The Jalopy Journal
Seat belts must have been optional, as i have duel clam shell seat belts up front yet nothing in back. I haven't had a chance to get out and look...
thank you everyone. I'll try to get out and have a look this afternoon.
Well, lots happening around here. latest is we got a new hot rodder on the way come mid October. Yes we have a baby on the way. Here's the...
will do camel
My wife and I will be coming down from northeast Wisconsin. We will be arriving in Dubuque late Friday. Are any of the fellow hambers that are...
So the rear axle on my 1963 fairlane is making bad noises. I haven't opened it up yet. The noise sounds like pieces of axle insides being thrown...
correct or not I say to hell with it and build it. I'd be super sweet! keep us posted on the build
I know that is what they are made for. My point is that it seems that not one hamb member wanted to take part in this little cruise. what a...
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/p480x480/1379594_10202194735409802_493566113_n.jpg a quick photo op stop on the beatrs feloship...
325 miles. boom! great cruise!
interesting.. I guess no one drives their cars....no worries. I'll be driving mine till probably the 1st snow.
I swear I've seen that before.... i think its a type of situation that perhaps you need to remove the dif cover and release the axles from the...
Here's the deal. my wife and I are dong our 1st long ride in our fairlane. roughly 250 miles round trip. Will be leaving our home (in Tigerton Wi)...
well, the latest is i have not done a thing since I started this thread. Life has been busy. hope to get to it again soon. the exhaust mani's...
oh thats working fine.
diggin all the way!
thats how it should be! the day off and the cut.
any one going? I'll be heading down afternoon.
I did some more off line research. think it may be something with the carb running rich, the left adjustment screw operates as it should. the...
carb is original, rebuilt (perhaps needs another rebuild. when I've played with tuning the carb I noticed that the banks don't react the same when...
which ever color you think would look cool. It is your truck.
plugs were clean and pretty all around. heads were completely re built. and supposed to have be moded to accept unleaded fuel.
rings are cast cylinders honed fuel pump is stock ford replacement ignition is duraspark 2 valve covers are stock pcv replaced no smoke out of...
smoke is blueish in color. present during idle. gets worse under hard acceleration. rebuild is top to bottom. heads, bottom end. color is blueish....
so, i have my freshly rebuilt ford 260 v8 is still smoking. I think I've got about 750 miles on it. It is embarrassingly smoking.. HELP! what do i do?
so with the completion of my ford, I've been trying to drive it as much as possible, and show it. and love it all! it is a new thing for me to be...
8, my wife says the next project is going to be for.a little her 2 door 2 seater with no top. heck just the other day i was cleaning up the ol car...
Got my fairlane runing a few weeks ago. drives strong. runs great. few issues are bothering me. seems to be burning oil........not sure why.......
thanx bud. runs like a top and rolls like silk
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