The Jalopy Journal
Of course [MEDIA] I still have my NWA CD I bought in 1989 or so. Eazy E, Ice Cube and a few other made me save my money to buy a real Impala, I...
You did a nice job making your own baffle.I used the original one and put in a round pcv grommet from Rockauto where the road draft tube would go....
I´m also often wondering what adventures Reno may be living through right now. We last met in the early 2000s in Italy. This guy is always moving
@Justin Arias is on here… I heard a rumor his family‘s been involved in making pistons for quite a while…
How cool is this, thank you for sharing the history of your Grandpa´s adventure´s and his car. I bet your appreciating his efforts and carrying...
Woah, I thought it would go higher, but I´m glad it´s going to a good home. I´ll be missing Jim´s roadtrip and racing threads including Plan...
Wow , that thing is just beautiful. I´ll come back and use your thread as a kick in my butt to get my 34 done! Thank you!
The heads came back from the machine shop and I obviously put in new valves since the old ones were almost rusted through. Assembly is fun!...
Holy c**p, I´have missed this post entirely. RIP Mike, it was always great to read your posts.
Wow, that´s killer!
The downside for having the Autobahn is, we don´t have any regular drag strips. But I pretty much now what my cars run for top speeds. The 55...
Well deserved! Congrats!!
My 55 chevy has a rebuilt 235 ( .030 over, 848 head, a bit decked and head cut) , a 3 speed with the BW overdrive and a 3.55 rearend that I...
Wow, I‘ve just found this thread and all I can say is this must be one of the most dedicated and insane builds on here! My hat‘s off to you ! I‘m...
Jim, it´s always been a pleasure to watch your build threads and yourroad trip adventures and I´m also looking forward to your next projects and...
No I haven‘t, but you could just cut back the Head gasket in this area. I have no clue if this is a good oder or not… but I‘d rather sacrifice a...
Woa, this thing is way cool! No matter what your plans are, thanks for saving it and sharing the photos!
That´s how you learn and gain experience. It´s good to ask around and source information, but at the end you´ll have to get dirty, bruised and...
The mouse motor is holding what its name promised. The mice pee rusted the heads pretty bad, but that´s good, I planned on porting and cutting...
Ouch! This hurts just from reading what happened. Sending thoughts and well wishes from over here. Get well soon and listen to Mark. Pinto IFS´...
Maybe I don´t fully understand what your concern is. He is sending you money , sending a shipper that he´s paying, right? I´ve bought at least a...
Sorry, I can’t help either . Your T did look familiar to me at first glance , but then I realized that it looks similar to a T project a friend of...
Holy shit, Batman! That´s freakin´awesome!I´ll just be watching and not comment on procastinating as I don´t get my projects done either...
For a no thrills , gutless utiliy driver type 55 4dr Chevy, skinny blackwalls (205/75-15s) on stock wheels and poverty caps are just perfect for...
The Suburban is working hard at this moment... we are refurbishing our shop, a new roof and better insulation was overdue... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Way cool! I ´ve been to the Power Big Meet in Västeras in maybe 2001 and immediately remembered that flamed T bucket in the background, hahaha...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I put a later 848 235 head on my otherwise stock 1956 261. Ports are pretty much the same...
Wow, again, thanks for sharing your adventure and taking us along. I´ll be watching from here!
I‘ve never seen anything like that. Someone has mentioned salt water exposure, that would make sense. I had a block that was rusted solid after...
I promised to share a few pics of my low buck wildcat build I did maybe 12 or so years ago...The day I saved it from being parted out and crushed....
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