The Jalopy Journal
It's a bit of a long shot, but the August 1977 street rodder magazine had a cartoon called "the expert". It was about 6 panels and showed some guy...
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I gathered up all of the ‘33 Ford pickup stuff I have and there’s just about enough to start another project. The mock-up stage is inspiring.
Is there any reason to not connect the PVC to the rear port normally used for power brakes?
I am familiar with the uni-syn, but can you synchronize two AFB-style carbs on a low rise inline manifold by using a manometer or vacuum gauge on...
Can anybody tell me the correct size for the door glass in a 1932 Ford pickup? I know that I can measure it but I am not going to be at home for a...
I'm just interested to see if anyone knows what this is. (I know!)
I love dragging some old iron out into the sun after a long hibernation!:)
I have a cam from a 292, and I would like to figure out what it is from but can't make sense of the part number: ECZ A 2023 Can anyone help? I...
I know that much to our dismay we have all heard this many times. It is pretty much a death sentence for old iron. But, there can be exceptions; I...
This is a fantastiic web site! And all of you do a great job; you provide a valuable service and I can't imagine doing what you do. But, is...
Here is a new item that I just had to have. It's tight and seems to work pretty well. I know it is ancient, but so are these cars. If I make a new...
It is just a couple of hundred yards off a main road. The old guy who owns the property says it belongs to a friend of his and everything is for...
My interest in rods I can trace back to one summer day in 1966. A neighbor up the road, Andy, had just got his hot rod going and brought it down...
I have been looking for patch panels for a 1932 Ford pickup; I see that Wolf Sheet metal has a pretty good selecion. Has anyone used their...
I am building my first real hot rod, a 1932 Ford pickup, channelled with no fenders. I am trying for the early-mid sixties look. I am on a...
After a long wait, I have started on my 1932 Ford hot rod. The issue here is, should I sell my Hog to help defray the costs of building a rod? The...
I just had to tell someone, after 27 years I started on my hot rod today!! In July of 1981 I bought a cab and frame for a 1932 Ford truck from...
I have been looking at some old manifolds, 2X2, 2X2 super, 3X2 Edelbrock etc. How can you tell which ones would be for a 49-53 Flatty? Or can...
After 25 years of collecting parts and raising family and starting bussiness, etc., I am just about to start on my '32 pickup. I have a '46...
I have been collecting parts to build a 32 Ford pickup since I bought the frame and cab in 1981. It has gone through many incarnations in my mind...
I have been collecting parts to build a '33 Ford pickup rod since 1981. The project was put on the back burner due to getting married, having...
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