The Jalopy Journal
I'm usually the biggest naysayer for frame swaps, due to the fact that they usually look like total crap. However, I am always looking for a good...
Popped up in my Amazon feed. [ATTACH]
Just wondering if there are any recent books out that cover the installation of turbocharging? I figured with all the hype on the late models...
I am always perusing marketplace, hoping to find that gem in the wheels section. I see tons of 14x6 wheels in there dirt cheap. Nice wheels, too....
Not super familiar with what's available for the FE. Is there a certain year/model of a production distributor that would prove to be a reliable...
[ATTACH] This was on the 56 I bought. They were good and round when I parked it there. Guess it’s kinda like ran when parked. The tread has...
Probably not the score of a lifetime, but I went to an estate sale today and bought all of these unopened model kits. They all look to be vintage...
My nephew just bought a 50 Buick special. It's a field car. I don't know much about Buicks, but I do know that they were underpowered and heavy....
[ATTACH] I bought a 90 minute fire rated door to go between the shop and the house part of the Dust Bowl Headquarters. It has these straps on the...
In honor of the Custom Car Revival this weekend, let’s discuss a how to, on radiusing hood corners etc. I get the general idea, but I would like...
[ATTACH] After 38 years of being in the aviation business, today was the last time I would walk out of this hangar. Now on to bigger and better...
The shop office is going to be roughly 750 sf in the new Dust Bowl Speed Shop World Headquarters. I am building a period correct office circa...
I am working on the Dust Bowl World Headquarters (TM) and I am really dreading cutting the sheet metal for the end wall that separates the house...
Coker has a new radial. Bias look. [ATTACH]
Just wondering if anyone knows the weight distribution on a 35-37 Ford pickup with a sbc?
I would like to make a custom plate engraved or milled with a relief carving. Would a guy need to hire a cnc machinist to do this or what would be...
I have been driving my old straight axle this week and it rides pretty harshly. I decided to put a M2 in my next project and I would like to...
Just wondering if there are still crankshaft grinders around that still do this?
I see them selling bare blocks etc. that look decent. Are they a legit company or some off shore vendor trying to tap into the performance market?...
With the talk of phasing out cast cam cores for flat tappet engines, just wondering if anyone will fill that void? I know the hyd rollers are all...
Back in the summer, I was at an NSRA event and there was a guy with a really nice 55 Chevy. Pretty much a traditional build, but I was noticing...
So, my dad has a 1968 El Camino with a 1999 Camaro LS1 in it. He was out goofing around the other day and we think he broke a rod. This is an...
I was trying to research the history of green line gauges, I swear there was a thread on the hamb covering this, but I can't find it. It appears...
When I was a kid, we were out quail hunting and I ran across a 63 Galaxie in a field. I tried to locate the owner, but no luck. About a year...
It's cold out and I am stuck at my desk, being trapped by the man. This is an exercise to see how many pics of quad headlights @Moriarity has in...
My best friend Dave, @Prop Strike , passed away back in 2012 from a brain tumor. He had a passion for Caddys. I got a phone call from his mom a...
Says he hasn't been on since September.....
I grew up with a kid and his dad's hot rods were all white. That's what he liked. Every car, regardless of make or model. I have another friend...
I was all amped up to install an FE in my 56 F100. I bought the truck from a fella in San Diego and the PO had installed the Corvette front...
My son in law texted by me last night with a question. His 2019 F150 is showing climbing temps on the tranny gauge with no load. He is a fence...
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