The Jalopy Journal
Have a 37 flathead I want to do a compression test on .Will spinning the engine with 12 volts give me a false reading ?? Also what should the...
Putting together an A frame and wanted to split the wishbone or run hairpins was going to use a 37 axle but it has been suggested the hairpins or...
Broke my 390 ,tore it apart, and now to hopefully buy the pieces to put it back together, long story short ,piece of broken pushrod cup got into...
Picked up a 63 buick 401 nailhead ,got it running ,good running motor I might add , had a manual flywheel here I thought was 63 401 . Bolts on...
Bought this 1937 rebuilt flathead a while back and has been in my shop for awhile now .I stumbled upon a set of aluminium heads (OEM) for it and...
Picked up this old pedal car over the weekend .A friends neighbour wanted it gone .Still at my friends house ,but will post better pictures when I...
With the price of rebuilding an engine these days I am considering re ringing the pistons . What kind of wear should I expect before I should...
Picked up a 425 buick ??manifold and carbs today I would have expected that the manifold would be aluminium? I believe that these are the proper...
Vintage weiand 2 piece top for hi riser Nice condition , no stripped holes ,may even be NOS . Going another direction 275.00 shipped to your...
My 27 T Touring car has a v8 60hp motor, with original fuel pump and 81 stromberg carb , I would have thought the gravity fed fuel would not get...
Been collecting these bottles since I was a kid . Over a hundred different manufacturer's of these bottles. Had to mix with water , and fill your...
Rompin Ronnie Hawkins has passed today The great lover of music, woman cars RIP Ronnie[ATTACH]
Picked up an older nos copper radiator , thought it may fit my T to narrow for the shell . The # 226821 is the only I'd # on the rad ,anyone got...
I bought this flathead 5-6 years ago , I believe it has been rebuilt and never run . I started it and put it up in my mezzanine, It is cleanly...
Looking at a frame jig , professionally made for that purpose , thinking I may buy it ,use it and then rent it out . Figuire I would put a trailer...
Have a couple of vehicles using 52 chev front axles , recently bought another front axle at a market that had new king pins installed , couldn't...
Picked up a 47-54 cpp chevrolet truck 4 inch drop axle on the cheap yesterday . Anybody have any experience using these axles or good tips to...
Recently put a 302 in a 56 f100 , want to use the original gauges , when we hook up the amp gauge and start the truck it sends the needle right to...
Attaching a new cowl and windshied to my 33 chev body . Would you cut it at the body seam or just beyond?? At this point the body is still...
Is a 1956 ford f100 , push button start or switch started
Got tired of moving the roof around the shop , so I bent some wire to follow the roofline on the 33 chev ,and found where it fit best on the vic...
Picked up 5 6 bolt 15 inch truck rims and hubcaps came with them . Are they car or truck and what year ?? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Was looking for a clock for my 35 chev glove box door and came across a couple I had stashed away. The clock marked chevrolet are the only ones I...
Early Dodge Brothers employee badge . Backstamped 1921 125.00 shipped [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Picked up a walker radiator on the cheap as it leaked . Removed the electric fan and found the previous owner had run the screws thru the outside...
A friend wants to trade his 28 Tudor model A plus cash for my v8 60hp 27 roadster pu . 40 ford driveline in the t . Model A is a running and...
Building a 33 chev and going to use 65 401 buick . I have found the flywheel ,bellhousing , clutch etc , to make manual . I have the switch...
Putting a better cowl on my 33 chev , was going to split them on the seam and weld them back together . How do you clean the lead from the metal...
This will be a slow build(hell it's been 11 years now ) This is not my first chev I have done and removed all the wood .Have always had a 33 - 36...
Have a 390 ford in my 64 ford pick up . Took it out for a run the other nite and the oil pressure would not drop down below 80 lbs cold , would...
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