The Jalopy Journal
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
63 Thunderbird. Beautiful, powerful, comfortable and loves gasoline.
A couple of years ago at WoW in Boston. Huge line for Meathead Tuttles Choppers. No line for George. $5 for a signed B&W Hirohata Merc. Nice guy,...
In our neighborhood it's "doing it twice makes it nice".
Dad's 1957 VW bus
You were right in the first post. People are assholes.
http://www.theboot.com/2012/03/28/earl-scruggs-dead/
I have been comparing my shop to the one's photographed in HotRod Magazine. It's always made me feel somewhat inferior. Now that I've seen your...
Remember that ashoole guy in the Swartznegger movie with the '62 Vette? Yea, that actor is portraying a Vette guy. You are probably not a "Vette...
Try www.critesperformanceparts.com. I have a 62 Fairlane with 460/c6. The 289/302 is a great fit and Crites should have the parts to make it easy.
I have a 63 T-Bird. I just Googled t-bird and all the usuals came up. As far as asian parts go, it's hit and miss. Some vendors have better...
I think that we are actually missing a minor point here, anything with king pins is not considered indepent suspension. Old VW Bugs had...
Make sure your oil pressure switch isn't leaking through the switch at higher rpms/higher oil pressure. I just replaced mine after going through 1...
Looks to me like a standard setup. Red to battery +, Black to battery -, Other wire to the distributor side of coil. RF
It fits your decor.
Joe L Bachs Now that is funny! Thanks, I too feel somehow comforted. RF
Just to add another option....Summit sells Summit brand carbs. Copied from the Autolite. It uses all Holley parts except for the castings....
He got that fittycent attitude.
I have heard of using an 8 volt battery and adjusting your voltage regulator to charge at 8 or 9 volts. I remember it from old tractor guys. The...
Reading elecrical safety procedures makes me tired. I NEED the HAMB to keep me awake.
Big Bruiser. About 1962/3. I was 5 or 6 years old.
Do you have positive crankcase ventilation?
it reads 13 to 14 volts with a real multimeter? the gauge reads 8 volts? Is there a good ground between the battery, frame, engine and body?...
Here is mine
I use an old Evinrude 7 gallon gas tank for my Willys plow truck. Even has it's own gas gauge. Rick
NICE PHOTOS. The B&W are sepecially nice. especially being followed by the B&W&Red flathead. Good contrast. Rick
Congradulations. That is excellent, nice job. Fishpie
I always had pinging issues with my 63 TBird 390. I read and read but nothing ever sounded "right" to me. I bought a rebuilt distributor from...
We live in Bizzaro World. I hate the 21st Century. Rick
I am building a gasser type 62 fairlane. I lost all my pictures. I took my inspiration from Wild Child 64 falcon...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
