The Jalopy Journal
Using the TCI Speedo Gear Calculator; https://www.tciauto.com/speedometer-gear-calculator And inputting the drive gear teeth @ 8 (it's black so...
Thanks, that is very generous of you!
Parts cleaning continued, also a little more trans investigation. Pulled the governor to check the driven gear (it's plastic or nylon), it looked...
My wife's '55 Dodge; [IMG] I've never liked yellow, brown or gold cars, but when she showed me this one about 5 years ago to replace her bright...
Yesterday I was planning to install the road tube internal baffle (in the intake valley) in prep for installing the intake manifold. The baffle...
This project is being built on the cheap, very very cheap. But every now and then you gotta step up just a little. Just bought a pair of 35-36...
Next step on my RPU is organizing what parts we do have, so we order only what we need to get it running. Set up a small table and started pulling...
This RPU project just had a price drop, seems like a pretty good deal for somebody. Not sure if I'm violating any rules posting this, I'll remove...
Mocking up shock and headlight mounts; [IMG]
Even though the current number one priority is mounting the engine and getting it running, I've been waiting a long time to change out the old...
I'm here to post an update and see that my old pictures have disappeared, can anyone explain why they're gone? I usually upload to Smugmug, then...
Love being in the shop, working hard or just tinkering. Always listen to music while I'm out there. It's my hobby, sanctuary, and therapy.
I'm pretty darn lucky to have a supportive wife/partner. My need for shop space has been part of the calculation for any home purchase. The...
One of my early mentors was the Body Shop manager at the local Chevy dealership where I worked for 16 years. He was called Dusty from all the...
LCGarage is short for Last Chance Garage, I gravitate to cheap junky machines, then spend unreasonable amounts of effort and money to try and save...
Enjoying this challenge but since I'm a cheap skate, I'll join the un-herd-able cat crowd and picked three under 20k, and all had to be drivers...
Latest true barn find, a 1965 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler. We were out at a ranch looking at a bike for my friend's grandson and I looked over in...
Received the Timken outer bearings today and immediately measured them. They were exactly the same size as the Chinesium bearings. Say what? Just...
Preparing to heat the inner bearing adapters. The instruction said to heat them to 400 degrees in an oven. Using my wife's oven for this would be...
Test fitting spindles and king pins, so far so good, other than needing additional shims to get proper clearances; [IMG] The spindle kit came...
The king pins were super tight, would have required a BFH to get them in, so used a brake hone; [IMG] The hone worked like a charm, now still...
By now it was early June and some of the Bultaco magic was wearing off. I had no money for parts like tires or fresh piston rings and was barely...
In the effort to make the RPU a roller, temporarily installing the front cross-member with just a couple of spot welds. Have been looking at lots...
The disc brake rotors and calipers from Speedway arrived. I know some shun the Speedway stuff because its made of Chinesium (I don't disagree),...
Update on the GM starter revival. Probably not that interesting to many, but every part counts. Please also note that when I screw up, which is...
Thanks, feeling much better!
Sold some engines and one old motorcycle, then did the responsible thing and ordered more Model A parts! LOL The parts on order are the spindles,...
LOL, I share your pain, trying not to order parts until I sell some things. Argh!
The "Orphan"...I like it!
They also have a pretty fast little dirt track in Madras; [IMG]
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