The Jalopy Journal
I was not going to say anything but I thought about it so here goes…. My advice to you is use the flathead and the early V8 stuff, axles and...
Bail Now!!!!!!! Jump!!!!!! even if you don’t have a parachute. Suddenly, become a mechanical dummy. What’s that clicky thing? I don’t know. Is...
I learned this many moons ago…… SBCs, FEs, Y blocks… All of these will click and clack. Tick tick tick Ping ping ping They just do. If a SBF is...
OK…… I have no idea on calipers. On a drum system that most 9” rears use are a cable system. The basic jest is this……. Most of the time a 2 or 3...
Art Deco
It’s worth a shot. With that said, I see this often. Maybe it’s time to let it go. Now that time is a memory. Gone are the dents and the never...
You may think I'm joking but I'm not. Before affordable home climate control and Walt Disney, Florida was hell on earth. Winter.... You will...
This goes both ways, the helper and the helpie. Back during the War; yeah, that war a long time ago, my great aunts and friends were going down...
Would you drive it like that?
Thank you all. I realize the basic premise is flawed. I was thinking out and it’s really impossible to do what I wanted to do. My ignorance is...
I think it’s time for a song…… Pie !!!!…….. In ……. the.. Skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!…. 428s and 390s live therrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre!!!!! Ooooooooh...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] OK these photos may give you an idea of what I have to work with. Please this is not a debate about...
I may get my HAMB card revoked….. Maybe it’s time to pull back and look at the big picture. Maybe you need to write down how much this is...
Mystery FE in an old truck????? I have heard this story before. Like….Shelby 428 put into a junkyard push truck. Cross bolt 427 out of a...
Those junkyard Thunderbirds may have 9” rears. Ford F100s up to ‘72 should have 9” rears, a very few half tons could have Dana 60s. I do believe...
I’m no rear axle man by any means. I just work on old stuff. Cat you do not have a hillbilly posi. You have a f”ed up rear axle. If that joker...
You can always put a “Mystery Motor” with a Muncie in there.;) It can be blue and have question marks on the valve covers.:eek:
Man, it’s been a rough week. Sometimes I like to fuss. I like Fords so it was a perfect storm, I fussed about Fords. What I said was true but...
Will the wheels turn at all? Confirm that’s it’s not the transmission ( drop the driveshaft). It could be something goofy like brake stuff (lining...
I meant that comical but everything there is true.
Windsors…. There’s only one, the 351. The 351 Windsor is a small block but not all small blocks are Windsors. 221, 260, 289,302, 302 boss, 255,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This was my’62. Did it look like that when I had it? Heck no, it had a smoky 352 and big crease down the drivers quarter and...
My main point is to do good work. Another issue with FEs are the intake and exhaust manifold. They are a pain in the butt. You really need an...
Thanks. I don’t think Cat will mind this slight hi-Jack Honestly if my ‘64 Fairlane Sports Coupe I piddle with, was a ‘64 Chevelle, that joker...
Nice!
Late September in Canada?……. It will be November before you know it. I knew of a guy who had a brand new 283 freeze and bust overnight, here in...
You are about to find out why the 1957 Chevrolet is a cult icon (well deserved like ‘32 Ford) and the 1957 Ford is…..I think that car was on...
Bellybutton You know In a way I get what you are saying and in way I do not. I think your statements are dated, like relevant a couple of...
Let me guess, it was in the bed belted to an ice cream maker. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Yes, It’s always the condenser.
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
