The Jalopy Journal
Been a while as we get settled in Nova Scotia. Met a great fellow Hot Rodder at work and a couple of phone calls later I arranged to bring the...
So the yellow Chrysler was in Quebec just past Montreal. I turn around to the fellow who owned it talking to me in French. At best I know Grade...
Been a minute. Jamming a whole lotta life into the last few months. Bought anew house back in August and have now relocated to Nova Scotia from...
Yes indeed. So you are the DIY machinist too! That Manifold is sweeet. Never heard of a Pierce which is also what makes it cool. Hope it all...
It is Fluevog's car. Picture was taken in Vancouver, BC at VanDusen Gardens British Car Show. All on grass with a band playing Beatles tunes....
Thanks Bread. Put scallops on a garbage truck and I'll like it. Thanks Mike, you're my R&D dept. The local 240 is out of an Econoline pickup...
Oh I love Jags. This might help get the juices going. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I was just at the Air and Water show in Costa Mesa, CA this April '24 assessing what my heart will dictate as my next project. Some killer cars,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Been a minute! Driving the old pickup almost every day since late March until it started...
Porting the manifold this afternoon. I made a drawing then explained what I wanted when I handed off the intake for welding then a few weeks goes...
Unseasonably warm today. Fueled up and driving everywhere, first outing with the new matching shoes. Had a T5 found that used the S10 shifter...
Got front whitewalls on today, grabbed 6 mos of insurance then jumped in for a cruise. Dead. Like deader than dead, couldn't even jump it....
A bandsaw would sure be nice. I still have to put the donuts in and figured that would knock alignment out so it's close enough for now. I'll...
Took my intake to 'The Guy' this morning and he was on holidays for 2 weeks. Shop foreman couldn't answer my questions. Next project - used both...
Done for now. Next up - go chat with some local Alt fuel experts about my plan. If I get some thumbs up I'll know what type of mixer/carb to put...
Teaser, not finished yet but, getting there. Hope to have in my hands next week. [ATTACH]
Hoping the intake arrives this week. In the meantime, my daily needs some service work so the F100 needs to be back on the road meaning I can't...
Very Cool car - Kind of made me rethink my opinion on green - Oh and some neat items on your website!
I'm not greedy by nature but, I aspire to your logic. By the way, notice anything different? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yup, you don't want the last thing going through your mind to be your asshole. Going name brand - Turbosmart. This truck is going to look like...
Crazy beautiful. When you stand in front of a completed Hot Rod all these little things (which are huge) sometimes get lost in the bigger...
I understand. What I've learned so far is propane is opposite to a gas engine. Propane is cold as Hell and with the hair dryer out back no need...
Hi Mike, This thing has occupied a lot of my truck time. I think I have the science to the point I could make multiple options. The top tube...
Made end caps and centre divider to hand off tomorrow. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Found someone to weld up the intake project - hopefully done this weekend or next. Due to a moment of indecision but, mixed with fitment...
Back to our intake manifold. Heading over to Fordsix.com but, also taking opinions. I marked out centre line for #2 and #5 intake runners thinking...
Boy there are some dandies at that show - right click, right click. Thanks for posting.
Schweeet!
Hey my fellow Canajun. This thread needs a bump - any progress?. I spotted a '50 4 door shoebox as a possible next project to do a custom. An...
Ha, ha. Absolutely brilliant! For sure next modification - a pillow, maybe blocks on the peddles too..
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