The Jalopy Journal
I was so touched by the untimely death of a tv character that I had to name my car after him. His name is Merle.
I'm from Northern Ireland. Been living in Texas for 10 years though. Sorry, I've no car contacts back home....only got into old rides when I moved...
I don't have stock seats. I have some weird faux bench seats from some kind of 80's Cadillac. The shifter will clear. That's why I have an...
I had a similar problem on my 47 Chevy. Same transmission as yours. Finally pulled it out, opened the cover and saw what looked like a meth...
Most of my neighbors only know I work on cars because they see my two projects sitting in my garage if they drive down the alley. Those that do...
Ok, so I'll start looking around for a mid 50's rear end. That'll be my first preference. Since most of the cars at the yard are perched up on...
I've finally concluded that I need to just go ahead and swap out the rear end in my 47 Chevy Stylemaster, stick in a T5 transmission and do away...
I've been banging my head on my transmission woes for a while now on the forum. I have a 47 Chevy Stylemaster with a torque tube, 235 engine but...
Can anyone recommend a good and affordable bonded title service for Texas? As is not uncommon, I purchased my project with just a bill of sale....
Now that I'm back on the build again, I need to address the issue that made me step back from my project for two months. I've decided I'm just...
Around two months ago I took a sabbatical from the 47 Chevy. It was a combination of a prolonged fight with it to get the blasted transmission...
Ok guys, I'm kind of at my wits end with this transmission in my 47 Chevy Stylemaster. It's a three-on-the-tree manual. Over the last few weeks...
Ahhhh....I did a quick Googling and it turns out I'm not the only one with the clearance issues. Found a few posts on other forums relating to...
Now that *is* weird. My shifter arm would in no way clear the header. Trust me, I spent alot of time trying various positioning options trying...
My seats are worth big bucks as they are. When the time does come to get my upholstery work done, and I'm wondering what to do to cover the cost...
I'd pick the correct lottery numbers and give Jay Leno a good run for his money.
Ever have to modify one small part to make it work then have to modify numerous other parts to counteract your original one small mod? That's the...
Nothing gets my goat up as much as thieving scumbags. I'm not allowed a gun but if I ever caught anyone stealing my stuff they'd end up the worse...
Autospell screws me again! I'm actually calling my setup "shit on a stick". Seriously though, anyone recommend me some suitable floor shifts?
I've been dicking around with my column shift linkage for a while and I've had it. Its a 47 Chevy Stylemaster and that shifting thing is giving...
Well, after some tinkering I got it running! Turns out it was the float levels in the carb. I thought I had them set but obviously I was wrong....
My big old flathead screwdriver. That damn thing has more uses than a Swiss Army Knife. I'm starting to think it has mystical powers.
1961 Chevy 235 in my 47 Stylemaster. I think it has the flu...still trying to get her dialed in right. :o Pretty much stock but got the dual...
Well, I played with the timing a little more and it is improving. Still not there yet, but it's not throwing as much of a pissy fit when it is...
Vacuum advance is working. No backfiring through the carb. Sadly, no heat plate yet (thought I'd be up and running by now in the now gone Texas...
I've got my 47 Stylemaster moving back and forth on the driveway but I think I'm having timing issues. I've set the float levels on my Holley...
Painting the underside with hammered finish rustoleum while drunk. Yep, couldn't leave the house for days and ruined my pillow sheets.
I'm just about to install a brand new gas tank to my 47 Chevy 2 door sedan Stylemaster. The original filler neck was missing on the car when I...
I swapped out the 216 in my project for a 235. Just keep scanning CL...they *do* come up with surprising regularity (well in my area anyway). I...
I'm 42 and a half. Got me a 47 Chevy Stylemaster. I'll probably *be* 47 by the time the thing is anywhere near finished.
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