The Jalopy Journal
I'm working on a '50's Spartan Mansion travel trailer at work. I am looking for some louvered aluminum screen for the HVAC unit in it. I've...
I've been wondering for awhile what the difference is between a positive ground voltage regulator and a negative ground regulator. Are the...
I'm working on a '39 Zehpyr. The speedo has 3/4 internal threads. I need an adapter to convert it to a standard 3/4 or 5/8 external thread....
I'm working on a Ford 8BA, rebuilt not to long ago. It's got a Max-1 cam and adjustable lifters. I reset set all the lifters to the recomended...
The '39 Zephyr I'm working on has some scratches on the interior rearview mirror glass. They're pretty minor, but they'll bug the heck out of my...
I'm working on a driveline swap at work. To get the engine and trans to fit, it would solve ALOT of problems if I could set the engine & trans in...
I've got a steering wheel here from a '39 Zephyr that I want to have leather wrapped. Because it's a spoked wheel, I don't feel confident doing...
I'm working on a '50 Lincoln. It's been converted to 12V, but is still positive ground and converting to Neg ground isn't a possibility, the...
I've got the original clock from the '50 Lincoln here than needs to be rebuilt. It looks great, it just doesnt work. I also need it converted to...
I'm swapping a factory Buick dual carb intake onto a '38 Straight 8. The intake setup came with some linkage pieces, but none of them line up in...
I'm trying to get the original tube radio in the '50 Lincoln to work with the new (still + ground)12V system. I've got voltage reducers that will...
I'm looking for a '50 baby Lincoln wiring diagram, specifically the gauge cluster. I'm doing a 12V conversion, and need to know where to put the...
Another question on the '50 lincoln I'm working on. We're doing a 12V neg conversion because the owner wants to have an ipod ready hidden stereo...
I need to recover a '50 Bably Lincoln seat. I want to use the stock material if I can so I don't have to recover everything. I'm having a heck...
The paint on the roof, hood, and trunk of my '55 has degraded significantly over the past few years. It's s single stage enamel that is now...
I'm working on a '50 Baby Lincoln. I've read that the Lincoln frame is different from the firewall forward, and that the body is the same from...
I'm currently working on a '50 Lincoln. A few of the window garnishes and the top of the dash need to be refinished. The finish that's on them...
A customer of ours just bought a '38 Buick 5 window coupe. He's pretty sure he wants it chopped, somewhere around 3" and maybe angled with the...
Just curious, are generators wound any differently for positive ground and negative ground systems? Thanks for the info.
After hearing about Gibbs Brand metal protector used on bare metal cars for years, I decided to get some to try on Hawkeye and Hot Rod Pat's bare...
My '55 Plymouth uses Ball and Trunion style u-joints. Mine are nearly completely worn out. Looking for replacments, I see that most of them are...
I was over visiting my buddy Hawkeye last weekend. He's a seldom seen HAMBer, and student at UW-Plattville. He managed to land himself a job as...
My local Car Quest is usually pretty good about getting my parts for older cars. I called them today looking for a Left Front wheel cylinder for...
Hello, my name is jeff, and I have squeaky bearings. My wheel bearings are squeaking, and I can't make'em stop. I can't tell which bearings are...
The (open)differential in my '55 Plymouth is pretty worn and howls abit going down the road. Doesn't help any that it leaks a few drops a day....
I almost never take my '55 Plymouth to judged shows. It's a daily driver, not a show car. There's nothing special about it, it's just very...
Like the title says, I need to know how many amps a 6v Overdrive solenoid draws. Anybody have a ballpark figure? Thanks.
I need a new manual steering box for my '55 Plymouth. I know that the 55-56 Dodge/Plymouths will bolt on, but is they have been diffucult to...
I'm restoring a '55 Speedster at work. A few of the parts are silver cad plated. Some of the parts, such as the door latch assembly, do not come...
I've got a bearing here, and I need another one. None of my local guys are able to cross it. It's a tapered roller bearing, Timken part number...
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