The Jalopy Journal
Long story short, I’ve experienced some pretty costly plumbing issues at my house which pretty much killed my budget for using my GMC inline for...
I was rummaging through my garage and found a NOS Accel 43100v vacuum advance dual point distributor. I’m putting together a budget mild SBC and...
Inline Guys, I've finally begun tearing into my GMC 270 to assess its general condition and what will be required to bring it back to life. The...
Gents, Will a tank from a ‘53-‘54 Chevy fit in a’49-‘52? I’m not worried about the fuel filler inlet lining up, just wondering if it will bolt...
I have a ‘52 Chevy roller for sale in very nice condition. Barely any surface rust. I shocks but has springs. Rolls very easily. Stock torque...
Hey! I’m planning the chop of my 50 Chevy coupe and really would like to go the hard top route. I’ve been watching Mike Bello’s YouTube videos...
As I've been going over the front clip tin on my Styleline, I've been assessing the fresh air system, firewall and fender aprons. The ari vents...
I took a few rides in the roadster recently where there were steep uphill sections. After a brief period in thes uphills, the engine would die...
As much as I’d like to keep the stomp starter on my 270, I don’t think there’s enough room between the bel housing and firewall. What options...
Hello fellas. I realize that this subject has been discussed to death however my hot start issues have me confused. First of all, this is totally...
I'm in the process of dialing in my engine and transmission mounts and in order to get the proper tail shaft angle I need to raise the...
As the title says, I was building my motor mounts this afternoon and it was really coming out nicely. I began welding the gussets an in the...
I am really surprised that the city looks very much now as it did in the video. [MEDIA]
I was getting ready to mount shocks in the rear this afternoon and during mockup, I came to the realization that my original game plan my not be...
just saw this on bang shift:...
I am in the process of setting up a rolling chassis for my '50 styleline. I'd like to mock up the engine and exhaust soon. I've been looking at...
Just ran across this, hope you enjoy: [MEDIA]
Stumbled onto this video today. Thought you all would enjoy:...
Is it common for there to be a significant gap between the rear lower edge of the deck lid and the rest panel? I spent the majority of my...
I found this video tonight. Thought you'd enjoy. [MEDIA]
I just received my headers from Gear Drive and want to give them props for the superb workmanship, quality and customer service. thanks Matt!...
The bodywork is slow going on my 50 Chevy and I've had plenty of time to think about the direction I want to take with it. In the cards I have a...
I'm thinking about Pontiac shark fin trim for my 50 chevy coupe. I was wondering how the trim connects to the rear window beltline trim? I also...
Trying to creat space and thin the hoarde. I have a set of 461x camel hump Heads for sale. They have been rebuilt and resurfaced. I bought these...
Up for sale is a 350 sbc that I need out of my way. I had this engine in my roadster before building my 327. It ran well and had no known issues....
Up for sale is a solid lifter comp cam, matching lifters and valve springs for SBC. The cam and components were broken in and have 50 miles on...
Hello all, I'm almost reluctant to start a build thread. I work like crazy and have a 2 & 4 year old therefore trees gather moss more quickly than...
Just stumbled on this video: [MEDIA] Looks like surface rust only and wouldn't work for seams etc. but still pretty fricken cool none the less....
Good evening fellas, This afternoon I swapped my 7 ('42ish) leaf rear spring with a 9 leaf spring of the same vintage in hopes of firming up the...
I just finished the 500 mile break in after breaking in the cam on my tri-powered 327. the engine seems to run pretty well overall however there...
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