The Jalopy Journal
Hi Guys--I don't post here much anymore, but when I was heavily involved with hotrod building, the HAMB was one of my favourite spots to hang out....
Well, finally its hotrod time again. After a cold wet shitty spring that seemed to last forever, the sun has shined all week, and its 76 degrees...
Damn!!! This is the coldest, wettest, suckyest spring I can remember!!! We had snow here 4 days ago. I've had the Wild Canary out for one 20...
I went out into the main garage today, pulled the old bedsheet (dustcover) off the Wild Canary and fired it up. Let it set and idle just to charge...
Nothing serious though. When I built the hotrod 8 or 9 years ago, I did a real professional job on the fuse panel. Then a couple of years later I...
I haven't posted on here too much since I finished the Wild Canary roadster pickup 8 years ago. Every once in a while I will add something to my...
I don't post much on here anymore, mainly because I don't have a whole lot to add. I built my roadster pickup, the "Wild Canary" seven years ago,...
The old 305 I used when I built my roadster pickup is still going strong, but it never has been a "Grab your ass and hang on" kind of engine. I'm...
A friend of mine in another Ontario city recently finished a build on a model A Tudor sedan. He had used a lot of the information from my chassis...
Has anybody used this stuff for cleaning whitewalls? A friend of mine swears by it, and picked me up a bottle when he was down in the USA to a car...
Beautifull hot sunny day--31 degrees C (Thats about 90 degrees for you yankee boys.) The show was put on by the local chamber of commerce. I...
Six years ago when I built the "Wild Canary" (my avatar) I bought a set of cast aluminum Edelbrock valve covers. These came with a pair of sheet...
Back in the day, when I was about 20 years old, the fellow who owned a garage across the street was a stock car racer. I was a young motor head,...
And it just so happens, it is a true story, and the names haven't been changed to protect anyones identity. I have a whole lifetime of "Hotrod...
I drive my roadster pickup, the "Wild Canary" as my daily driver from May thru till September. (Okay--if its raining and I have to go out, I take...
My Trip to the Canadian Atlantic Nationals-2009 How were the Atlantic Nationals??---Well---Kinda like an old Clint Eastwood show, "The Good, the...
Well fellows, this Friday, 03 July, I set out with my roadster pickup on the Canadian Hotrod Tour. Its being organized by Canadian Rodder, a web...
No, not trying to start flame wars, nor to question the decisions of moderators. It seems to me that more threads are being locked or closed, or...
So---Today I ordered up a complete front disc brake set-up for the roadster pickup, from Hortons in Milton. Rotor & hub combination, calipers,...
I really wanted to title this "How do ya like my box", but I thought the moderators might shoot me.:D:D Now that I have the Marguard lexan...
What is this--Chev or Ford?? I say 31 Ford sports coupe. [IMG]
Hot Damn---I learned something new today!!! I had to slip across town to see a customer (well actually, it was so nice I wanted to get out for a...
Yesterday was our first warm day here.--Temp got up to 80* F in the afternoon. Poor old roadster pickup was covered with a winters worth of dust...
I just had to get out there and go for a run today to try out my new side windows. There is still snow in the fence corners, and the temp is only...
When I built my roadster pickup 5 years ago, I didn't really plan on any long haul cruising. I ran it one year without any top, then designed and...
I am getting ready to install disc brakes on the front of my RPU to replace the tired 40 Ford drum brakes. Rear brakes will still be stock S10...
The Canadian Street Rod Nationals East are happening in Moncton NB in July. I am toying with the idea of driving the roadster pickup down. I...
WARNING--ONLY A PASSING RELEVANCE TO HOTRODDING--- For those of you who can remember back that far, 1968 was the year that home barbequeing...
Okay Guys---This is not about hotrods per se', but I know a lot of you fellows are into neat old machinery. The following is a story I wrote for...
This post is not for all, and may not please the pure "traditionalists". But---it does solve a huge problem on dropped axle front ends. Many of...
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