The Jalopy Journal
The local paint store stopped selling it because no one is doing hand lettered signs like they used to. Replaced by sign making machines.
Modern seats just don't have the "look" of old time seats. No chrome or anodized aluminum trim to be seen. Also, we seem to be bound and...
Put a socket on the bolt along with a long braker bar jammed against the frame and hit the starter button (switch). Just don't do this on a...
I'm chicken. Going to leave my Henrob torch alone. I'm too capable of messing up a good thing.
Pitman arm puller and steering wheel puller
What body style? It varies from one to another.
As a kid, I really wanted the Big T but due to my limited funds, had to settle for being in the presence of my brother's Little T model which was...
When you took it apart, were the end rows plugged? They usually are. If so, repeat. Tin the tank before sticking it back on.
Shorten the core with the bandsaw, melt the excess solder off the header, tap it in place on the core and solder it back with the torch in one...
Do like 62pan suggests. If you rotate the core 90 degrees, gravity assists you as the solder will flow downward along the header.
Ford did make a Model A two door phaeton.
I built my trunk lid out of fiberglass and wood so I would say you did good.
I purchased two transmissions; one mechanical, the other electronic. Needed the mechanical hookup only to find out that that transmission was a...
It was about 40 years ago. My buddy Bill had just bought a '40 Dodge coupe. Nice looking body style but I told him that if I was going to invest...
Not really familiar with '54 Chev radiators but is it a pressurized system or just vented to the atmosphere? If it isn't pressurized, it will...
Looks like the previous work done is decent. My avatar shows a leaning in this direction.
Unbolt the slave cylinder from the car but with the hydraulic hose hooked up. Hold it in position so that the piston can be pushed with a...
How about adding additional leaves from a junkyard spring?
I'm curious about using vinyl wrap. Would it be practical to to prime, block sand, and seal a car and go directly to wrap? I imagine that it...
It took 25 years to show up because it is just used occasionally for hobby purposes. I would change out the pipe on the unit at work way more...
Just leave it alone and the 70's look will come back in style.
Due to poor life choices which left me with limited funds, it has always been a build from junk process.
Squeeze the channel a bit tighter in the vise.
Responding to willhemakeit, my car isn't channeled and the rear tires are about the height of the wheel well opening. The top is cut 7", I am...
I did a linkage assist power steering conversion on a '58 GMC pickup ages ago using parts scavenged from a '71 or thereabouts Torino. Can't...
I settled for making my car "geographically correct" with the use of a bunch of Robertson head screws. Otherwise, just say that this is how a...
Chrome! On my SBC, I have a chrome oil pan, water pump, starter, pulleys, alternator and dress up bolt kits that are affordable. Try that for...
I have a John Deere fan shroud on my car - fits great.
This has to be the best looking ugly car out here.
I would think that Norm Grabowski probably started this and its feature in Hot Rod magazine in 1955 which brought the concept of the '37 tubular...
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