The Jalopy Journal
455 Oldsmobile engine for sale Good runner, ready to drop in. This was a coastal car, so the chrome valve covers are crusty and it could use a...
I have 3 sets, and a single NOS tail light for 1964 Ford Fairlane without the reverse light. These are not for the wagon, they are for the sedan &...
Really nice set of unrestored, full hubcaps for a 1960 Chevrolet full-sized car. Would look right at home on a 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 also, but...
I have 4 brand new RetroBelt chrome lift latch bright red seat belts. 2 of them were mocked up, but never used. 2021 date stamps. No hardware...
Reading along through the interactions you shared with Jesse during the JLC build provides such interesting counterpoint to those with Junior...
As I was looking at a recent private message, I spotted an old (from Sep. 2022) PM from you giving me a head-s up on the "disaster/aftermath"on...
That means a lot, Jeff! By the way, the '62 Bird 390 donated one of the sets of valve covers that went your way ;)
Thanks Brent! I've gone about this car differently than others I have had, for sure. I personally don't think that the interior of the high trim...
Didn't get a whole lot done on the Starliner during the past couple of weeks, as I was playing Mr. Mom due to a sick wife & daughter at home (not...
I'll try to remember to take a picture for specifics, but mine has a soft line that connects the nipple on the tank to a hard line on the car. If...
Might as well get all the way up to date...It's always great news when the glass shop is happy. I went to great lengths to make sure the flanges...
Thanks very much for the comment...it is the first time I have ever installed a headliner. There are a couple of "oopsies", but I am my own...
At this point, the wet & wild 2023 winter that we are enjoying set me back about 2 weeks...the glass was out except for the quarter glass and...
Once I sorted out the sequence above, and had a bit of a pow-wow with the glass shop, I ironed out the last few details that needed to be dialed...
OK, OK...back to the Starliner progress. Going forward, I have to re-visit what I said about the sequence of the interior install. There were...
Ask me how I know...the front bumper is the lowest, widest point on the car. Threading this needle between the 84" fender width is pretty...
This is a great thread... I never had an issue with Wheel Vintiques. Chrome quality was very good, and no issues with balancing. I have heard...
So while the seats sat in storage, I waited for the door panels. ...and I waited ...and waited 2 1/2 years after the order was placed, my door...
SMS advised that the door panels would be shipping the next month, so I took the seats & new covers down to Truck Toggery in Modesto, CA. They...
I'd mentioned that I took the plunge on an SMS interior, and after almost a year the stitched covers arrived. Man, oh man! Beautiful stuff!! [ATTACH]
OK...back to catching up on the tasks at hand I mentioned that I had never done a headliner before, right? Well it was about this time that I...
It's a great look...currently, I have 15x8 rear (4.5" BS) with 255/70 radials out back, and 15x5 (3" BS) on 205/75 radials in front.
Looks great Scott! Tell me about your tire & wheel sizes?
Man, I can't say I'd ever try to fit any of my cars on a 72" wide trailer. My tilt bed trailer is 84" between the fenders. If you want to see a...
Not really the case, unless you're thinking about Lincolns. '60-64 Galaxies all had very similar footprints +/- a few inches. I'd expect that...
Before I got going on the headliner, I decided it would make everything far more pleasant to have clean carpet down. This was my first frustration...
It's funny...this car is about the same size as my '67 442. They look big in pictures, but they aren't big yachts by any measure IMHO. In fact,...
I'll get to the sequence of assembly later, but I had been putting off the headliner. I'll be honest, I was dreading it. I had decided to do it...
Every car that I have gotten in deep with has been an entirely different journey. This is the first time that I have completely gutted out an...
Even on mine, access would be challenging to say the least with the tank installed...I couldn't really pinpoint the issue with the fitment of the...
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