The Jalopy Journal
Chris, Looks like you are making real progress. Am impressed by your thread, can barely keep track of what I'm doing, let alone document it...
Ours was based on a "late '50's" vibe...............
This has been a great read, admittedly, I cringed when I read the title. All that came to mind was what horrible things were to befall Don's...
Here we go again ! Happening late this year, good reason to ditch the closed cars, uncover those Roadsters and get 'em on the road..............
Sean, You will not be disappointed ! Johnnie.
Love your car Joe, from the first time I saw it. That was when we helped push it into the fence at the Gold Coast for Viva. And watching you...
The W CAFE ......and yes it is the best Chicken Fried Steak ever found, and I'm the biggest CFS snob on the planet. The "W" is for Western...
Two weeks to go !.........
No words............one of my Shifter buds... My heart goes out to his family and club brothers. Johnnie.
RSVP's are pouring for the Lonely Knights bash at our place. Looks like another barn burner ! Johnnie
Here is a list of local lodging options for those coming. Book now, the town WILL sell out. 1) ABC Motel Inc, 212 E Tomichi Ave, Gunnison, CO...
---------------- 26th ANNUAL GUNNISON CAR SHOW-------GUNNISON COLORADO---------- ************************** A VERY LATE ALERT...
Welcome from Colorado........
Wish I was close enough to be there with the new roadster ! Johnnie.
Am starting to think we got the hang of it.............
When we acquired the '36 Roadster..........and now.
amen !
Thanks so much, am very happy with the way it's coming together. No hardened valve seats, just a little MMO in the gasoline at fill-ups....
Won't say we HAD to, but it helped with the fan, and everything seemed to line up better with that configuration. Johnnie.
Thanks Louie ! Yeah, try to stay tuned up on gun work and build One or Two a year. Building one right now for a little girl, I gave her a...
Other than the Hot Rods,......almost anything firearm related including building rifles. Here are some pics of an M2 Springfield I built for my...
Settle down Joey !
It's pretty simple, a breather at the front of the intake, at the top of the oil filler tube. A standard style PCV valve on the top of the block...
Fine, but what did you do with the '41 Studebaker Taillights ? Johnnie.
Have absolutely no idea......I hang on to so much of this type thing by copy & pasting it into an e-mail, then sending it to myself. It could...
Correct, no motor mounts on this block. And, I just happened to have a really nice, ol' Hurst front plate mount, so that's what we used. Johnnie.
Here are a couple more shots of the engine. Someone ask what was done, well here goes... The short block was taken down, the cylinders honed...
It has been a while, and it would seem that an update is in order. The '56, 265 crate engine is built, and bolted into its new home. It sounds...
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