The Jalopy Journal
I've thought the same thing about Carol opening the door from the inside.
I have 500 out of a 70 eldorado in an OT El Camino. If you don't want a belly button chev motor like 16 million other people have, they are a good...
Since this car gets raced as well as street driven, my objective were NHRA legal, light weight, simple, reliable and safe, with aesthetics and...
I used a dual gas tank set up in the trunk. a 17 gallon for pump gas and a 3 gallon for race gas. [ATTACH]
THis pic shows the fan and water pump, and how close the radiator is to the engine.[ATTACH]
OK, I'll post some pics and give some detail. When I was mocking it up, the radiator had to be too far forward to fit the Hemi. I didn't like the...
Which one is the before and which one is the after? I prefer the shiny wheels.
I think you are wise to want to learn from books by experts. The information is generally very reliable. The internet is a great resource, but it...
Wow, your coupe and mine are almost twins! This is the first I've seen this thread, it looks like you're making really good progress now. Good...
I think it's good to have a project that you are moving towards completion, especially when you are retired. It keeps you going, gives you...
This is going to be a great topic. My dream is to have an extraordinarily well detailed engine. But it seems I always fall short.
I prefer a wide margin of safety. Anything that gets raced, or hot rodded, or revs over 5 grand, I put in a steel flywheel. There is not a reason...
Maybe it will be a Sick the Mag give away car?
The very first picture of this thread kind of reminds me of the Green Hornet. I'm really curious to see what this will look like when you are done.
Squirrel, you met my dad. The apple didn't fall very far from the tree. I don't hardly ever sell anything. Where I differ, is if it had to sit...
Are big dumb wheels a prerequisite to entry in this event? The Henry J Ute is pretty cool. Even the design of the donks minimized their...
Clarck Copper head gaskets could probably make the thicker gaskets you need.
Joe was trying to make it sound like a super simple fix so that the NHRA tech lady would pass the car. At least that's what I think he was doing....
Thanks for all the great responses! Very helpful.
Hi, we are new to plasma cutting. I got a cheap one off of eBay to get started, hoping to make cleaner cuts than the oxyacetylene torch does. How...
Our local body/paint shop owner lets every employee know that they will be fired on the spot if they ever bring a can of WD40 into his shop. I'd...
Study the rules a lot! Title or not, that 48 Buick is too heavy. You're building a street driven race car. Make it light. Mark Fisher has the...
Even better, hand them a $20 and 3 quarters. LOL. I remember back when LOL meant "lots of luck".
Saturday night, I decided we would change the oil and filter, to flush out any remaining water that might be left in the pan. To my astonishment...
I didn't set it when I originally installed the gear drive in 2020. I'm not sure why? There is a reason why I am providing the details about...
Tuesday Morning, I started the car and let it warm up to 210 degrees before I turned on the fan. It was holding in all its fluids and the oil was...
By This point, I was really tired and really in a hurry. Time was running out. I called Cam and asked if we could change his flight from Thursday...
Then I got an idea! I removed and pressure checked the Mopar oil to water oil cooler. Sure enuff, it was cracked inside, allowing the oil and...
One thing I forgot about is that the header studs go into the water jacket, so I didn't put sealant on them. So we fixed that. Then restarted it,...
The cam end play was way off, so I ordered some shims from McMaster car and got that dialed in, then torqued the cam gear bolt with orange...
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