The Jalopy Journal
Thanks for all the good info. I had never heard of airbrake anti freeze. Sucks I need to undo a port fitting to add it but I'll get to it before...
Took the chevy Friday night to North Saint Paul's History Cruzers and it was very exciting. It definitely got some attention and I had both lids...
Replaced the 32" chrome Lokar shifter with the black 16" shifter. It took about fifteen minutes and only required a 15/16" wrench for the bottom...
I drove past my local exhaust shop and the door and lift was open. I popped in to ask if we could look at the exhaust pipes I want to extend from...
Great day today, cars back on the road! Went to my local coffee shop and I was just vibrating when I got there. Digital gauges are hooked up, no...
Hooked up the 60 amp resettable circuit breaker to that powers the compressor. The power is all wired and ready to go live. I'd be lying if I said...
Crazy heat here in MN right now so an indoor activity was in order. I took out the old package tray, removed the 50 Watt RMS Memphis Audio 6x9...
Air ride management over haul. I had no f'ing clue how many fittings I was in for on this project. I tightened my last seal and lock thread today...
Box is back from the powder coater! "Isn't she a beaut?" -wifey 2023 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1/2" NPT male to 3/8"...
Haha! Yeah...I was kinda hoping to get some better quality shots once I get it out and about. But yes...the Pontiac is just a memory now.
Yeah, that stainless tank didn't even have a drain port. I guess you could disconnect your fittings every season and dump it but yeah seems like...
Got my GlowShift gauges mounted under the dash beneath the ignition. I ran the cables to the trunk and still need to wire them to power. Seems...
Thanks for all the help David! I forgot about bore size. Obviously the brake system is universal parts mashed together. I may start over with a...
I replaced the Solenoid and got my air ride back up and running for about two days. There was an air leak overnight and I'm just praying its not...
So, valid question, absolutely not. Ha. I have two friends that paint professionally and part of the reason why I got this car is the money off...
Of course the car had a dead like 9V dead battery the next day. I thought I left something on so I charged it back up and waited another day with...
As expected, shite wiring the more you dig in. I do appreciate everything is connected and works like the turn signals, brake lights, radiator fan...
Lokar shifters are expensive! I just bought a new 16" black double bend, black ball handle and a leather boot for $328 shipped. Hopefully I can...
Thrush are nice sounding but they are loud and guess who doesn't like loud cars...of course, the wifey. I would like to atleast extend the pipes...
Hey all! Good to be back again with a car to share on THE H.AM.B. In the beginning of July I travelled to Waterloo, IA (Technically Evansdale) and...
Hey all, crazy update for the Pontiac and the ending of my build thread. I have some lessons learned to share and I hope it helps people out as...
Well said, I completely agree the motor is in a state of suffering. I'm just trying to stem the hemorrhaging until I get the motivation to a do a...
Ya never know with the weather in MN but this was potentially the final ride of the season on 11/3/22. I put STA-BIL in it, drove it around the...
Some fall updates on the ride. I did a compression test to check on my cylinders since I'm still burning oil in a mysterious fashion....
Wow, ok I didn't realize how much you can see into the motor using a vacuum gauge. I'm going to pick one of those up today. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for the advice. I'll have to figure out the entire distributer's model # and get a new rotor cap ordered to match.
Yeah, so I just had to look up what a dial back light is. I have been using a traditional timing gun and now that my idle BTDC is beyond the 12...
Researching into timing, I should have my vacuum advance hooked up from the distributer to the non emissions engine port on my carb. The dude who...
The exhaust shop owner speculated my timing was off because of how short my drive was to his shop and how hot the mufflers were. He wasn't wrong....
Insurance adjuster came out to inspect my hail damaged I noticed a couple days after the tarp night. Basically small cracks in the roof paint and...
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