The Jalopy Journal
Haven't been on here in ages it seems but I wanted to let my friends on here know I'm back. After selling my '29 tudor and my '25 C-cab due to...
From what I can tell, they appear to be Guide/BLC 682-J lights but there was no tag on them and no holes for a tag. They are clearly stamped Guide...
My good frind Tomcat46 is MISSING after leaving from Bonneville yesterday at about 10AM. If ANYBODY heading east on I-80 between Wendover and Salt...
Are the gaskets, seals, bearings, gears etc. the same between Ford and Lincoln rear axles? I just got a '40 Zephyr rear axle and am pretty set on...
Found the old "Signal 30" video online. Forgot how gruesome it was. Maybe someone can show it to their kids and make a point on driving more...
wondering if the cop car that dropped them off at the jail is a hamb member's car. will try to snap a pic if it pops up again...really cool old...
since i found out clint (ratstar) isn't going to be able to have his usual bbq for the folks passing through on the way to bonneville, i thought...
wow, what a couple of weeks it's been. won't bore with all the details, but i got a new job that will allow me money AND time to work on the hot...
getting ready to setup the buick frame for the model a soon and i'm running into some issues. first off, can't figure out how to take the...
:D:D:D after some thinking and weighing my options, i went for the '29 model A i came across. here she is in her current glory, keep watching...
so for the last four years i've been dreaming of building a hot rod out of the '41 diamond t cab that i have. i got my cadillac flathead, another...
anybody know of a reputable chrome place that does good work around the valley? looking to get some misc parts done down the road a few weeks if...
Antique cars/parts for sale in West Valley. I'll be there for sure, will post more info when I get it. Just emailed the guy. "Coming a week...
Here's the frame I got from the barnfind that Tomcat46 shared with you all on here. I am building a truck to run on the salt out of it. I am using...
i'm trying to figure out if it's possible to convery my old 6 volt motorcycle to 12 volt. asked on the jockey journal with no answer so i'm trying...
went to a local antique store today and found some great car stuff. first are what i'm assuming are some carburetor float tools. they are mostly...
This is something i fabbed up a couple weeks ago for a '56 chevy that was in the shop. i won't go into detail on the horrible tuning problems and...
Some of you may know this one already, but this has saved my ass half a million times so i thought i'd share. get yourself some of this...
the engine is a '71 461 (.030 over 455) olds. it started right up and ran fairly well despite sitting for 2 months but had an awful clatter coming...
working on a '56 chevy here at the shop and the customer wants his wipers working if possible. problem is that he's got a crate 350 in it and an...
so i was just welding on some exhaust here at work. fire up the welder, turn the knobs to the appropriate places, open up the gas valve and find...
i stumbled upon a switch pitch 400 with converter for $50 yesterday. came out of a running car when the guy sold the wildcat engine for more than...
so last night i finally got a chance to tear into my 346 and it's gone fairly smoothly until i got to the valve springs. how in the bloody hell do...
down here in phoenix for the week with the wife. don't have a ton of things to do since we can only hang out with the fam for so long before...
so i somehow found a girl that lets me build carburetors and cylinder heads in the living room and talked her into getting hitched. we've been...
well as some of you know, others may have guessed and the rest probably don't give a shit...i'm building a hot rod. not just any run of the mill...
working on a 2bbl autolite in a 77 ford right now. trying to figure out the funcion of the spring/piston/rod assemblly that attatches to the...
Well I'm buying a Cad 346 for my '41 Diamod T and it's 800 miles away from me and guess who doesn't have a truck until i get this engine going;)...
As some of you know, I've been involved in building a monster 455 olds for my late model daily. Well living in an apartment doesn't make that very...
well i won't mention what it's going in, but it's done in the traditional spirit. here's my new 455 as it sits, waiting to go to its new home on...
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