The Jalopy Journal
First off, thanks to Optima for showing some kind of interest. Sounds like it might be to late though. I've never owned one, mainly because of...
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Awesome shots of what has to be a great trip. I'm going next year, hell or high water, driving,...
An old Mechanic I worked with used to say: If theres a Bible on the dash, they pay in cash. God Bless .
Generally, pretty good response. Especially from older generations and little kids. I too had a filthy hippie tell me I was "Killing mother earth"...
Gas Giant-- You live in Fla.,as do I. Lived here all my life. Recently has become scumbag mecca. Had a similiar experience, except scumbag came...
Hot, psycho girlfriends are the best.
Sorry and many condolences. I buried my grandfather today. 95 years young. Worked for Pan-Am as a carburetor specialist on radial engines. That...
Rusty paws. Seen it in machine shops. About 20% of the population in my experience. Nothing you can do about them, except for gloves and Jack...
Just a thought, are you sure you have the right rotation fan blade? Fan blades and clutches are directional(cw or ccw if you will) It does make a...
Thanks for the info. Appreciate it. I will do some asking.
Really good idea and kick-ass execution. Job well done. Also must be really cool to have your cars seen by people who actually appreciate them....
I've always run autolites with sucess. SBC's typically like 24-25-or26's, depending on requirements. Stepped up to Bosch platinums once. Ran o.k....
"Give me a El Diablo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper, and make it quick I'm in a goddamn hurry" -- Sheriff Buford T. Justice
Go to school, get a degree. If you dig music and have the inclination to teach, do that. I try to refrain from giving advice(especially to...
Yes.
Never bought from cockton wheel. Did buy from wheelsmith, though.(Sorry if that pisses off their thin skinned legal dept). Really good experience....
Well done and congrats. I remember my high school industrial arts instructor. Really good guy. Showed us all by taking us on the odd field trip to...
Exactly. The youth of today have never driven anything that you had to drive. All safely sealed in their little chambers. Just point it in the...
Old metal, absolutely. Machine shop in general. But it has to be a real shop not a modern, sterile, cnc environment. Any other machinists ever...
Put two exhaust valves through a cylinder head on my small block, bent three pushrods into pretzels, lodged one lifter at a45 degree angle in the...
I never got to meet Mr. Buttera personaly, but I sure did admire his work. As a youngster his cars caught my eye in the mags etc. He influenced me...
Thank you and job well done. "Garry Owen".
bzt, I have a set of 40 chevy (car ) tailights. Buckets, lenses, and 12 volt sockets installed. Three sets of lenses, stock, blue dot, and custom...
DV8 and others, Devereuax show was always traditionalybeen super bowl sunday. Then the year the bucs got in it was changed to the sunday before...
I couldnt agree more, this is a really good way to spend a sunday morning. This is the best overlooked show on the west coast of Florida. I saw...
Im shooting for the first meet of the season(2008). This will be my first time on a LSR course. I have a fair amount of drag experience, but Im...
Been into cars, bikes and anything mechanical for basically entire life. Never brought me fame or fortune(totally opposite), but Ive had a hell of...
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