The Jalopy Journal
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This is what I did on my 61 Starfire...
I would love more information on this - I’ve seen the plexihoods on the early Futuramics but I’ve never even heard of these... Sent from my...
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I recently installed a MaxJax M6 & I’m pretty happy with it. My ceiling is ~8’-9”. Lifts stuff high enough to scoot around underneath on a...
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Fender, bumper & unfortunately the cowl - not sure about suspension yet - steel up against the tire right now. Glad I had seatbelts...they did...
En route to my storage a van pulled out in front of me like I wasn't even there - that's the way the cookie crumbles...or the right front 1/4...
Steering wheel clock AND autronic eye...nice
I'll play - maybe not a Hot Rod but close enough[ATTACH]
"One Piece At A Time" - CASH
The floor board patches on my '55 driver are from sheet metal from my deceased microwave - nice and thick and already painted black
Sick
This is what I did for a '55 Olds - should work on the Poncho...
my pants are tight...
So here's what I did to take the weight off of the already-compromised area. Makes spinning it around a heck of a lot easier too. I know...I...
I was so careful...Dave - the bolt isn't binding - there's room all around it - it didn't crack until I rotated it and the weight shifted - heard...
well fuck me sideways on a snowy sunday.... took the 2x4 out to spin the motor upside down to removed the oil pan and heard a noise I didn't...
It is a little bouncy - and right now it's just a short block. I think once I start surgery I'll definitely take the advice and prop up the end...
Hung it on the stand last night by the 4 upper housing bolt holes - used Grade 8 bolts / washers. It was still defying gravity this morning so...
Thanks folks - as long as I'm not going to snap off the bell housing.
Any concerns or issues with hanging one of these leviathans on an engine stand using only the four UPPER bell housing bolt locations?
How about "Banjo" rears and "quickchange" rears?
"Ran when parked" ;)
I believe that 98 ended up in Casco, Maine...another Olds maniac up there bought it - resting in another Olds collection to rival where it came...
This car came from there...was in the garage - not the barn. Bought this '55 hardtop out of that barn too...I've drooled over every car on that...
Yes, I have the shifter linkage for the column - all there and in place including the neutral safety switch - the biggest reason I bought this car...
Beautiful Buick!!
I was hoping you'd check in - first, I meant absolutely no disrespect by that $18k comment - I just know that these motors are expensive, and in...
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