The Jalopy Journal
Here's my model T. I spent a lot of time in the Unser racing museum and the Justice brothers museum in Cali. Those old cars are awesome. I...
I've seen threads concerning 4 banger roadsters, and the 2.3 was one of the motors people mentioned. I saw this on Ebay....
I still haven't figured out how to post pics yet, but the Dynaliner owned by the company dynamat is pretty cool. I did manage to insert a link, I...
60's style is THE SHIT. I love rat rods, but this hopefully will be the direction that they move to. No rules, that's what made the 60's style...
Besides a vette differential, what's a good differential that's irs, and not exotic.
Well . . . back down to earth for a minute. I sold my latest car to a guy in New york and he had an enclosed hauler pick it up. What was in the...
My original chain drive idea was for a speedster. I want a 1.5 seater that's fairly slammed. I don't want a driveline going through the cockpit....
SICK I love it.
I,m back. And, I have to say that ONe of my other ideas is a chain driven speedster. Maybe there is a way that I could put both ideas together....
Hey Richard D, not to get off topic but did you try Broadway title for your titles. For the last two cars I built I just went to the dmv with a...
I didn't tell you . . . I'm building the car for a tv show buildoff. :eek:
Just kidding, of course
To get really whacked here. If I used the Toronado setup I could make the thing 4 wheel steering. How do you figure the Ackerman on that?
She's a Drama queen.
I'm a young fabricator who's old lady threw his clothes out of the house last week because this car building hair I have up my ass isn't brining...
this is great. We're actually gettin somewhere. This would've taken me days on my own. Thanks
I would use any small block. I actually have not been using sbc's because they're too common. But I do have a couple of them laying around.
I like the audi 014 or 016 suggestion. I'm shooting for the horsepower to be around 300.
loogy, when you say an early side shift tranny, do you mean like a t10, muncie or saginaw?
been doing some th425 (toronado transaxle) research and it puts the motor directly over the wheels. I don't want to be picky but I'd like the...
I know they weren't rear engined, but the engine trans and rear were pretty compact.
It's going into the bed of a 1936 ford pick up. I want the cab to be forward. I want it to have the look of a pickup for the dry lakes.
Big A, Your avatar shows an old rear engine pickup. What do they use for those?
thanks richard d, will that bolt up to a small block?
Hello everyone, I want to build a rear engine rod. I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on what to couple to a small block for a driveline....
I bought some spindles from a guy that I didn't use and he had a spring so I bought it. I believe that it is out of a AA truck. I knew that...
I already had a fellow rodder that saw the car opint out to me that my Ackerman was all wrong and it was causing a problem that I couldn't figure...
The reserve is so high on the car It will not be met anyway. Tell me what you want me to fix before it passes your tech inspection? I already...
I don't know why this bothers people so much. It's not your car and you're obviously not going to buy it and I'm not selling it to anyone that...
How's the axle supposed to wrap up under the car when it's ove the frame?
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