The Jalopy Journal
Sooooo, finding a replacement glove box door for my Wife’s Chevy truck has been next to impossible. After scouring the internet (and what few...
Hello, looking for a good shop in the East Bay Area that knows older cars. I have a 62 Impala SS that needs some work done on the Muncie 4 speed....
I’m about to install drop leaf springs on all 4 corners of my Wife’s 55 1st Series Truck. Is it possible to use the existing, probably original...
Hello! I recently scored an old set of Fenton headers for my Wife’s 55 Chevy 1st Series pickup truck (235/3spd) and am wondering if anybody has...
Hey guys, I need to get both front and back glass pulled and replaced on my 1962 Impala SS and I need the stainless installed correctly around the...
Hey all, it's been ages since I've been on the HAMB, but I can't seem to find any info anywhere else! My passenger side trunk hinge completely...
I'm running Supremes on my 62 Impala and am thinking double-pinner whitewalls might look killer. Anybody know if there's a shop here in the SF Bay...
Hello HAMBers, at some point in my 62 Imapla SS's history somebody pulled the Powerglide out and put a Muncie 4 speed in (I'd love to shake that...
Really happy with the results! I've used JAMCO springs in a few 50s cars, but this was my first time using 4 springs. Rides like a dream, doesn't...
I'm planning on running 14" Supremes on my 62 Impala and am wondering about width and offset. I'd love to use14x7s, but heard they are too wide to...
Hey all, I'm trying to keep my ride from sailing off into the sunset while I search for a new house with a garage! I have a SBC with HEI in my '62...
Hey all, I'm about to get the exhaust re-done on my recently acquired 62 Impala SS. Currently there's headers under my hood, 20" glass or...
Hey all, it's time to get the exhaust done on my latest acquisition ('62 Impala SS, SBC/4 spd). Currently, running headers and some old glass or...
I've got a small crisis on my hands and you could use some potential help. Backstory: I've located and purchased a car I've wanted for 25 yrs, a...
Sorry, NO pre-orders! Sold exclusively at WalMart... right next to the Jesse James pants. [IMG]
Just curious... I love '62 Impalas and if I close my eyes and concentrate really hard it seems like it might work. Thanks -ns
Hey paint people, Just curious who's using what when a tintable primer surfacer is needed? I did paint work for years, but this was a decade ago...
I have looked ALL OVER the damn internet and I can't find ANYTHING!!! I've even gone to the local welding supply jobbers and the ONE place that...
Do the mounting bolt holes on aftermarket intakes (Edmunds, Offenhauser, etc.) ever match up EXACTLY with the bolt-holes on popular 1 bbl carbs...
As per "California Bill's" little blue speed manual from the '50s, 252 is as far as a 235 can go (HEATHEN has confirmed this in the past). "They"...
Yeah, I'm tweaking out about organizing my motor build tonight and I'm using and abusing the HAMB to do it. Bear with me.... Do I try to track...
OK, I'm putting together a '54 235 to replace the one in my '52. It's gonna be a full rebuild, so I'm taking this opportunity to make it the...
Are some heads from certain years better than others? I've heard that heads with casting #'s starting with 848 (or something like that) are more...
Getting my hands on a '54 235 long block to go into the '52. My question to you "6'ers": Is there any reason not to carve some inches out of this...
Poncho connoisseurs chime in please! Is the beltline stainless on '49/'50 passenger cars "skinnier" than the trim on '51/'52s? Do any of the...
Paint-work used to be my bread and butter about a decade ago, but I switched "careers" so I've been out of the game for awhile. I'm getting to...
I just couldn't take it anymore! I've been working on my '52 for DAYS and haven't even driven it down the street... no hood, windshield, door,...
Those things are fucking sketchy! The ol' manual says to use tool #J-81whatever... Anybody got some sorta trick for removing/installing these...
Anybody ever replace the rather "bulbous" '59 El Camino roof with the beautiful roof/windshield combo from an Impala Sport Coupe of the same...
It's been a good long time since I've dove into the dusty world of body filler, so I thought I'd ask before I start skimming the patch panels on...
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