The Jalopy Journal
Well guys, i got good news / bad news. The good news is i got a new job. The bad is it's in Columbus, Ohio, and i have to move inside of two...
Right now, i'm not sure. We're supposed to go to a workout class thing at 9am. I'll run it by Angie and see if she is ok with canceling/rescheduling.
You and me both. I'm expecting a long period of just making sure everything is in order, then a big rush of putting things back together, probably...
Thanks, buddy!
Sadly, no such luck on driving it yet. The engine rebuild is taking longer than i would like. I'm hoping to get the engine & transmission back in...
Hey, i just ran by Ballos yesterday to drop off some parts to clean up, and Stewart showed me your motor. That is gonna be a BEAST to put on a 31...
Hey, that's an awesome car. I've got a 4 door 56 that i'm figuring stuff out on. And i also have a bulldog helper! Cool looking guys!
Incremental progress is happening. The machine shop is getting a fairly steady flow of parts from me. One decision i did have to make,...
Hey guys, everything is moving right along. Machine shop has all the parts and paint they need, i figure any day now i'll be getting a call from...
I went and checked out the block, heads and crank at the machine shop, everything is looking sharp! I'm waiting on a parts delivery from Russ, but...
So i went ahead and made an executive decision not to change my master cylinder. After doing some more research, reading a few other forums and...
You might be on to something there. Now that she's in in a good mood from Valentine's day, i'm gonna see if she'd be alright with moving the block...
Finally some good news. I've landed a (for now) freelance gig with a local company, and it's going to pay pretty decently. Add to that the semi...
Yessir, i'm down here now. Yeah, i'll be down for that. Is the info in the Virginia HAMB group?
Sorry, i sure don't. I know we had to hone and re-hone the space where the bushings go, so i'm sure that we wound up with some odd size anyway....
Hey guys, sorry not a ton to report. Money's been real tight, so i haven't been able to get anything done with the Buick. The good news is that i...
VICTORY! The Buick rolls, and is ready to be moved! Roberto came up yesterday and we got to work. Thanks to Jamco being terrible, i just...
Alright, well it's crunch time for me. I'm moving on Sunday, and i have to get the Buick ready to tow by then. Front end is still off, but...
Sweet Christmas, Jamco has got to be the absolute worst company i have ever bought anything from. It's been roughly 11 weeks, and i haven't...
Thanks, fuxl, i really appreciate the offer, and i might just take you up on that. I just need to figure out how long it's gonna take me to get a...
You're probably right. The more i think about it, the more i think i should just get it rolling and stopping, maybe get the transmission refreshed...
Ugh, man, i just wrote this long-ass reply and the board decided to log me out and eat it. So here's a shorter version, with the same info....
So i don't necessarily *need* to upgrade my master cylinder? That is good news to me. But is the remote master recommended? And if so, i'll...
Did you make the switch to disc brakes, and if so, what master cylinder did you use? I *think* my Special has power brakes, at least that's what...
Haha, things are moving along. Slowly now, because work got a little crazy and also because i'm just waiting on parts to come in before rebuilding...
Chances are good that i do mean the bushings. I'm real new at working on cars, and at the same time pretty dumb. Haha. So i probably mean...
Yeah, i threw a post up in there, too. Not getting much in the way of answers, though.
So i'm at a point in my build where i need to get some replacement kingpins pressed back into my steering knuckles. And i'm at a loss for where to...
Gonna do that right now. Mini update: Last night, my neighbor called me over to give him a hand installing a different engine into his boat...
Oh well damn. I didn't know that was removable. I take it i should get that taken out? I'm going to try and find a machine shop that will put...
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