The Jalopy Journal
Since I got my 37 Chevy pickup on the road it's had the 40 and up truck tail lights that look like 37 cars but I now want to put original looking...
Been thinking if I were ever to put a V8 in my 37 Chevy p/u I could try to come up with a 56 265 and make it look like the factory 2 4 bbl version...
The shop is needing hinges for a 58 to 60 and wondering if the earlier versions are the same,I know of a 55 or 56 in a local junkyard.
Taking the bucket seats and console from a 65 Coronette and installing them in a 64 Fury,going through the console wiring harness to see where...
Going to add back up lights to my 37 Chevy pickup and use a two speed rear end switch to operate them,since I neither drove a truck with a two...
Rebuilding the interior in a 64 that the interior was in pieces when it arrived,on the pass kick panel are four extra [ATTACH] holes that look...
Went to SEMA and look what I found,almost did not going on that building and glad I did. Made my day.[ATTACH]
I have glass fenders and running boards on my 37 that I got over 30 years ago,I just got thinking that if it got wrecked could I find replacements...
Due to some problems with my clutch knee and having issues moving around in a small truck cab it might be time for a automatic trans in my 37...
Picked up this 55 Chevy model today and the decal says 396 but it actually has a small block,I built this model back around 1973 and did not know...
When I converted my 37 Chevy p/u to tube shocks I used a kit that had plates that needed to be welded in the frame,well I had to reweld them a...
I put 216 parts on my 57 235 and over the weekend found some of the factory PCV parts and would like to convert my 235 to a PCV system,the...
After getting my 37 Chevy p/u out for the first time this year it seems the cab is shrinking so maybe time to step up to a larger truck,since I...
I have a project that will be using the bucket seats and console from a 65 Coronet but will be using a later Torque flite trans,the 65 trans is...
We have a 35 at the shop that was taken apart over a year ago and no one took any pictures,there is a wood frame that has snaps for the boot so...
Yesterday while I was at the local old junkyard I noticed a 53 to 55 F100 that sat out of the way and looks to be complete,it has a six but I have...
Having issues with my clutch knee and seeing a doctor tomorrow,if there is a serious problem then having a manual trans could be a issue. I have...
Looking to buy one and a 289 looks tight,I was planning on using a 351-w that's presently in my 55 Sunliner so will headers be a problem and...
Ever since I put a new aluminum radiator in the V8 location in my 55 Sunliner the gauge wants to creep up much more in traffic then when it had a...
Looking at a 50 GMC 1/2 ton with a trashed bed,nothing in the local old junkyard worth dragging out and has been 30 years since I bought one for...
We have a 37ish flathead six in the shop to see if it can be saved,trying to get the crank pulley off so does anyone know if it's a press fit or...
Say it's 1957 and that 265 is not going to cut it and you want something bigger and back then Caddy had the largest GM engines so I presume the...
Does anyone know if one exists,picked up a early 60s 292 Y block for my 55 that is a 2 bbl and thinking about keeping it but going to add the 60s...
Trying to see if I can find ready made exhaust parts for my 55 Sunliner since it's going to get a Y block again,hoping to salvage the rest of the...
Still dealing with third gear shifts in the Sunliner,four trans and none shifted right. Changed the cam and got some improvements but the third...
My 55 Sunliner is set up for a Ford external regulated alternator and has anyone installed one using the generator brackets,seen kits for a GM...
Picked up a rebuilt 292 and will be ordering a[ATTACH] C-4 adapter kit from Flat O Products Monday so this winter my 55 will have a Y block...
Does anyone know a source for new ones,I used up my stash of used ones and my car now needs another. Going to hit up the local old junkyard next...
Ever since I got my 55 Sunliner on the road it was never right so I decided it was going to get a Y block again,I put a 351_w and C-4 in it and...
My 55 Sunliner is set up for a C-4 and I think someone makes a adapter to put one behind a Y block but all I have found are ones for. AOD or GM.
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