The Jalopy Journal
used to be the shoebox to the left. now, it's my 58 brookwood wagon. soon to be my new 37 dodge sedan.
i have a 76 chevy 250 with the integreted head, with non removable manifolds. my question. can i put an older 250 head on it? i have a 69 250...
most outstanding work. i recently got into machining, and hope to one day have a small mill and lathe of my own. i was looking at the hf ones, and...
i think it's a great idea. that's really thinking outside of the box.i personally would rather see you use an aftermarket body for your project....
are you dead set on using the rustoleum product? if so, i have used it with thinner before, and had sucess. i found that if you want the flat...
no need to throw the old puller away. cut the weak ass head off of it. pull the bolt out of the back of a nice pair of ''vice grips'' not the...
you know she was. did you see the way she was dressed? lol
great book. ive got it on the shelf right next to me in my office. they make it look way easier in the book than it is. haha. the knowledge is...
i was cutting out some bad metal on a 57 beetle, to make a repair panel. i thought i had all the edges cleaned up. i found out, really quick that...
i had the 23 " tall , swan neck lokar , with the shift knob adapter in my 50. it sat at about radio level. it's in my albums. check it out to get...
i had a 600 edelbrock on my last car. it ran great. then, my new car had a quadramonkey on it, that was pretty worn out. i put a 600 carter on it...
i would also make sure that he pushrod isnt too long. the smallest amount of pressure on the pushrod, could make the brakes hang up. i would say...
i had the same set up on my 59 ford wagon. they worked great. the ones on my 50 ford were just the normal manifold vacume style, and they worked...
i do believe that granada, and bodies in the same frameset, spindles will bolt right up to your car. rotors and all. you dont even have to change...
man. dont degrade that badass ride that you got by calling it a rat. that thing looks pretty well engineered, and damn cool too. dont sweat that...
there were a couple on here for a while. pretty cheap. my guess is, just like a vw, a running motor can make or break the price on them. check...
i skip the diod, and put a small alt. warning light inline with the exciter curcuit line. it has enough juice to make sure the car doesnt keep...
that was my 59 ford wagon in the pic with the hamb sticker. sold it late last year. i'm actually on my way to the spinout right now with my shoebox..
i just got it back in the car, and it tested just fine. maybe this will help someone else down the line. a big thanks to bullet man ( sam ) for...
well, i also found out that when i manually shift into first gear, it stays still, much like when you brake torque a car. so i called bulletman...
i had a problem with the 350 tranny in my shoebox last week. it ended up being the front pump bushing. so , i swapped it out for another pump that...
we had a b400 in the last shop i worked in. the owner was the local 32 '' guru. we did the paint and bodywork, and sent it on it's way. then we...
that reminds me of the time me and snowman went over to texarkana to bring back 400 cases of coors. er , um . no wait, that was a movie. that...
i usually look for a longer roof on a 56 ford 4 door. ( wagon ) , but that's one nice looking sedan. i'd roll it.
definetly 49, or 50 mopar. i had that same trim on my 49 new yorkers, and my 50 plymouth. i cant read the fender script, but maybe imperial, or...
got a BLC foglight in the center of my grille of my 50 cause i was too cheap to buy the old center accesory light. now, if i can just find a 12...
if anyones got a single spider cap laying around that they dont need, i'm missing one on my shoebox. lemme know if you wanna get rid of it.
if it'll get me the hell out of ohio, i'm in.
would love to have the 32, but it wont pull my airstream, so i've gotta be practical and go with the 55.
how did you determine that it wasnt the bearings might i ask. ? a bad bearing on the right, most of the time, will quit making noise when you...
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