The Jalopy Journal
You are welcome for the lightheartedness on a real subject . Your fender experience was not a good experience man that's too bad 7 years a long...
I know this dilemma alot of restorer/Rodders in remote areas experience . That is one reason why projects are found in the Back 40 or as I call it...
For Everyone ! Erika and I want you to enjoy your Thanksgiving and share with someone ( animals too ) how thankful you are being who you are ,...
Great ! The old swap the wire trick ! Whew! Glad it worked out . It was good advice and on newer cars could have compromised other components and...
I'll sniff around there are three guys out here they come out once in awhile . Jay Leno has a library collection probably have to wait till he...
There is a club for classics only I never can remember it's proper name I think it's Classic Car Club of America . I will ask my friend tomorrow
Way to go and look at the perfect lower trunk lid line and great lines all over . Thank you for sharing ... and for a boat !
Yes mechanical tach an electronic one changes the signal in the ignition system . I have yet to scope how it effects the signal but it's just all...
Oh Tommy ! You forgot to outline the sleeve ! The sleeve on the left its pitted like the moon . Ya the oil seal sleeve I can ride a sidehack all...
I did as I was working on it ! Gearhead kookoo a real case of Worktop Fever . If it ran at 200 rpm yes I'd go with it I thought I mentioned about...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi Everyone ! Great things occuring we now have our feet into a car build we don't know which one now I'm getting...
Do you have access to a heat gunthisbis a good troubleshooting tool . It pains me to see your efforts without results so let's see if the heat gun...
Do you have a big fan you can put in front of the radiator ? And is there any coolant seepage from any of the head bolts I've found the ones...
Recommend a heat gun so you can see where your hot spots are . I have about 10 questions for you but for now what are you doing fiddling with idle...
I recommend a set of Telescopic Gauges size A thru F . And the harbor freight dial indicator calipers in the black adtic case they were 25 last...
If it was not on the right place then it's either going to block the oil galley which would gall the bearing and had gone out with alot of galling...
Here are some tools I use so I don't spend a lot of cash and I don't get humored at the machine shop with a Rejection Due To Hammer Blows . The 4...
Heat shrinks gaps like tolerance between crank rod journal and rod bearing . The tolerance gap is for Heat Expansion and yes I believe donut holes...
The rods go with the specific journal on the crank they all wear different but it's getting a full rebuild so do the best you can and keep the rod...
Just leave the plugs alone for now we get to them later if needed . Please can you take a full picture of the cam and the lifters I want to see...
This is why I recommend real repair manuals . This is a 1956 Chiltons [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Worn for sure I will show you tomorrow how to take measurements . Good pictures have a nice evening
Cause he didn't make any money , my uncle Dick Jones and him pretty much ran Indy engine tech in the '60s Uncle Dick built Bobby Unsers winning...
Your front main is excellent and that is the one that usually shows signs of vibration with small hammered divets in the bearing faces . Get...
...and be a good time to check actual valve lift on each so you know what shape the lobes are in
Hi Everyone Today's Adventure !![ATTACH]
Never . Always a welcome sight .
No he isn't smiling is that the Snap-On bill tucked in his shirt pocket ! Lol Thank you for the info the first book you show is revised now I bet...
Could be why when I looked on the Old Town Theatre calendar it wasn't there ! Thank you it must be A Christmas Memory no wonder I couldn't recall...
Do you have any specific sbc rebuild book in mind ? I have not really found one that covers a homestyle build just picture books bragging and...
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