The Jalopy Journal
first check local and state laws. bumber height is very important. in va they go by 21 inches for the rear. and to be safe i allways measured to...
fe early 60's,all 427's had crosssbolt main and 63 1/2 406 had cross bolt mains.if its a 390 sell for scrap.
well i need to disagree with every body. raise it all the way around.gasser style.remove front bumber,teardrop hood scope and set of chrome...
this may not be your trouble but on my 63 buick i had the horn relay go bad would not start.replaced relay started right up.just an idea???
i like 5the color of gold used on the 350 olds small block.
fe use a different bell housing than 429/460.the bell housings for a truck are different than in a car. 351 parts are not interchangeable with any...
easy,we had a circuit that we used to cruise.up pine street,down rolla st. out to the burger joints just off of the interstate. look for someone...
as a studebaker lover i would go with a packard v-8,374 or 352.there are some 320 cid packards out there go with the bigger engines.,a 5-speed,and...
1.1957 studebaker commander 2-door sedan 259 v-8 3-speed manual 1963 $125 2.1956 ford crestliner 2-door sedan,272 v8 bad crank,3-speed manual...
summit has a holley made 4100 in 600 and 700 cfm.they are around 260 dollars.i bought one for my r-1 stude.works great. you might try it.
used both(carter afb and holleys) the biggest difference was the carter you set it and forgot it.the holley always leaked at some point and needed...
yes your going to need a truck pan and oil pickup tube.i would go with a 272 or 292 from 57-59.more refined and better proformance.yes use the...
i modified a friends 77 camero with a 305.set up the dist and replaced the stock manifold with a offy 360 dual-port intake with a q-jet carb,which...
i like the 74-76 460 pi heads,i have several in my inventory.they have the big valves of the cj and smaller ports of the regular heads.it work on...
somethings work better than others i've never relie on dyno results or computer programs.what i do belive in is seat of the pants results,what i...
worked on a few in the 80's.i always told the oweners that it would be better to convert to the older set up,but in va. they were cracking down on...
as far as numbers are concerned the sbc,but i do not like most chevy engines the 409 the exception.a hot rod is what YOU want it to be.i've done a...
i grew up in rolla.i i liked it a lot.use to live across from rusty wallaces on summit ave.his dad was dist.for the post disp.paper out of st...
1949 ford 4-door sedan with flathead six and 3 on the tree
i have seen only the toploaded in 65 up gm products(cars) when hd was involved. owned 66 PONTIAC with a 3 speed on columb,friend had 65 2+2 with...
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i had an 65 galaxie could not find a dash pad,so i looked at dash assy in a salavage yard and found a great dash which i installed in my galaxie...
check the frame railes at the rear tq boxes they may look solid but may be soft.my 65 galaxie was and it require a 3 inch repair to fix.common...
offy makes a tri-power intake for the 60 389.they were still avaible last time i checked
i was looking at this car on hwy 53 just out side winder.its a 1966 ford ranch wagon its based on the galixie.it has a full frame under it.i live...
i would to see a 455 buick but a buick v-6 should work.how about a 300 ford 6-cyl???
there would not be any reason for converting an ohv to a flat head.i've done some strange stuff in my life but never wanted to do this.409/corvair...
i know where there is a 55-56? olds 2-door with a factory 2-speed on the columb in pretty good shape,if interested pm me. ?
in the 80's i converted my 76 t/a to run on alcohol and i also made my own fuel.and yes the old fords could run on both types of fuel.you did not...
forget ga. they only have one old car junkyard thats OLD CAR CITY,in white ga. they are only open on saturdays from 10:00-15:00.they have a lot of...
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