The Jalopy Journal
been a while since ive been on the hamb, huh? well, heres hoping im back for good this time and the hiatuses are mostly over. ive been gathering...
ive been doing nothing but working on a 1992 crown vic manual swap for the last 3 months and was curious what the cutoff for off topic is? would...
my '57 ford is coming back together, but theres one thing still missing. the steering bump stops are gone, i dont know what they look like or...
My '57 ford is in for a suspension overhaul this weekend, its getting new bushings, steering parts rebuilt, the usual. the finishing touch i need...
I noticed water coming from the heater box on my '57 ford, its not the cowl drains, but rather coming directly from where the heater core is....
I made a post yesterday mentioning him, then noticed he hasnt been online since june, and hasnt posted since april. does anyone know him off the web?
I will admit, i expected it to be like hot glueing steel together. so i made sure the wire spool moved, i turned on the gas, i set it to low,...
my voltage regulator isnt working properly, it sometimes works, it sometimes doesnt, im trying to figure out what makes it tick. it seems to not...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] i remember this car vividly growing up, its heartbreaking to think its going to be recycled. scrappers suck
My 1957 ford randomly had the bolt on the relay snap clean off. not sure why but it smoked after it did it. it still clicks internally. so i...
if youve seen my thread on my '57 ford fairlane, youll know im doing the pinion seal, and all fluids. well the seal on my trans was leaking too,...
Feel free to move this thread to where it fits best, im not sure where it should go so im putting it here. My father was looking to buy a front...
i just purchased an old sparkomatic Fm converter for very cheap, a manual wasnt included however, neither was a mounting bracket (bracket is the...
this was on ebay for 7 dollars. i figured if it is what its advertised as, it would be worth the price. now that its here, it obviously isnt a...
my generator works amazingly at idle, before the voltage regulator it makes 18.9 volts at idle. after i installed a new voltage reg (the old one...
[MEDIA] I used a calculator, and it says 25 mph (what i shifted at) should be about 2900 rpm, to me 2900 sounds way too low for what it sounded...
[MEDIA] Amazing video i found, figured id share it because I haven't seen it posted here before.
Since its spring again, Has anyone gotten their car all dirty on a backroad or field? I wish I could start, but I haven't had the chance to drive...
I was curious and joined the autism in the garage social forum, (its been dead since 2015) and i went to leave it similarly to how i joined, only...
A few months ago I stumbled across this channel, they were posting small bits of them recovering a '58 dodge lancer two door hardtop. They finally...
I couldn't find anything on the forum about vintage pins, so i figured id start one. I only have one, and have no info about it other than that...
I remember reading a post on here where a guy was explaining to his kid that his car is a time machine, he can go backwards, and he can go...
"Prest-O-Lite" MC tank, regulator says its half full, with a "Prest-O-Matic" self lighting torch. Thinking about using it, or is it better as a...
I saw the thread on "weirdest things found under cars," but people brought up off topic suspension setups, lets not do that in this one. i will...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
as many may know, even on a manual transmission car, the bottom tank of the radiator has an automatic transmission cooler in it. my idea is the...
My '57 292 Y block has progressed from a slight drip, to a consistent drool while its running, coming from the oil pump. It cannot be driven like...
Visiting cedar point today with family, i noticed this 32 and what looks like a '50 chevy kustom, does anyone know any history behind these? The...
I have been searching for oil shocks, as the ones I have are around 45 years old (Tiger Rides, maybe mid 70s?) They havent failed yet, but due to...
So... the other day I was driving from work and I spotted this...[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My first thoughts were "thats a neat little 'vair, it'd be cool...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
