The Jalopy Journal
Had mine custom fitted by a guy in Romulus Michigan. does good work,,looks better than bare metal! lol
the stock brakes on those cars work very well when in good condition. Upgrading to a dual master cylinder makes some degree of sense, but it isn't...
those 390 tripower set-ups were dirt cheap swap meet items back in the 1980's. bought a complete set-up for $125 rebuilt the carbs and ran it on a...
if you get the money your asking for them it doesnt matter what the buyer does to them if you ask me.
sounds like you unplugged the modulator vaccum line if its a C6 or the tv cable if its an overdrive. that or you really did something wrong inside!
no mystery to this one, plenty of room in the car for it. mounts the same as a 429 or 460 and uses the same trans and those fit in a 56 ford ok. I...
not hard to do it your self if you have basic shop skills. if I get an oddball one, that's what I do. beats trying to track down a new one or...
a fresh start is the best way. i had a friend on here wire up my old 36 coupe and it worked great and looked very neat and tidy. it cost more in...
your pay practices and trial policy sounds reasonable to me. I get mechanics at work that I hire on a probabtionary basis to evaluate their work....
its been done but its a lot of work if your 55 doesn't need a new frame. you have to stratch and box the g body frame and do a lot of welding. tri...
no split wind shield. no cowl steering. no e&j head lights. there is hope for the future! lol!
bought a spalding distributor for a sbc back in the late 70s or early 80s because it was a deal at $5. Never used it and probably wont but it...
This things not done! No skulls! no iron crosses! no red wheels! No small block Chevy! Pffft! You call THIS a hot rod?
sad day indeed when you aspire to source a part from korea to get the better quality! for those common chevy mounts, I buy the heavy duty urethane...
A brand new-in-the-crate Pontiac 455 SD engine!
pontiac had a 'slant four' as well. Half a 389 V8. Used in the early 60s with transaxles in the rear. a car in a local junkyard here has one. was...
from across the country and around the world, people make their minds up about what detroit is. or isnt. I grew up there and still live and work...
lol...too late!
good show for some thing different to watch on a monday night. didnt think the car was "ground breaking" at all, it was a checklist car full of...
dam thats rough, but we all gota start somewhere! good look, sir!
my daughter drives my cars whenever she wants to. always has. she uses my 57 pickup as her own utility vehicle/moving van all the time. she's been...
When ever your teen cruising years happened to be. for me it was the late 70s.
was talking this over with a couple friends last night and we got to remembering some of the "musts" that we all did to our cars back in the day....
Magnifique!
there's a couple people making affordable wider steel 27 modified/rpu bodies. proportioned up a bit to fit on 32 style frames, or custom frames....
the three speed will work great with that combo. 3rd gear is 1:1 and if you use a rear axle in the 3.0 to 3.5 range it will be perfect. Consider...
got two in my home shop. A cheap Harbor Freight three legger with a small block chevy on it at present. Built a lot of engines on that stand and...
aluminum radiators don't hold up well in my opinion, especialy in michigan. ALWAYS better off with traditional copper-brass. cools better and...
lots of good advice and points well made here. Thanks, people. The 36 isnt my dream car but it was fun to build to where it is and drive around...
I built the 36 quick for fun. was planning to finish it nice some day but my main hot rod will always be my 57 pickup. I wasnt looking for a 36...
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