The Jalopy Journal
Well I was wrong about what I ordered for power valves. I ended up getting 2 #6.5s to replace the 1 #5.5 and 1 PV Plug. And 4 new .051 jets. Put...
My 47 had the hand throttle. Id have to rework my current linkage to make that work. It currently has pedal attached to rear carb on the passenger...
Im going to get some seafoam like we talked about @Tim and see if that loosens up the rings some. That video was after it had already warmed up a...
Update she doesnt like me as much as I thought cause I interrupted her game on roblox whatever that is. She paused the video while I was down...
I tried that angle. Lol she read straight through my bullshit haha I've since contracted the newly minted 14 yo (birthday was yesterday) to help...
Got it out and drove it this morning. Still no video cause I can't seem to convince my 11 year old to come out and take the video and shes the...
Haha oh course not
After work today i pulled the drivers side back off and tried welding that last little bit and i was actually able to get it with the tig in just...
Well went out to work on it a little last night and ended up knocking it all out completely. Well except for that little bit that was too tight...
Oh and yes I can get the header bolts in on the rear primary but its tight. I basically have to hang the header from the front and middle primary...
Well I almost fucked it up completely. Last time I got the front primary on and holding the front of the main tube. Same as the other side I...
Back in the garage last night. Got myself in the zone by working on closing up those big gaps I mentioned last update. With a mix of patience,...
Pics looked the same but this time there are no shims or jackstands holding it all up. Passenger side header is done except for 2 spots where the...
After a very stressful week at work. I had 2 stores set to open a week apart which meant 2 weeks ago we did the final walk through for the first...
Took it to the mail boxes after work today. Let it warm up before I drove it to see if that was part of my troubles on thanksgiving... it wasn't....
Narrowing in closer and closer. Hopefully you can get it pinpointed. With as long as you've had this on the road if it would be weird if it were...
I have a trunk lid but its a pretty beat up fiberglass one that I took off a while ago and just havent put back on. It used rumble hinges and at...
And another one. Bye bye nurse tank. Started at the back. I removed the old shut off valve that was in line. There's plenty of room to add one...
I see what Tim sees in that one picture it does look like they want to occupy the same space. If you checked it and your happy with it then carry...
What a pain in the dick that turned out to be. But I got the tank back in. [ATTACH] The springs holding it down button up against the back of...
Went to a neighbors house for Thanksgiving this year since my in-laws weren't able to make their normal trip down for the holiday. They're car...
No video yet cause I had to take the kids to volleyball practice.... but the coupe is facing the other direction now. [ATTACH] Apparently it is...
Pulled the radiator and finished draining the coolant and flushing the radiator last night... (there isnt a petcock to drain it that way) Changed...
With me seemingly getting close to the first actual drive. I figured I'd better check and change fluids. Went out after work today and started...
Already doing wheelies. Any updates?
Man. I finally get caught up in your thread... just in time for you to have one of those days. I was there a couple months ago on my coupe. Walked...
Y'all know i still try for that thousand word milestone. Lol
Also I apparently didnt look very hard at all at the end of these header tubes pretty obvious that its just a chunk in there that needs beat out....
These obviously arent very tough bushings but this took all of a minute maybe. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just found and read through the whole thread over the last couple evening. Love your attention to detail with improving things but also keeping...
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