The Jalopy Journal
This is exactly the era and style I love. It's a time when my generation's Grandparents were factory workers building things with thier hands....
Some of us nerds are not on here every second. Thanks for the post. I would like to know if $25 inflated to $318.50 what did the price of a Model...
How the hell is this off topic the site is about spreading the gospel and this is just an example of a circumstance that the gospel was spread...
Cut 5 1/2 inches out of my windshield (sedan glass) a hardtop would have been a 3 1/2 cut. Used a 4" wet tile blade on a pneumatic grinder and a...
Wow! that selling address is two blocks down Hope Ave. where I spent my hotrodding high school years. Next time I have my Pontiac over to my Moms...
Remove some of the driveability and work on asthetics and you would have this.
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I have 3 inch blocks and removed 3 leaves in the rear of my 57 pontiac. I cut 1 inch from the bump stop and have air shocks mounted to the frame....
I almost read that you got hit!! I came about 6 inches from hitting someone sticking out of the back of a camera parked in the middle of the...
Add another vote to not change. It's nice to see full fenders and no chop. If you want a fenderless and chopped car build from less. Don't make...
Another vote for the hardtop. I hope someone here can send a clean cheap 4 door your way. It would be a very nice way to rebirth a beautiful...
I am very pleased to see your merc getting well deserved attention. No you don't have to have it all perfect but it would be nice to see some...
Still not welding but thinking I should start drinking. After looking around I don't think there is many other options I was thinking blackwalls...
What kind of hotrodder are you if you don't have a different set of wheels for street, strip, and show? I would fix the scratches in your paint...
[IMG] Best car in this thread. Opinions are like assholes everyones got one butt unless yours smells good I don't give a shit. I love historic...
:) I love the H.A.M.B.!!! Sorry for bunchin panties now we should all get to work to prove everyone wrong. BTW automatics are better than stick...
Sorry I just read in another post that you shouldn't heat coils and when I hear or read this I have to rant. So for my rant!!! I have done...
I think this is a great job it feels completly like an old racecar/ jalopy one would see on the track in the early to late fifties. With that said...
How is a frame swap easier than messing with "worn out" stock stuff and what is worn anyway? Replacing 53 shit is just easy or hard as replacing...
I get 18 mpg on an all stock motor. Old stuff works it's all in the tuning and how you use it. Suspension, steering, brakes, engine, and trans...
Put me in for a vote on not doing frame swaps, unless the original frame and floors are completly junk. Doing late 70's gm frame swaps are very...
I bought mine at a swap meet to save on shipping. paid $160 that was about three years ago.
Tradition is something that has been repeated throughout many years. Period correct is what was available at a particular time. So in 1964 anyone...
I could read this post a hunnert times and still not be able to make up my mind so I'm just going to run one three inch white and one 3/4 inch...
Greendream I have this picture saved I love it!
Please thank the builder. We are all now dumber for looking at this thing. I now have to look at 100 good looking cars to attempt to erase this...
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