The Jalopy Journal
You and I should have a PM conversation... I dont know anyone who was around Merced back then, as my parents didnt move here until 1979. Im a...
^^Truth. I had plans to hack up my Dodge. Once I got it in the driveway and washed up and stared at it for a few weeks, I just couldnt do it..its...
If nothing else, its just a few bolts to take the whole door off and turn it upside down. Did that the last time I took the truck apart. They...
Bailing wire.... Used it many times to get crap out of the doors on mine.
I wish my '57 were in one piece too. *sigh* My truck had a 350/350 in it when I got it. But the cross member was very close to it. the only way...
That all sounds very good, in Super Bee trim. Metallic green with a black top and white stripe for me. I actually found one, where it had sat...
I got my '47 Dodge running like a top. All original 80k mile flathead, original cap and rotor even...... it doesnt run now... one of my 'new'...
Is this near Turlock? Id like to be able to just look around. Is he selling whole vehicles, or parts?
I just got the rebel wiring harness for my Dodge. (forgot to let them know I was a member here though, so no discount)... havent installed it yet,...
Wish I could have made it. I ended up getting the Dodge running again, and played with the dump bed. Next time for sure. Im shooting for being...
Ill be in town, at home probably. Liz is working late that day, dont know that we can make it. How late did you guys stay around last time?
Awesome site. Id consider giving up a nut, or a finger for a Spartan Manor tandem. I think it would look nice behind either the Chevy or the Dodge.
Here is my '57 when I was 16, about 3 weeks after buying it; [IMG] Here is my '57 when I was 19 and just starting to take it apart; [IMG] And...
Id like to come out on a run like this one of these days. What was average speed like? the Dodge will run before the Chevy, but itll only do about...
can I ask how much you paid? Im looking for something similar casually for a daily driver, and have no idea what price range Im looking for.
Liz and I will try to make it out too. I dont have anything that runs right now other than the OT vehicles though. Andrew, when are you going to...
I guess Im lucky. I have my '57 that Ive been working on since High School, and it still doesnt look like a whole truck. And she let me bring...
This is how I managed 18-20mpg out of my '57 all through high school. Then on Saturdays, Id burn about 20 gallons, and never leave town. But then,...
I was class of '00. I got my '57 Chevy 3200 long bed truck in '98. I still have that truck, its just in a lot of peices right now, but the cab...
Ive actually heard of something similar. But not grease, Ive heard of people using motor oil and a rag to give a primer or pantia vehicle a satin...
Make sure to check your wheels out, and make sure they are not the "widow Makers" used extensively on this era of Ford trucks. I just figured it...
My '47 Dodge had been sitting since '79, I squirted some oil down the cylinders, put in fresh plugs and wires, and sprayed a little starting fluid...
Granted, Im not married yet. (will be in Oct.), but we have lived together for 3 years and been together for 4. I sometimes have to wait to buy...
Yep, V8-60, 17-stud is the engine thats in it. Ive always planned on putting it in a 8n or 9n tractor. Figure I wouldnt have to mod the hood...
Doesnt leak, and does still have the 81. Whats a penny or two? Not trying to sell it, just want to tell the other half my lawn art is valuable. lol.
Anyone know anything about the '37 Tin-side flatheads? I got a generator/welder trailer thing a while back and this is the engine in it. I know it...
Thats why I couldnt pass it up. The wife wasnt too thrilled about it at first. The other day she said to me "You know, I didnt want you to keep...
Well, Here I am. I have lurked for a while now, and am on several other boards. I have the vehicles in the list, and yes, the Dodge really was...
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