The Jalopy Journal
When I first started out, my used machine didn't have a flaring tool. I'd cut the flares off of a Y pipe and welded them on. The manifold ends of...
Yes you will meed 6V cables to carry the amperage. Clean and wire brush every connection in the starter system including the grounds. Clean the...
Leave the cap loose and see if it boils over. I'm betting that the temp ga. is reading incorrectly. I spent a bunch of money chasing an over...
[IMG] you had to see it run to understand. Not as famous as others but very impressive to watch.
[IMG] bed I made 30 years ago bed pockets and all...no bed stiffening beads though. I had the panels bent up and then assembled it.
buy a dirty Motors Manual off of Ebay you don't need a fancy clean one. GM and Ford test using different terminals. I look it up every time. I...
35 up for the radiator cap inside the grille shell. Do a Google image search just change the year. Should be pretty easy to find.
[IMG] Yes my Hudson wheel fits on my F100 shaft.
look it up... Fords and GMs are done differently so internet answers from memory aren't always accurate.
I'd move the core support or make a fan shroud. Electric water pumps are for lazy people.
[IMG] A photo does not do this justice
you can't change the center line of the crank and trans so don't worry about it. Lots of engine center lines are off set to the side. It is not...
I've run 39 trans' behind several sbcs and never blown one. Am I lucky or or just a good driver? If you drive it like a race car it will break...
Never used anything but the factory pump for the engine. No risers, no gimmicks, just factory water pumps. Never had an over heating problem!
Half of the 32 Ford PUs at the shows have 34 cabs with the 3rd belt molding. Most likely "re-cabbed along the way. After all these years you can't...
As said the cast piece is riveted to the body and are not part of the "feet"
Sorry to hear this. Always a hero of mine. The above picture of his 34 Chevy sedan was state of the art for 1964. I believe he still had it. It...
Pretty sure an original stock cad System only had one choke on the primary carb The secondary carb did not require a choke The primary was the...
In 1968 I drove across country going to California. I played hop scotch with a towing tandem for a hundreds of miles... A 3 year old 65 mustang on...
Check the voltage of the headlights and other bulbs
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] pick one!!
Now it's up to you to keep us up to date on the adventure....I'll get mine on Monday mornings but the others will be waiting patiently. ;-)
One of my earliest memories was of a California chopped 40 Vert in SE Pa. (daddy had money) Some kind of Chrysler Hemi for power. 6 97s on a log...
Why?? rebuild it and drive the wheels off of it. Nothing wrong with a generator. No better performance No better gas mileage....Why, One wire...
[IMG] I wrestled with this on my deuce. It was full fendered when I got it. To me this is a Deuce roadster. When I die and it moves on to a new...
Another Vietnam Seabee veteran. UTII
I am a veteran. My son is on active duty. I'm very proud.
Can I ask you why the desire to run electric??? The only reason that I can think of is space limitations. When I see an electric fan on a 50s car,...
Has the float "sunk?" If the float no longer floats no regulator in the world will keep it from flooding. I had one sink on the way to Memphis in...
A friend of mine drove his 64 Ford right after replacing the M/C and had the same problem, as said above, we all suspected pedal play but here was...
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