The Jalopy Journal
Don't forget the world was a really big place in the 30s and 40s and a lot of different things had been tried by then maybe not on the salt or El...
Don't worry Flipper, speaking as a long time sports car guy, when/if you do ever get it on the road, you'll find that you are so much more agile...
Well Done Ally, Unless a family has got a sick, disabled or other wise poorly child you can't ever understand how good and bad the experience...
Hello Radgirl, I so get your Idea, Being originally from Newcastle NSW (Close by), My Dad (recently passed) sacrificed his time and hobbies for...
Hello Mr Hotrodswe, That car is just beautiful, I rarely write replies like this one preferring to talk about tech points etc, but I am just...
Hello, There are a couple of ways to make waxed string, the cost common in the day was to drag the string through a block of parrafin wax, which...
Hello Langy, If there is any sort of demand I can set up a "rig" to supply any colour you might want, I'm in Cambridge and I can manufacture...
Hello, I think the most important thing regarding period correctness on racing cars isn't whether anyone actually did have one just like yours,...
Hello, When mocking up glass, just to see what it looks like I use 1/16" clear styrene sheet, often available from hardware and model shops, It...
Ahh, Just like the sound of a newborn crying:) Well done Daddy, Pass out the cigars, Rick
Hello All, Less is definately more on this one, Best Regards Rick
Hello Doctor, As far as instruments go I've seen it done a few different ways some use a 12 - 6V stepdown power supply to power the whole cluster,...
Hello Cory, I know you've copped a little flak over the steering set up during this thread, I'd like to say that as a professional design engineer...
Hey Flipper, I say take a leaf out of the old school boys book, real boat tails rarely had tunnels, you are using a stick shift, so not a lot of...
Hello Flipper, From the photos it seems that your leaf springs are simply bolted down via a flex button mount to the "Spring box" you have made,...
Hello All, I hate to contradict, But, many sports and race cars of the thirties ran trannies in the passenger compartment, just look up MGs of...
Hello, I hate when cars are built "by committee" but seriously, that blue would look terrific as a final colour, If any folks I know heard me say...
Hello, I know I'm off topic, but, I've not heard of "seafoaming" an engine, is that the same as "AJAXing" or "BON AMIing" or is there another...
Just to clarify, there is a big difference between "glazed" and "gummed" an engine that runs for few miles a year often gets gummed up and dose...
Hello all, I'm new here but have been building engines for twenty plus years as a professional, many things to say, but I'll start at CAT and the...
Hello, I am a newbie here on the H.A.M.B but have been in the trade for twenty years, and in more than a couple of countries, as far as weld...
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