The Jalopy Journal
Making cool shit! So way back in the mid-2000’s we had this brilliant kid show up here on the HAMB. He went by chromedRAT from Zanesville, Ohio...
I'm thinking of running a reversed Corvair steering box in a cross-steering configuration. Rotating the sector shaft 90degrees from horizontal...
Was in Toy's-R-US today and came across this little gem. Granted its a 1970 Mustang, but the doors are what made me buy it. Even had the...
John O'Quinn killed in car wreck this morning on Allen Parkway in Houston. www.chron.com sad loss for the car community. Hope his collection...
My engine isnt going to be done in time to finish our car for Bonneville this year. So I have 2, possibly 3 rooms available at Knights Inn in...
1930 Cadillac [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I searched and searched. But there was a guy I thought in Kansas City that had a pile of '30s grill inserts that ended up being factory blems...
Found: Piece of Americana, and Inception of a Dream Wikipedia defines “Americana” as it usually indicates a concern with the...
I wont discuss the movie. But the opening scene kick's ASS! It reminds me of Ryans Editorial the other day on "That Hot Rod is a Murderer"...
Total success. Zero car issues to my knowledge. I want to examine one of my u-joints before I roll aagin, but.....I made it home 10am...
Theres going to be a kick butt show at Ford Park in Beaumont,TX the weekend after Roundup, April 11-13. Lot of shows in a row, but that season...
I apologize up front for tossing this out during TECH week, but the reminder needs to be up and out there. The calendar does not...
One of my buddies in B-ham got to work this morning to see Ain't Misbehavin' sitting in his garage (hanger). She's one of my favorite P-51's, and...
Guys, if you didn't know the postal rates went up today. .41 cents for a 1st class stamp from .39. $.02 not a big deal. But here is where we...
Weather was awesome! Nothing says Texas like a Caddy with longhorns on the hood! [IMG] As well as a saddling up your steal horse! [IMG]...
Josh, came through like a gangbuster! We had discussed this for quite some time. I was looking for an Indian Skull shift knob to match my...
I noticed that recently any thread where the deal appears to be done gets "Closed". I'm not sure I agree with this tactic. I can count...
So I've been collecting parts for like 2 years to build this bitch. I finally got to the part where I put everything on the chassis and start...
What are you guys using to secure your brake lines, wiring, fuel lines? What the hell do you guys do that aren't boxing your frames? I was...
Guys Im stumped. I have some ideas, but do not have a solution. I have this really cool set (arent they always) of steel wheels,...
This is a warning about what happened to really good friend of mine last Thursday. Carl Degrande of Carl's Tire fame in the booming metropolis...
READ IT ALL, BEFORE YOU POST!!!!! After watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation over Thanksgiving, and Cousin Eddie equating the Jelly of...
Tech: Mount any Motor/Tranny in any Frame I’m sure there are 1000 ways to skin this cat, but here is my cheap, straightforward way on...
This goes along with Inkorekt’s “Trailer Guy thread” http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139777 A lot of the...
I'm considering buying a vehicle 1500 miles away from me. We all know what happened to Uncle Scooby. Bought car, had to wait until car got...
I'm needing a flange put into a CAD file. Anyone on here do CAD work? I tried to get these things burned out on a friends plasma table. But...
Lets take a bit of a flashback 1st. I've been redoing a '65 Buick Riviera for about the past 2 1/2 years. This thing was a total basketcase,...
How are you guys who have done this running your 700R4 TV cable with Strombergs? Some sort of custom bracket or is there a source on these?...
Those metal clips to weld on wheels for holding hubcaps on? I'm trying to refurb my 20" Internationals that are missing more than half of them....
I finally was at home long enough to download these off the digi. My old man, has slowly gotten into old cars. So proud of him! He's had a...
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