The Jalopy Journal
We had a couple nice ones seen almost nightly on main street in the 50s-60s - now I cruise main street and hardly see anything from the 20th...
Made me spray coffee out my nose, been looking for that socket a long time and can still hear it rattling around in there somewhere...
Love that show, the actors who were on it before they became big stars, the cars - Burger and Tragg are always trying to prove Mason is a slippery...
Same thing here, A/C parts next
Thanks for that drive - sometimes when a desert road is clear here and I can see for miles, I drive on the left side just to remind myself of all...
My black 51 came new with no fender welt from the factory, so I did not use it after new paint - I used old-fashioned black friction tape (asphalt...
lotsa wheels, guess people forget to put the one with the blown/flat tire back in the trunk - often notice tools shifting around on top of the...
I don't do shows. Driving, building, firing an engine for the first time, helping kids with car projects - never gets old.
[ATTACH] Don't know who it belongs to but this is the coolest DQ air cleaner I have seen
One of the advantages of the standard 10/12SI 3-wire hookup is the sense terminal T2 - instead of just connecting the T2 sense terminal to the...
Beat the hell out of my 289 4b 4sp Ford, never left me on the side of the road, went 313,000 before it ate its timing chain, just lucky I guess.
Dragging Main 1960s.....it was the social media of its time but in person - girls who wanted to meet guys walked along or sat on cars, taking...
FrozenMerc and others are right - sleeves inside the bushings must be clamped tight between the mounting ears so movement at joints is all in the...
Carter P4070 here also, next to the tank
Thank you
First vehicle was a 35 Ford pickup, $75 running, from a neighbor, in 66 - first car was a 50 Chevy Standard, $92 running, from a man in town, also...
My 51 pickup and I are the same age, and we have history since I drove it as a teenager in the 60s while working on the farm of the man who...
It's amazing to me anyone has the time to document their build on here, and I really appreciate those that do whether they finish them on the site...
I got parts and projects when I was working overtime to insure I could never run out of projects in retirement, 10 years now - finished my avatar,...
LM7806 regulator IC used here, feeds all gauges that need 6v, 60 cents, mount to clean metal under dash for heat sink
What he said, works good for me
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Nixies look pretty cool, especially in a dim environment. Never thought of seeing them in a car. Being an old time Ham Radio operator and antique...
Yes it is worth it to me, driving something I build is fun, road trips are fun, improving my skills is fun - having more than one hobby is fun,...
They call it HOT August Nights for a reason - for me the downtown cruise on Friday night was always the highlight - one entry I will never forget...
Exactly - I used a 7806 in my F1, cost less than $1, seen them 5 for a dollar in fact - one part provides 6v to all original gauges that need it -...
Changed mine to the bullet style with new seals and no more leak - now for that shifter shaft seal...
Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Eagles, SRV It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin' Trees flew by, me and Del were singin'...
Bed - small lights in roll work in parallel with stock lights, all 4 lights do tail, brake, and turn, helps visibility at night [ATTACH]
Interior shot [ATTACH]
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