The Jalopy Journal
There was a guy w/57 chev half way up the block: we'd ride our bikes up there on Saturday mornings. He'd let us hang around hand him tools and...
I've got a dirt floor; hate droping a carb jet late at night :(
I always shake my head when people ask: What kinda truck is it ? I'll say, It's a Willys. Then they say, Yea, but is it a Chevy or Ford.
Is there an easy way ?
Hey Cosmo, that was pretty hairy driving in the sleet yesterday. Man was I glad to make it home. My old truck is also DD and does better in snow...
Great inspiration thread for me. I traded an old motorcycle for a PV544. The body is pretty good, but the underpinnings are pretty rough ! I'll...
You won't need the sled if they don't have any snow :D The older I get the worse winter gets !
The 305 v6 was a real stump puller of an engine :) I'm putting a small v6 in a pv544 Volvo that I'm building. Should fit well and push that little...
A quart of apple cider vinegar in the cooling system does a great job flushing out the whole system. You only need to drive around a day or two....
I do all my welding with ox/actl. Torch is a great multi purpose tool. Not expensive and does almost every thing. There are times I miss a tig....
Do you mean Marvel Mystery Oil ? When leaded gas disappeared, and I was still riding my Triumph, I'd put a shot in when filling up. My exhaust...
I ran a pertronix ignitor for years; never missed the points :) I've never run an msd box; not sure you'd gain much with one on a basic street motor.
WOW ! Dave; what a great job. How long have you worked on it? What patience and talent, the details are amazing. Can't wait to see it.:)
you'll get more tickets per mile w/strait pipes personally i hate getting pulled over
tuff little motors---nice valve train--the 5spd is pretty indestruto not a lot of off the shelf spd parts--webber carb; header; lite flywheel are...
i built the bed on my truck w/t&g yellow pine flooring had a stack left over from a job i just use olympic deck stain once or twice a yr it's...
hey welcome to VA ! i'm up in the Blue Ridge Mtns. my daughters live in R'mond; so get down there in the blue bomber every couple months. didn't...
47 yrs -- if you count my 1st go kart when i was 10 it used the drive train from a reel mower; 2x4 frame; baby carriage wheels up frnt not very...
had an incident w/muti arbor drill press plastic tailings dragged my finger thru the ringer still get the willys when i use one
oh yea ! it get driven :) hate 2 drive anything else started work in '01- 0n the road in '04- 70,000 mi. so far been parked for a wk :( blown...
easy way to make my wife think i'm safe:rolleyes: also makes her happy to ride shotgun:rolleyes:
I love my Dad ! It's hard seeing him w/alzheimers; used to be so competent now he doesn't even know how to tie his shoes. He used get on me for...
wow! way more fun than driving a modern daily my 1st street legal car was a '59 wht/blu 223/auto what a dog; dreamed of a y block-- fun memories
gassers rule !! but they don't all have to be gassers or street rods mine is just a daily work horse :D
which is better for power; turbo muffler or glasspack like smithy's or cherry bomb ? i figure glasspack is straight thru; less restriction, prbly...
AC was worth the trouble--a real marriage saver ! it's the difference between making road trips in the wife's focus or my blue bomber !
he's so cool ! that Bo Diddley beat musta spawned a gazillion jams who do you love?
i've got an old albacore,uses sails for power,great boat a couple yrs ago; pulled up to launch;2 guys came over immediatly 0ne wanted details on...
2 frequent responces i get are: from parents w/kids "that's our favorite truck;we see it all the time" my favorite is when the bed is...
hit a skunk coming home from a gig in the rain the dog was pretty interested in checking out the truck when i got home went to car 1st thing in...
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