The Jalopy Journal
I'm faster than a VW. [ATTACH]
Thanks for posting. It was great to see some old familiar faces.
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I would check the spark plugs. The bad cylinder(s) will have steam cleaned plugs.
I had the pleasure to talk to Don Garlets about the early days of flag starts. He said the flag man put the flag on the ground which activated a...
I dearched the rear springs. lower about 3" in the front and 4" in the rear. [ATTACH]
I believe the trick to make a 5 window into a 3 window is to use the longer 2 door sedan doors.
Great photos. Thanks for posting.
I always drill a 1/8" hole in my thermostates to let the air out . never a problem.
Mine with dearched springs. [ATTACH]
I think they look good when the tire matches the wheel well opening.
Besides using LED bulbs, I made a third brake light to give me a little more piece of mind.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For many many years I always had a good car and a beater. Some called it a beater, ice fishing car, drinking car, bad weather car, work car. I...
My 65 turns heads every time I head into Lowes.[ATTACH]
New bearings, rings, seals, and gaskets on order. lap in the valves and call it a rebuilt engine.
It is a Scat crank as it came out of the engine.
In Fla. I don't need antifreeze. I run water with "Water Wetter". The oil didn't get frothy but a little gray in color. I suppose that may have...
It was disassembled to install a cylinder sleeve due to a crack in the cylinder wall. Engine was using water. I built the engine 15 years ago. and...
The crank looks like new. The upper shell looks OK. The bearings are Std size. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] What causes this and how bad is it? 8BA flathead center main. This is the only one that looks like this. The others look very good and...
My '39 is green.[ATTACH]
I believe ,69-70 Boss 429 Mustang had manual choke.
They look good even is it isn't smooth and shiny .[ATTACH]
,39 coupe w/ 265" flathead, T-5, 3.50 rear end, 2 Holley 94s, 3/4 race cam. This would have been the hot setup in 1955. 1/8 mile time 11.3 @...
I happy to see your truck back on the road.
I love those front turn signal lights.
There is a process called "hard chrome plating". it is applied directly over steel and is used to build up the surface and provide rust resistant,...
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