The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] I get it, it’s an addiction. Once I put a nailhead into a hot rod I can’t think of using anything else. Then I had to devise of a way...
Why doesn’t anyone make a 15” x 9” steel wheel? You can’t get a 9” wheel until you get to 17” diameter. I don’t get it. 15” x 10” will be too...
Our front end installed. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] No chop! I’m going to turn it into my shop / advertising truck. I own Street Rod Engineering. Here is what I started with...
[ATTACH] Been a while since I’ve been on. Finally getting on with my 1935 Ford Panel Truck that I got a hold of about a year ago.
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Show and Shine on the Czech Town bridge!
My buddy is building the same truck. I'm 6' 1" tall. Unchopped my eyes are at about the top of the window. I say if it's chopped 2" and...
The older you get, the more creature comforts you want. I myself say paint the damn compressor black, but I have more of a stock looking...
Is that readily available in the big box stores?
I'm installing a license plate frame with a light, and I was looking for ideas on how to get the wiring through the trunk lid with a good seal and...
I just acquired a very clean 1935 Ford Panel. Googled pictures, but there are not a lot out there. Can you guys post what ya got?
Thanks guys! Really thought the supremes would look better. Maybe it's just baby moons or losing the wide whites...
[ATTACH] I'm thinking about switching my steelies out for some chrome rims. Could be supremes, chrome reverse, baby moon hubcaps on the steelies?...
[ATTACH] Train station in Ft Madison, IA
Well that sucks, the engine is stuck.....
I'm trying to get the original auto transmission off of the engine. Have removed the transmission bolts and starter to no avail. Shouldn't this...
[ATTACH] 1962 401 Nailhead in my 1937 Nash, made to look like a 1955 322.
Looks promising... Thanks!
So how do I determine the original distance of the bulb from the lens? I am using the original reflector with a halogen bulb....
Already polished them....
s.s. shield?
[ATTACH] Love my bullet headlights on my '37 Nash. They were converted to halogen bulbs some time ago. Problem is, the original lens refracts...
Like that you added louvers on the hood sides! Most just add flat sheet metal....
I figured there had to be a hidden bolt! Got it out... All I have to say is WHO THE F@CK CAME UP WITH THAT DESIGN?!!!
Picked up a Desoto 276 Firedome Eight hemi a couple of weeks ago. Trying to break it down and I cannot get the bell housing separated from the...
Mine has a Chevy 12 bolt out of a 1980 truck that is about an inch too wide. I offset each wheel by 1/2", so it works. I have a Ford 9" that is...
I'll add mine....
Getting ready to put the front end of the Nash back together. Don't want to use the welting that was there before. What other things have you...
And the answer is....... Bad vacuum advance! Changed it on desperation, $12 part. Started right up and went down the road. You're all wrong lol
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