The Jalopy Journal
The auto manufacturing industry in Australia has taken a beating lately with GM and Ford bailing out in 2016. All those skills and flow on...
Got a 60 Caddy with a magnetic drive for the speedo, had the dash out 5 times before I got it right, very frustrating! I can fully understand why...
Just goes to show that a little respect can go a long way. Great story.
Having raced on veledromes as a teenager, trying to pilot a midget around one seems crazy, I think we have all become soft as these guys played...
Just make sure you don,t use 300 series fasteners for high tension aplications as they tend to stretch, always use ARP stainless fasteners if you...
Loctite liquid metal works well also. I have heard of them being hard chromed and reground back to stock size but this is not a cheap exercise
Thanks for the tip, checked out Dicks web site and sent an order form. Thankyou.
Can anyone provide some info on where I can source a set of Rochester 2G,s set up for Tri power, progressive linkage, going on a 283 chev.? I have...
The origonal version is timeless, some things should be left alone to age like fine wiskey. Great story.
Had a similar problem a while ago, after a lot of searching we found the inner rubber layer of the fuel hose was effected by bad fuel and had...
$275 plus a bit for us Aussies
Stray Cats played at Thebarton theatre in Adelaide, South Australia a few years back, young and old had a ball, brilliant live show left you...
Seen some for sale in Australia, asking price is around $200 . Would like to grab one when the opertunity arrises.
In these days of ignorant youth with surgical attachments called smart phones,and the fact that the art of conversation is dying as a result of...
I,ll take version 3 , silver paint minus the hood scallops, sweet custom in any version but three just grabs your attention .
Got a copy of the book the Vultures and Fuel produced of their Tasmania trip, great read and some magic pics. These guys are simply cool without...
I have been told that, if you use the cheaper electronic dizzy,s, make sure you change the module to a bosch unit or equivelant as the cheap...
Great story, keep them coming. Thanks.
Magic stuff, makes you realise how important your folks are and maybe your hot rods or customs could be driving long after your gone.
Had to laugh at the wife putting you in your place, they have an incredible ability to pull the rug from under your feet just when you really...
Cool footage, a great mix of rods, race cars and customs. Levi,s have always been expensive in Australia, I can recall paying $80 for a pair ten...
Iv,e had my 56 Dodge Kingsway Custom on the road for 12 years now, when we first built it a lot of people said why bother with something that...
When I was tearing down my origonal 30 coupe I found a Badger brand condom, sold only by drugists, new , still in it,s box. It now lives in a zip...
My 30, before and after.
Quote:If you hit someone with a .38 is it an assault rifle? Ha Ha! A bit tongue in cheek yes. Congrats to the winner, a worthy choice.
Justin Hills Buick, build by him here in Australia, Called it ARTDECO, absolutely beautiful. He took the car to the states last year. This has got...
Rebuilt the engine in 1960 coupe, 390, had to replace springs in dizzy as one had failed, solved the slugish advance problem.
The last old junk yard in Mt Gambier, South Australia, is about to close, the owner is retiring and no one wants to deal with EPA and Govt. regs....
Just makes you realise just how tough this LSR game is, at least they get to run unlike here in OZ, last three years have been rained out, even...
Yep, top idea, seen a few old farmers with one for keys and another for their pocket knife, both on a well worn leather belt. The knife pouches...
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