The Jalopy Journal
Chevs of the 40’s / Streetrod Headquarters sells them, but they have been out of stock since I bought the last one over a year ago. Dave
It sucks when I have to warranty work that I didn't do.
[ATTACH] I finally fixed the c-notch that didn’t line up with my axle. I just need to reassemble the back of the car. After that I’m good to go.
I put a 34 tudor body on a TCI chassis, 15 years ago, and the rear diagonal braces interfered with the drop down in the floor behind the front...
One of the reasons I stayed with PPG so long was for their Concept DCC single stage urethane line. I liked that it used the same catalyst and...
I used to exclusively use ppg products, after being quoted $2300 for a gallon of red base coat, I decided to try another brand. There was a local...
It was a 1958 ford passenger rear end, so 58.25 inches wide.
That is the early design competition plus shifter. The handle does not detach from the mechanism. Most of the shifters of that design that I’ve...
They are all juice. The rears are upside down, and installed on the wrong sides.
I followed the advice from this garage journal thread on lighting when I added onto my shop....
My 67 GTO that I’ve had since 1991. I’ve restored it twice, the second time was mostly to fix the crappy work that I did when I was 19. [ATTACH]
I bought a Johnson radiator this spring for my 32 ford. Its just as nice as the Walker Radiators that I have put in other cars. It is a big...
My favorite swap meet… home by noon.
After following the build of that 5 window through Bill Ganahl's Instagram account, I found the paint scheme disappointing. If I didn't know...
Those look like cracks to me. The primer is probably not compatible with whatever is underneath it.
33-34 bumpers only have one groove in them. The front bumper is 1936 passenger car and the rear looks like a 1935 pickup bumper, maybe 1936. Dave
In my experience, the 10 percent ethanol gas that we have in Washington will evaporate into a green goo. My old dirtbike, that I hardly ever ride...
Can it be done? Yes Should it be done? Probably not I've built two 32 3 windows where the customer insisted upon welding the firewall in place....
Nice car Due to the Anacortes to Sidney ferry not running, and the price of everything skyrocketing, I have a Deuce Day registration that will...
Try checking your caster at both ends of the axle. I fought a death wobble for a couple of months. Everything was tight, the axles were square...
Both of my pickups have smoothies. The 33ford has 41 ford cap and the 55 chev has 52 Chevrolet car caps. The Ford caps came from Rally America,...
In my observations of local businesses that were once successful, I have found that they usually die after 3 generations. The first generation...
I’ve installed a couple of the CCP drop spindle disc brake kits, and they fit well and seem to work fine. The complete kit comes with all the...
I read somewhere that Ospho is designed for oil based enamels. I usually use ppg dx579/ dx520 then rinse before priming. It leaves the metal...
I’ve had my 55 Chevrolet pickup since 1989, when I was 15 years old. I went through the truck again in the late 90’s, since then it has just gone...
Jim Green’s in Lynnwood, Wa in the late 70’s. He was building his 1934 ford phaeton with the blown 427 SOHC. The body flipped up, like a funny...
SCTA, in Washington stood for Snohomish county timing association. The valve lifters started it because they were trying to start a drag strip in...
My friend Tom Nielsen wrote a small book documenting the car clubs of Everett. Tom was a historian of the hot rodding and custom scene in the...
I had no idea that car was your old one.
I have always preferred to spray the bedliner underneath after the top of the body has been painted, but before it gets cut and buffed. My...
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