The Jalopy Journal
Well it’s been a fun little experiment switching from ported to manifold vacuum but I’m going to stick with ported. The car did not run any cooler...
Paid $250 for a clean set of stock ‘57 Chevy smoothies about a year ago. Pretty pricy but they even had original paint. It’s getting incredibly...
I've been doing more little things here and there but since it's been so hot I've been out in the garage less. I finally changed the rear diff...
No corvette is rare enough for hot rodding it to be sacrilegious in my book. Same goes for anything else by the big 3, and even most of the stuff...
Okay I can see the vision now with the ‘57 grille bar! One popped up on marketplace between you and I last night (closer to me) for $60 and I...
I’ve reached the age where they’re less fun and more the existential thoughts that I’m not going to be young forever haha
[ATTACH] I took the day off today since it’s my birthday and took the car out this morning. Been meaning to take a photo next to this survivor...
Huh, I hadn't heard of them before. Thank you for the heads up. Probably a little more than I'd want to spend on a mostly summer car that I try to...
I’m finally making some progress with tuning the carb. After stretching out the pink springs to be about 1.5x their original length out of pure...
Man... The wiper motor on this car is keeping me from getting them working. I have rebuilt it and tried to seal it up the best I can with...
Thank you, I do! I actually plan on rebuilding the heater as a fall project so that I can keep driving it until the roads are salted!
Whatever you do, don’t make the mistake I did and use Rustoleum “Orange”. It’s much too pale. It bothers me but not enough to fix it! [ATTACH]
The most suspenseful thread on the HAMB…
It’s an Edelbrock but thank you
With batteries, you either go for the cheapest you can find and expect to replace it in a few years, or go for the one with the best warranty....
That's actually where I bought the other bracket from. I've been to several hardware stores and looked everywhere online and cannot find a direct...
I ended up finding another bracket that eliminates the need for a u-bolt which I’m going to try using instead. Not a fan of the u-bolt mounted...
Anyone know what’s going on with replacement parts right now? When I was installing the hurst shifter on the 4 speed, I ended up getting one of...
That’s exactly my way of thinking with my 57 Chev. It would be so many thousands of hours to get the body straight and rust free enough to paint,...
Yup, if OP is looking for a name, something adjacent to Christine would work well!
I love a big mean late 50s sedan. She’s got a hemi!
I've been gathering parts for the 4 speed swap which will be a project for when it cools down outside! I ended up with 2 Hurst comp plus shifters...
They stayed on all of a half-hour :cool:
I celebrated the 9 year anniversary of my officially buying the car by scrubbing the whitewalls and popping on a set of baby moons. Now the Moon...
I've got a set of Plymouth hubcaps for my car as well! The '57 Plymouth full hubcaps look straight out of a Mooneyes catalog
I’m in the same boat. I’m always checking for a set of chrome reverse wheels to come up for sale locally. I actually bought a killer set with...
I like to revisit this thread from time to time. Your story and mine have a lot of striking similarities, even the year of car! I’ve had to daily...
Those are what I used on my 57 Chev. They offer them in a whitewall variety also. As far as I can tell, they are the same as Milestar tires which...
I’ve had the same thoughts. I’m not sure what I’ll end up doing, but after ripping apart the 327 I bought and seeing how bad the bores are, it may...
I'd probably have caught up to you if I hadn't left for college for 4 years lol
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