The Jalopy Journal
My brother has a 57 Chev rear end in his 50 Fleetline. The pinion seal has started to leak a little and he wants to change it. Can we do it...
I got the speedo working in the Olds. At first it made quite a bit of noise, so I undid the cable and managed to shoot some silicon spray in the...
I've ben having trouble with my work computer lately. I'll be on the board for a few minutes and the screen goes blank and says this page can't...
Can I swap the 2 fronts side to side, does the direction matter?
I can't get Attached Thumbnails to open on my Ipad. They open fine on my pc and Iphone. Is there a setting I need to tweak?
After driving my car for the first time this summer, I quickly discovered the importance of floor insulation. It's like driving a Libby's bean can...
We want to do a tranny and torque tube swap on my brother's 50 Chevy Fleetine. Already have a rear end out of a 57 Chev prepped and ready to bolt...
Got home from work today to find this in the shop. [img] I've been working on this deal with Stickman from Calgary since January. Between...
Here's a few pics of the door solenoinds in my bro's 50 fleetline after he shaved the handles. In the first shot you can see where he drilled a...
I can't seem to get the brakes to bleed on dad's car. No matter what I do the brake peddle is still mush, it goes right to the floor and the car...
I put dad's car back on the ground for the first time last night. Holy crap is it loooow! Too low in fact, he won't be able to get in his...
Just got back from Disney Land (the most expensive place on the planet) to find a package in the mail from Bruce. Inside I found 8 magazines...
Are they anything special? I've got the fittings for the GM pump but have to get some fittings for the rack before I can get some hoses made.
What a productive weekend, being a hermit does pay off. I've been averaging 2 hours a night for the past few weeks. The 261 and turbo 350 was...
Here's some pics of the adapter we're running in my dad's 51 Chev. It's the kit from Buffalo Enterprises, we've been running it for about 4 years...
I'm having a brain fart here. I've got a new converter (prefilled it with a quart and a half) I also pulled the pan and installed a new filter....
I'm looking at buying a NOS TRW cam. It's supposed to be for an early Olds (49-55) The part # is TP-121 What are the specs and what is the cam...
I built this 261 about four years ago for my pop's hardtop. We've got it out right now whille we're doing the front suspension. I couldn't help...
Bigcheese's engine compartment post has got me thinking about wiring back then. How did guys "clean up" their wiring? Were there any types of...
I've been layin' off the computer for the last few months, trying to get things done! First off congrats to Ryan and eveyone involved in the new...
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Some of the older members of the board will remember my Dad's 51 Chev. A couple years ago I built a warmed up 261, turbo 350 and 57 Chev rearend,...
Here's my "value oriented" alternative to the Lokar column shift linkage kit. All you need is a couple linkage ends from your local auto parts...
These are the craziest manfolds I've ever seen. Man do they look cool. They're on Ebay, I wonder how much they'll go for....
I heard that silicon fluid will wreck hydraulic brake light switches. I wanted to run silicon fluid, are there any other options?
A buddy of mine calls me at work, and says what are you doing tonite? Do you want to go on a shop tour with me? He didn't have to ask me twice. He...
I just found one, unfortunately it's not for sale. A pretty rare car though. I've seen a couple sedan delivery's, but never a 2 door 60 wagon....
Made a power run to south Seattle on Saturday to meet up the the CGkidd. We brought rocket parts do do some sellin' and swappin'. Great guy, sure...
Apparently built by Nick Arias Jr. Iron duke block with a 392 head on it! It would sure be a cool start for a Bonneville project....
I recently got a set of 80" pipes for my birthday. I want to change the flat chrome end caps, I saw a few different styles on Moon's website....
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