The Jalopy Journal
So quick update, the new tachometer I put in works great, no issues with it. The motor I have been working on tuning better, had to go to a...
I do everything I can, with what I have. My shop doesn't have power, so when I use a compressor or any power tool, I run a diesel generator to do...
I did spend some time working on it over the last week and while I got it better it's still not fixed. So I started out putting everything back...
The 56 is the guy I got the fuel cell from. [ATTACH] its a sweet car. The pedals were what I could do with the parts I had. This is the ultimate...
Oh, and the 57 bellhousing did not work as I planned. I ended up getting an SM465 truck bellhousing which worked great since I have a truck...
So it has been a LOOONG time since I posted.. I have been busy this spring. I have gotten so much done recently, I will mostly just list it,...
Those are valve covers I've never seen before!
that thing is badass
Looks awesome. Makes me want to do something similar.
heres probably the cleanest one I have put together- for a 1981 cutlass I had. It was an L82 vette 350, summit 1102 cam and lifter set, edelbrock...
I'm trying to make mine look old school and "neglected" even though it almost all new inside... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't think that's a crate motor- The 3970010 block was a high nickel block from the 70's if I recall. I have had a few of them, stock bore and...
one quick (crummy) photo edit to show what my dash gauges should look like [ATTACH]
Thats about as good as it gets
I may do this on my car- want to do some other cool stuff to make it look like an "older" build
Building everything on a budget, and doing all the work myself with knowledge I glean from magazine articles, and friends who have worked on cars...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I finally got my tach in the mail, and I modded my gauge cluster a little more "massaging"...
I believe I looked up the ratio on my trans, and I am pretty sure it was 3.11 first gear. I think it had 2 grooves on the input shaft. I don't...
56, you’re right- my buddy that I got the bellhousing from later told me it came from his brothers 57 bel air, as did the shifter I have.
Very set in my ways lol. As for knowing what I am doing, well... theres a reson I chose "By eye tool and die" for the possible graphics on the...
LOL I can take some ribbing. I have a buddy that owns a Auto Machine shop and has about 50 GM blocks in "stock", some that he said are already...
I used fastenal one time to ship a heavy sweeper attachment for a garden tractor, and the shipping cost was about $225, and it got from...
and a "rendering" of what the car could look like...
and dash and gauges pics-
more pics...
well, I got a lot done since my last post. life has been busy, and I don't frequent all of my forums LOL. SO in the past months, I have finished...
question for you all- the front drums i have are held to the hub with like 3 rivets I think... the rivets are fine with a stock steel wheel that...
Heres a couple pics of my mufflers- I got Jones Turbo tubes... They look like glasspacks, but have two perforated tubes inside, and no packing. I...
I test fit my new headers this weekend, trimmed metal, test fit again, took the fenders back off, drilled and bolted my motor mounts on the frame,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a few more pics
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