The Jalopy Journal
Trying to change the pan gasket on a 1964 Chevy c-10. I am assuming that it is the original 230, since the truck only has 40,00 on the odometer....
Working on a 65 Rivi. Trying to get the switch pitch working. I was missing micro-switch, brackets, and kick-down plunger. Got all of those...
Using my little Lincoln MIG set up on gas, and everything is wired correctly. I have checked it 3 times. Last time I used the welder (a month...
When I bought my '54, it had been sitting for a while. One of the first things I did was to replace the gas tank. I bought one of those fancy...
ok, so twice last week, now that we are above 95 degrees with 150% humidity, I have had vapor lock issues. I'm talking about my 54 Bel Air, 235...
Ok, so I was under the hood tinkering and I put pressure on one of the oil return lines that goes from the oil filter canister to the block....
So I decided that I might try and go for a little different look on my chevy. I wanted to run wide white walls with some 72 spoke buick wires. I...
Ok, So now that I have been driving my '54 daily now for about a month, I have learned all of its little leaks and rattles. I keep going back...
OK, so I have the '54 going around the block at this point. Reverse is very weak. Both forward gears engage good and strong, and it has a good...
OK, so I got things worked out with the insurance company on my car, and I am retaining the salvage. I got nowhere near what I should have out of...
Well, after 2 years of daily driving the falcon, someone decided to turn left in front of me at an intersection today. I guess he missed physics...
OK, so there are a number of things automotive that I have always done and just generally accepted them as the law of the land. Thats not to say...
I put new motor mounts in my falcon a little over a month ago because my old ones had sagged, and were torn. This was causing two issues, the...
Will pick it up some time next week. I guess I just wanted to brag and show off a pic of it. Thanks for letting me! [IMG]
I know its kind of short notice, but we are having a blow out at my house saturday evening (5-23-09) to Celebrate Memorial Day and my birthday....
So I see this ad on the local craigsist for a 671 case, $30. My curiosity is peaked so I call the number yesterday and get the guys wife. She...
Its amazing what a small change like wheels can make. Put new wheels and tires on the falcon a few weeks ago, then completely rebuilt the front...
Ok, So I have decided to bite the bullet and throw the steel wheels back on my falcon, and want to run chrome bullet lug nuts with spider rings....
OK, so I offer to help this guy out re-building his master cylinder, and he brings it over to me with it already dis-assembled. I have the new...
This is a gift I received some years back when I was younger from my grandparents. The Story I was told about it is that it was drawn at some...
ok, I know I know, they are mustangs, and a little off topic. But it looks like there are other cars in there that are more on topic. Anyone...
OK, so its no big secret that the biggest flaw of these motors is in the head. More specifically in the intake design being that its a log style...
A Fellow HAMBer in milwaukee has a motor that I would like to buy. Is anyone from up north headed at all my direction? I am not exactly waiting...
OK, so I drug home a '51 dodge 1/2 ton along with the neighbor kid across the street. He has been mowing lawns all summer long, and has no father...
I am away from my motors manual right now. I am needing the valve lash on a 64 chrysler 273. Anyone know what the specs are?
I inherited a 345 motor, fresh from the machine shop. sat on the shelf for years. Anyone know much about these motors? I do not have a car in...
I am curious if the rear bumper for wagons is a wagon specific piece, or if it is shared from the sedan? Anyone know?
I know there is a big rod show in Ottowa at the end of each summer. I have not had the pleasure of making it up there yet, but hear its a great...
ok, so after driving her daily for nearly 6 months now, the falcon let me down for the first time today. On the way to work, she just up and...
ok, so I was under my falcon yesterday measuring some suspension and noticed that my pinion seal has a considerable drip. Glad I noticed it now,...
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