The Jalopy Journal
I haven`t been on this site for some time now, but I have a few thoughts on this issue. I am also considering replacing the current Toploader 4...
Although Ford did list several ratios for 59 Fords, certain ratios were only used with certain combinations. I believe your 6 and 3 speed car will...
Canada converted to the Metric system around 1976, our cars didn`t get metric bolts any earlier than the US cars.
moefuzz, are you interesting in selling those hubcaps? I have a set for my own Meteor, but they are not in great shape, how do yours look up...
I was shocked and saddened today when I came across the obituary for Jack Mezzomo. Jack operated his shop, Pro Speed & Custom in Burnaby BC for 4...
Thanks for the info Keith, when did Mission first get a Christmas Tree starting system?
In the photo of Ken Veneys dragster at Mission , if the guy dressed in all white is the starter, it could very well be Steve Manning. Steve was...
Very likely the same car, as I heard that after the wreck, the car ended up on Vancouver Island shortly afterwards.
I`m pretty sure the Don Murray Corvette was black when he bought the car. I understand the previous owner was Fred Turner of Bachman Turner...
I sure do, the black Austin with blue flames belonged to Dan MacKinnon, who lived 2 blocks from my chilhood home in North Delta.So I spent a fair...
Yes, on 57 & 58 Fords, fresh air for the heater and the air vents came in thru the cowl. Also, on a 57, the cowl needs to be removed to gain acess...
Actually, here in Canada, you could buy either a Ford, or a Meteor. The Canadian Ford was esentially the same as a US Ford, the car pictured is a...
You can use factory adjustable rocker arms with your stock cam & lifters, you would need the pushrods for adjustable rockers, as the non...
Just discovered this thread, nice to see FE power back in the 58 Tom. I have always liked 57 thru 59 Fords, mainly because as a kid my dad had a...
I was one of the regulars at the A&W on Kingsway (near Gilley) in the late 70s-early 80s. I was in the Greater Vancouver Street Machines car club...
Agreed, at work we have tried virtually every brand of penetrating oil on rusted up oxygen sensors , nothing worked better than brake fluid.
Looks like a good compromise between vintage look, with the ability to actually run the car flat out down the track. Gotta be more rewarding than...
I think if you go to a shorter tire, it would help. I run Michelin 7.50R16s on my 74 F350 ramp truck, and they are 32" tall. And I don`t agree...
Really, and here I was always under the impression that Henry Ford died in 1947! I guess ghosts really must exist!!
Actually, all the bolts in the head for the exhaust manifolds are the same size (3/8 NC), it is a single bolt HOLE in the exh. manifold that is a...
I`d bet if you removed or at least loosened all the other exh. manifold bolts, and install the stubborn bolt in first, you would be OK. If you...
The top car (#81) I remember very well, it was indeed a real Thunderbolt, an aluminum bumper version. It was owned by Larry Schaefer from...
Hi Brian, sorry to hear you guys quit racing, your dragster was always a crowd pleaser.
Yes, that photo was likely taken in 1980 at Bremerton Raceway. I am standing behind the front fender, I`m no thinner now, but my hair is! Hard to...
Is your trans all aluminum, or does it have a cast iron main case? The pre 59 FordOMatic was actually a 3 speed, depsite have DR & LO on the shift...
Also, isn`t the old Iseli Bros. dragster the same car that Brian Barling has raced for many years, first as a low 9/hi 8 second carbed SB Chev,...
I also have not seen Sam Hess in many years. He used to live in the Fleetwood area of Surrey, and I always remembered his FE dragster as being...
Yes, the the same car. When Dan Maddaloni owned the car, it had the blue & white paint with "Sweet Revenge" on the doors. It still had the same...
LOL, still working on that myself, Mark!
Just curious if you are familiar with Ford engines very much. Unlike a Chevy, number 1 cylinder is the first cylinder on the passenger side,...
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