The Jalopy Journal
Aha! In on the air screws is lean, out is rich. Set them to 1 turn out, reset the float, no longer spewing out... started right up. Set timing,...
At first the float was about 1/4" below the sight hole, I adjusted it and began messing with the idle screws, nothing much happened, then I...
I need some help with a carb swap, it's a '63 GMC pickup, 305v6, SM-420 4sp, Pertronix ignition. I'm replacing the Stromberg WWC with a Holley...
There are a couple choices in cheap/free cad sortware... Intellicad from Cadopia used to have a free 'unlimited' trial version, basically an...
Something like this...? [IMG]
I'm looking to get the old Model A appraised to get a bonded title. TxDOT says that's the way to go. It doesn't run, it barely rolls so I'd need a...
I haven't tried it, but I'm thinking 'white spoke' wheels will work. You know the steel 8-spoke wheels that were so popular on pickups in the...
Neat, hope you find it a good home. Now I have an idea what this looked like, before it was put out to pasture... [IMG]
Might take a look at http://www.diy-efi.org/ Looks like some pages are down, but there's a ton of info for home built efi's 2cents
My two cents, having been to only the last two events. I liked the laidback feel of the park last year, the trees, the grass, etc. it felt more...
Thanks, fun as hell... it'll be even more fun when I get a proper car on the road!! Bttt for the morning crowd... Is this McPhail's '56...[IMG]...
Hers a mess of mostly crappy pics from tonite on Congress... it's an amazing scene down there. We had to bail early, it's probably just getting...
Yeah what rain, huh? It was clear, sunny and HOT! The ground was muddy and wet, but I left with a sunburn! What the heck happened to spring?! It...
What a cool show, this thing was HUGE! I couldn't believe the number of cars in the general admission lots, not to mention the 500+ in the show......
This one was at the Day at the Drags in Temple, Tx. Neat little car, but I saw it make only one pass.... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
You're within walking distance of S. Congress, S. 1st, the 4th Street/ Warehouse district downtown, S. Lamar, and Barton Springs road between s....
It's easy, or at least it was 10+ years ago when I used to do it at the parts store... used to be the worst that would happen is the brushes pop...
Check out Xchangeworks from SWX... http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/xchangeworks/index.html I don't know if it's 2007 compatible yet......
Thanks for the info and suggestions, seemed a little too obvious oned I'd modeled it. I never knew lowering blocks were tapered... makes sense. I...
'63 GMC, half ton, leaf springs, I would like to drop the rear a couple inches. Would using a longer rear shackle be 'wrong'? Seems like that...
I finally dl'ed the Ice Storm 2007 pics from my camera [attach] [attach] [attach] [attach] terrifying, huh? :rolleyes:
Lownload 'AdAware' from Lavasoft, it's free and it'll scan your HD for little nasties that can slow things down... it's not an anti-virus thing,...
My little rice burner... '79 Yamaha Daytona Special... 2-stroke RD-400... rode it 200 miles a while back... butt was numb the whole next day... haha
My cheapo bearing splitter/puller from HF did the trick last night...just used a longer wrench and a little more umph... Don't know yet if it...
Thanks for the info guys. I'm going to take another stab at it tonite...
Thanks for the quick replies... I bought the HF bearing seperator, it's sitting in the groove, using the 'H' shaped piece to pull on the...
Seems obvious but mine aren't budging. I bought a puller kit from the cheap tool store, put a bunch of load on the wrench, even hit it with the...
Good work man! You've made a lot of progress on that pile o'rust, chassis is looking good too!! Won't be long now til you're lighting them up.
Oddest thing I've seen recently is a v8-60 powered old-school Harley looking bike, wish I'da had my camera. V8 in a Corvair is always neat, and...
not automotive, but certainly art... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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