The Jalopy Journal
No pict's but I hae and old roadster frame that has morris ninor torsion bars each side . The frame needed a lot of work so I built a new one...
there were a few engines modified to run reverse flow thru the heads. with SBC having the center exhaust valves next to each other ,you had hot...
old style. If the stick comes thru the carped. lay a piece of leather or vinyl face down on the carpet, sew around the hole, cut out a hole in the...
Ny nail head was tight to the steering gear in my old truck. The nail heads have the driver's side head closer to the firewall . It ran forever. I...
You probablly need some penetrating oil and pry harder or chain the front to a tree and get a good mule. or a come along ..The model t...
I was out in the farm land with my step son and he pointed out a farm where his grandpa's brother's widow lives. She never had any kids and step...
I was helping in the city wide spring cleanup ( population 707) with my backhoe loading scrap iron in my trailer to recycle from a widow's...
ford trans info . In the 50's the toploader was used with smaller engines ...different design than the 40's top loaders. larger engines used the...
If you are in a cold area and the shop isn't heated, use the water pipe heat cord and wrap it aroung the pump for the colder months. Un plug it...
Back in the day a real Hot rod was channeled and floor and body notched as required. Just taking off the fenders didn't cut it.
on a dropped 40's ford cars you have to heat and bend the steering arms . on my Model t speedster I swaped the bolt on arms left to right and...
My son was visiting his uncle and saw a sign that said high school shop sale. He bought one for $20 that the Gm dealership donated, the manual...
Be careful driving thru Utah They are on a big kick to find drug runners. They try to find anything they can to pull you over. My son got...
probably not your cause but solvent contaminated air can cause problems. I was at Ford when they were building Mustangs and every once in a while...
My buddy got the title and insurance on his project cars when he started them to have coverage for theft-fire etc, and a good agent should be able...
I used maverick cast iron exhaust manifolds in the ranger swap. In the info from the swap parts co they said they were narrower than other stock...
I bought a jeepster in 66, swaped in a 364 buick, ford wagon 9 in, T 85 OD trans and wford wagon front brakes. later a 401 buick-auto, Small block...
For better brakes with the old look , go to self energizing system, 50's F 1 pickup . late 40's lincoln or early ford econoline drums ... lots of...
Cboy on hotrodders.com built a roadster using the twinI beam front suspension. , and drive train... He posted about 100 pictures of his build
Auto production outside the US was a lot different. some countries had "Local Content" laws, you might find Mopar Ford and GM sharing parts,...
My nephey had one in the 50's he planned on putting in a SBC but got married and that ended the J project. a kid up the street cut off that big...
Travis,perich. you need to post some picts of your windshield scroll work. I'm the old guy that was in the wheelchair at Paseo 3 or 4 years ago....
I've done a lot at home the last 50 years, I take the tape and dial calipers to the parts pile or try the local yard and find one with the right...
I took a class At UVU. they have a street rod program. In One of the classes Chris talked to the kids about what it's like running your own...
I have an old Coats Manual machine. It has a bottom breaker that doesn.t work for me. I would get a hernia liftin up on the handle before it...
Years ago I made brackets and bolted an axle shaft to a big wood beam for a poor man's lathe, angle iron brackets to mount the cutting torch then...
In the 60's and 70's I drove my Buick powered Willys to work every day while working as an Engineer at Ford. Ford promised you a good deal when...
3 barrel Holly I don't know if I still have It after a shop fire , i had a 3 barrel holly about 1100 CFM , secondary was a big oval. poor...
A lot of cars were built stripped down at the factory in those days and dealers did a lot of add on's.. I worked at a mopar dealer and installed...
not all safety issues get fixed. hold up your hand with your thumb extended that's the way column shift GM cars had the layout. P..... R...
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