The Jalopy Journal
If you're a member, go to AAA. They're pretty easy to deal with. If not, I'd put 500 as the purchase price. I've registered a lot of sitting, long...
I've done my fair share of motorcycle trips through Weaverville. If I recall correctly, you're a bit up there in elevation, 2,000 feet or so? Like...
I have sprayed a lot of HOK over my 30+ years of painting. I use an old Binks MG-1 that I bought new in 1997. 1.4 tip, still to this day puts...
I do remember that and it still holds true. I don't do as much as I can myself to save money necessarily. I like the challenges building a car or...
If you're paying someone to do it, save a bunch of time and money and buy a 2 door. If you're willing to tackle it yourself, it would just cost a...
Just use urethane paint, hot rodding ain't cheap. As a painter, I do what the can says. I'm not a chemist.
Cooper trendsetter SE. If you want a pinner white, they have them. Dirt cheap, I put the white in, wouldn't look right.[ATTACH]
New caps look better but if you want to keep your Moons on, use Dzus fasteners.
All of the ex police Crown Vics I see around here ironically are driven by tweekers.
Just make sure the brakes are good and the tires fair. Oh yeah, don't forget the safety tubes!
When the center blows out of your AutoZone China bomb. That's at least when I know to swap it. I'm hoping the Sachs I just picked up today is not...
Parts runs are fun, especially For something as mundane as a spark plug. I avoid online shopping as much as humanly possible and I refuse to shop...
1098 Ducati Testastretta or Aprilia 1100 V4. Compact powerhouses.
I've done countless bearing service and replacements. I do them like my dad taught me 40 years ago. Packing bearings by hand with a wad of grease...
Absolutely motorcycle tires. Dunlop TT100's, I run those on my Norton!
When not on two wheels, which is 75% of the time, I'm rolling these. Nary a break down, both have been all over California.[ATTACH]
Hot rodding shouldn't be boring. I don't give two shits about how much power or how cheap they are, Chevy's are damn boring. The reality is, if...
Before switching to fresh air systems, all of the body shops I worked at would do respirator fit tests. One thing you most certainly want to do is...
Firedome is a two barrel, Fireflite is a four barrel.
My go-to is glass blasting dry then right to HOK KD series epoxy. Been working for me for years. Need a blaster that knows his stuff or you can...
2 1955 DeSoto 291 Hemis. New Race Tec 60 over 10:1 forged pistons with wristpins and rings, Gear Drive 6x2 intake, 6 Stromberg 48 carbs, reground...
I've saved many tanks with regular old vinegar. Patience is the key. Fill it up, do the nuts and bolts thing or chain. Give it a slosh and a...
3 inches plus I put a mono leaf from Sac vintage Ford. That was another 4 inches. Flipped the rear and pulled 3 leaves.
Sid's is the way to go. No bump steer, coolest dude to deal with. Been driving with his dropped axle for almost 15 years now. This is my newest...
I have the original for my Commando. [ATTACH]
Most of the 25 and under group I know don't even have their driver license or the desire to get it. The ones that do think 4 door Acuras and...
Good to hear they're back. All of the negative posts about Coker quality is a bummer. I've bought many, many sets of Cokers over the years with...
Bias Cokers. Many sets, nary a problem.
I'll be there tomorrow. Picking up an axle from Sid and looking for early D100 hubcaps. Weather should be decent.
I went, 15 minute drive for me. I think I was there 45 minutes then split. Wasn't much but the same 'ol. Looking forward to Turlock this weekend,...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
