The Jalopy Journal
Was a Ford Mechanic. Started in 74 and left in 98 with a dissability.
Danny I know your older than me, but I haven't been on a forum site for a couple years and forgot the name and how to get there. Thanks for your...
Great looking truck. I have a rule for myself, that I can only put something that shows on a vehicle that came out less than 5 years or less, from...
Ok, what is the site called that I belong to on the hamb, that is for the owners of mid to early 60s Ford Trucks. Y'all are being hard on a guy in...
How do I go to the slick 60s site?
A u- joint can be worked back and forth with the driveshaft loose. You won't hear the noise, but you will feel a tight place in the joint if it's...
I was surprised at the cost of the media you need. I bought the round plastic tumbler from Amazon, Advertised as a cleaner for small gun parts...
I bought a tumbler to clean bolts and small parts. never used it to polish any thing.
My Dad bought a new 1959 Ford Station Wagon,and I got a pro-mo, but Dads new car was blue and white, my pro-mo was a Brown 2 door. I don't know...
I have an 81 F 150 and used to work at a Ford dealership and thought 81 was the last year for the 9" in everything, but vans. My F150 came with a...
The parts store doesn't have the right size for the plug. A compression tester hose won't adapt to my, or any other air hose. I tried using a...
The problem is in the rings, stuck to the cylinders. The crank will turn a very small amount either way. A fitting to put air into the cylinders...
I too am slowly building a 64 F100. I thought I was smarter than most people and put mine on an 87 F150 frame, I have power st., power disc...
I have an almost 3 ft. long pry bar that looks like a screwdriver and I've stuck it in the starter hole and it won't turn over the engine. It...
Yes it is bolted to an AOD and no starter or even wired for one yet. I assembled the motor last spring after the machine work and because of...
I sent a post a few months ago about a 302 engine I put together for my 64 F100 was locked up. I thought about it and decided the eccentric I...
I used a headlight aligner we had at the Ford dealership I worked at. After I aligned them I set the lights at night on the side of my garage and...
I worked at a Ford dealership and replaced many steering linkage parts. Greased for life, means the parts life, not our life.
I saw in an older issue of Classic Trucks telling about dipping it in Lye and water to remove the anodized coating, before polishing. It told...
My 1964 F100 has an Aluminum grill and bright work down the side. It is very dull. What is the best way to make it shine?
Thanks everybody for your help.
This engine is out of an 83 Grand Marquis and was the 1st year for fuel injection Relic. 82 had a VV carb. There was a cover bolted to the cover...
I built a 302 for my 64 F100, having built many, but this 1 is locked up. I haven't torn it down yet, I think it is the cam locking it up because...
Ford made an adapter on Econolines a few years ago, to use 15" wheel covers on 16" wheels.
I worked for dealerships ( Ford 25 Chevy 1) Any time we sent a radiator to the shop to get a leak fixed they would say it was too rotten to fix...
The great looking models from 2CNEWWEY, but the Ford truck is not a 56 it's 53,54,55. The vent windows would be more rectangle if it was a 56 and...
I plan to paint my truck inside and out when the temps warm up. I am a novice painter and have only painted stock trailers and parts up till now....
I dropped my 64 for $10. in back. I went to Tractor Supply and got 2 trailer mounts. They position the rear axle on the springs. I took out the...
I also have a 64 F 100 and rebuilt a 302 - AOD for it, but waiting on higher temps to install. I went a different way in that my 64 is on an 87...
I put a 64 F100 on an 87F150 frame. it was a lot of trouble putting a newer frame under it, but changing brands sounds like too much work.
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