The Jalopy Journal
I worked as mechanic the Border Patrol in El Centro many years ago. We would survey out no longer useful vehicles as we could. The ads always...
My avatar picture is om Wescott bodied roadster. It has been on the road since 2011 without any problems. Superb piece of engineering for sure!...
Well, at the ripe old age of 78, I can take a look back at all the cars I've owned since I got my first car at 14 in 1962. It was a non-running 48...
That's an exhaust guide and takes a square cut seal. It. Keeps oil from being sucked out the exhaust.
They were also all steel. Not steel skin over a wood structure. That means alot. Years ago, I came across a 20 something Whippet sedan. Upon...
Mine arrived in yesterday's mail!
I used 42-47 Olds taillights on my avatar roadster. They are a simple rectangular light and illuminate well. Assembly took me a few sets to get an...
I did beam axle alightment for many years. NEVER and I mean NEVER heat an axle to bend it! You will lose the temper and have a soft axle! Cold...
If you don't need major repairs, bowling ball putty works very well. Had a friend that used it several times with great success.
I bumped into Jim many times over the years but never knew who he was. I jokingly asked him once, "since we always seem to be at the same events...
The bent spoke wheel is a Kelsy Hayes. Ford never made a bent spoke wheel. It could be Motor Wheel unit. I forgot the spoke count on on each of them.
I owned a '49 Ford business coupe for about 10 years. I bought it from the niece of a retired Ford engineer that bought new. It was his daily...
I had the frame on my avatar roadster powder coated in 2014 just before I began reassemble. Over 40K miles driven all over the southwest and it...
My late cousin, Pat McHenry was the machinist for the entire time the company existed. There were two different owners during the time the company...
I got my first car at the age of 14, in 1962. I was doing odd jobs and even babysitting. I told my dad that I wanted a car and he replied, "you...
Power steering isn't for convenience. It's there for safety. The guy that modified power steering for sprint cars did so to make the car safer to...
I am currently 78 and have been building hot rods, race cars, and doing restorations since then. I admit that I don't move as fast or as easily as...
.looks like you are the semi-proud owner of a very large door stop!
Somewhere, I have a cartoon I cut out of an old Rod&Custom. It shows a topless roadster being driven in a torrential downpour. The driver is...
Lockheed
My avatar roadster has a 354 that started life powering a 58 2 1/2 Dodge truck. Only the block and crankshaft are left from the original engine. I...
The odd thing is that Paul Horning, the original owner/builder never considered it a real roadster because he built it from several doner cars and...
I'm 78 and have been building hot rods and race cars since I was 14. I was asked to look at a car in progress one time and found several problems,...
One memory I have, which I never wrote about took place at El Mirage many years ago. I drove out to the top end to watch the cars come through and...
I too, had problems until I went to a Harley hydraulic switch. It's been several years and not one problem since!
Optimum angle is 7 to 10 degrees maximum the further you deviate from that, the more have a hydraulic sway bar instead of a shock absorber....
I use Schneider cams exclusively. Jerry and Kevin Cantrell have been grinding superb cams forever. I recommend them often and often hear the...
This car still exists. It was in the family before my friend, the current caretaker was born. He is retired and living in Indiana. When he lived...
Yep. They did from 75-77, they used a Laycock overdrive mounted on the rear of a Ford 3.03 full syncro 3 speed. I have one in my avatar...
I have been through this lots of times in my life and found the perfect solution. Take the Chevy starter and jumper from the battery stud to the...
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