The Jalopy Journal
Welcome from the south west tip of the province. You'll find a wealth of information and help here. Enjoy.
Looks great, love those cars.
Hey, Koolkemp, I just saw your Merc pics and noticed a Chev 2 door next to that nice, new, Merc. How can I contact the owner? I need the belt line...
I, too, learned in a pit, with a John Bean Accraliner. Great old machine, but time marches on...
That's a killer profile, great work.
This will sound strange, but I had a simillar problem with my coupe. I'm running a SBC with a home made alternator bracket to get it low on the...
:cool:Great looking '49 you have there. Reminds me of my '50 Pontiac.
"Jesus H titty fucking Christ in a sidecar, that is totally repugnant (IMO). Talk about turning a Chevrolet into some kind of screwed up stretched...
Great score, looking forward to the build on this one.
bustingear, had a look in my Haynes manual, and it's a little hard to make out. But here goes: black/light blue..............left front signal and...
Thanks for this build thread, you have done a great job in preserving the original look of a great old Ford. I'll view it many times more as I get...
My OT late '80s Blazer (small series) has a 16" spare wheel, 5 on 4 3/4". Should be able to get the do-nut spares pretty cheap at the junk yard.
They are welded.
This may be a "non-traditional" fix for your suspension problems, but I used a 1980 Malibu front frame section and rear crossmember/arms/axle...
Thank's, Zeke, had not seen that clip before. Sure sounds familliar...
Mine comes from my childhood, thought it was my name for awhile... " Stop that, Dammit; shut the door, Dammit; put that away, Dammit; stop picking...
Here's mine... [ATTACH]
Mine was made on a boring Monday night from things laying around the shop. When the spark plug is twisted to the right it plays "Bad To The Bone".
laid55, does your car still have ball bearings in the front hubs? If so, they could be ruined by setting them up the same as tapered rollers....
Wow, you guys are good. This is my attempt at the art, on the back of my coupe.
This is a shot of the rear of my '50 Pontiac coupe
This is my H.F. bead roller that I powered with an electric power steering motor and gearbox, and SBC flexplate. The direction is controlled by a...
Try holding the button of the outside handle in while closing the door with the inside lock button down. This was how they (Ford) kept you from...
I have sold and used Spectra Premium tanks and radiators for 15 years and always found them to be of good quality.
Thanks, squirrel, that's what I needed.
Ford gurus, I need your help. I've disassembled a '54 Ford car differential and need to know if the spacer on the pinion is the colapsable type?...
Great customs in this thread. My contribution to the mild custom scene is this '49 Meteor that I built for Gary and Lynn Boudreau. It is flathead...
If you are looking for sheetmetal shaping knowlege All Metalshaping is the best place to go. It makes no difference there what you are working on...
I think you'll find that's the road draft tube, pre-pcv days way to vent the crankcase. Air was taken in through the breather cap on top of the...
This is as good as I can do, sorry if I scare any little children.:D
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