.
Would the fuel line crossing the heater hose ( zip tied like a dumbass ) be enough heat to cause vapor lock?
I just found my parts store this morning! I'll eat crow on this, but I found a older gentleman that new his stuff, and he guided me in right...
I'm not looking for passion, certainly not what I intended by the thread. I was just ranting about the blind leading the blind. I get your point...
Yeah, the research thing was my error. I'll take those lumps. I'm still learning though.
Don't wanna hijack this thread, but my 1955 does the same thing as of Today. Inline glass fuel filter between fuel pump and Carb will be empty...
Naw man, It's nowhere near that complicated, and I know that this example is partly my fault but, last week heres what happened. I upgrade my...
I like the idea of a spreadsheet or list maybe kept in the car of all the parts. That may make it simpler for me. I have the doner year for my...
Does anyone have any advice for parts shopping, or dp I have to carry a list of every vehicle my driver is made up of? I'm getting tired of the "...
X2 on this
We have a guy around here that gets titles by putting leins on the vehicle. Like a body shop would for an abandoned vehicle. If you trust anybody...
I called several places today to see about powdercoating my wheels. 80-125.00 per wheel was the answer to my queries. Uh....No. went to Lowes, and...
Incredible pics...New Screensavers all around!
I'm getting worse. At least I justify my time here as a research tool FOR working on my Cars. Yeah, That's the ticket.
X2. He's got me pumped up now and wanting to tear mine apart. He made it look easy, knowing mine would sit blown apart for 2 years.
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