The Jalopy Journal
Welcome from McAllen, TX
Welcome from deep South Texas - Rio Grande Valley.
Good luck with the Merc and welcome from McAllen, TX.
Welcome to the HAMB from South Texas... NS is a great place, my wife and I honeymooned there 6 years ago and we loved every second of it,...
There was a recent row a few months ago at a neighboring town (Hidalgo, TX), where freight trucks were being towed (mostly at night), and the...
Scary shit... I emailed all my friends and posted the link on Facebook. Thanks for the heads up!
Holy crap!!! Awesome cutting, but like another HAMBer asked, is it industrial quality, or is the gearbox a cheap piece of plastic that'll get...
I started using a site called auctionsniper.com a few months ago - I rarely lose auctions now. Best of all, you can try it out for free and cancel...
Everything is original in the car except for the double carb intake (Stromberg carbs) I installed - originally had a single Holley carb. It seems...
OK, OK, you've all convinced me of the inherent "good" things about converting to 12V... the starter (and generator) was rebuilt at the same time...
Thanks for the info! That sounds exactly like what I want.
Thanks for the advice... what I'm thinking of doing is installing a bat box in the trunk, install a 12V Neg ground bat (isolated), run wiring to...
I have a (probably dumb) question: can you retain the original 6V positive ground system on a '51 Ford, but also use a 12V battery (trunk maybe)...
this place makes clear lexan hoods for jeeps... maybe they can help you figure out where/how to make one yourself?...
Great find! I am SO jealous! You are indeed one lucky guy.
Well, I haven't gone back to look at the car... guess I'll let this one go too (sigh).
Thanks! I'll give them a call...
No one knows of any good places in the McAllen area??? I really must be living in the boonies!
Thanks for all the info.
Does anyone know of a good, reliable body/paint shop in the McAllen area? I'm looking at a timeline of about 1 yr to get everything together for...
Has anyone run the Flathead Jack pumps before? I found out about them here:...
Where'd you get the double pulleys? Thanks again! Luis
That looks like an awesome setup! :D
This is why I love the HAMB so much: friendly (and knowledgeable) people with lots of great advice! Thanks for all the info, I have some serious...
I just now checked the Dennis Carpernter site and the pumps are $150/pr plus I couldn't find any new info... I also couldn't find anything on Bob...
Thanks for the suggestion for NAPA... hadn't thought about them!
Thanks for the info... I'm seriously thinking of getting them from Dennis Carpenter, but just wanted other people's opinions first.
Ok, I need some help deciding whether to get new water pumps from Dennis Carpenter ($150/pr - EAB-8501-PR) or Speedway water pumps ($89.99 ea...
I was looking for some parts for my '51 2dr and found the HAMB through Google... been hooked ever since! Great site!
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