The Jalopy Journal
Nice meeting you and your son at Knoxville Enloe. I tried offering the Cromers some of my hot fresh french fries from the concession stand as...
Yeah, I noticed that when I met him at the track yesterday. He seemed pretty fresh. Guess it may be that he's had an off season since last year...
Geez, I don't know that anyone knows what I look like. I'll be in black jeans and a Moonlighter Color blue shirt. 6'1" 250lbs, with a little...
Gas tank topped off, cold drinks in the coolers ... coming to Knoxville Dragstrip tomorrow .... WOO HOO !! --- Steve ---
They say a good gambler plays his cards close to the chest. Shucks, I had a ton of little secret tricks when I was running Stock Eliminator back...
Somehow I missed your post up the page Quain. I'm keeping a close eye on the weather forecast for Saturday. If it doesn't look to be a rain out ,...
Thanks for the pics Frank. I can still click and make them big. Looks like the new motor will still use hi riser heads. Something tells me that...
As of yesterday, the Books A Million store here in Madison, Tn, still didn't have the new issue. They have about a dozen copies of the previous...
I've experienced a similar problem with a full sweep Sun Tachometer and an old MSD5 box. Mine went totally erratic over 7000 RPM. Problem turned...
I'm sure it was a "labor of love" restoring that car for Brenda. Very few of us can boast of driving an old car owned by our parents, much less...
Yes, there is a rule of thumb. The pressure drop across each dual carb. will be 1/2 that of a single carb. The size of each dual carb should be...
I don't know, but Gene ran an FE Wedge in an altered wheelbase mustang circa mid-late sixties, and it ran as low as 8.35 on nitro. That would have...
Our local Books A Million store carries the Rodder's Journal. Going to pick up my copy this weekend ... woo hoo !! --- Steve ---
Robert Pond's motor probably displaces close to 450 cid taking the NHRA blueprint specs on bore and stroke to the max. I would think the biggest...
You guys going to Steel in Motion ... make sure those camera batteries are charged up, we need to see some more good gasser action ... especially...
Thanks for the pic links Seadog. I hope all the thread pics come back in time. This thread just seems historically important with the story of a...
Looking back at the old pages, I do see lots of pictures missing, but not on this page. Good thing I saved the build pics in my desktop...
I'm seeing pictures, and if my computer were any older, it would be HAMB friendly ... lol
My current O/T car developed a bad 'drone' after installing a dynomax muffer between the rear axle and rear bumper. It was right at my Interstate...
That before and now is really cool. Little "Daddy's Girls" grow up to become Big "Daddy's Girls". Bet Gene is just proud as punch of them (and the...
Thanks for posting the video Frank. It was really cool at the end where Gene puts the Moonlighter up on the back bumper!
Common wisdom used to be (and still probably is), to gear for peak torque at the desired cruising rpm. This is what auto engineers did unless it...
Can't wait too see the paint scheme on the bus when finished! --- Steve ---
Any of you local guys know what Gene and Melvin might be up too in the shop? I suspect they are already getting the Moonlighter ready to kick some...
Beautiful machine, great paint, lettering and wheels. Always good to see an old warrior return to battle. --- Steve ---
By 1966 or 1967 many old gasser coupe bodies consisted mostly of fiberglass replacement parts anyway. As rare and expensive as old steel bodies...
The 37-42 Willys Coupes are really high at the hood line. Look at Gene Cromer's Moonlighter here with a big block Ford and Long stacks. [ATTACH]...
The paint, the gold leaf lettering, polished wheels and shiny ladder bars just look outstanding together .... pure RETRO EYE CANDY. Great job...
Yep, nothing looks more bad ass to me than eight long injector tubes sticking up through the hood ... like the old altered wheelbase funnies. :)...
Pretty Cool idea Hot Rod. :D --- Steve ---
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