The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH]this one in Morro Bay?
The local hardware store had a closeout, so I bought a out 3 gallons of different new crap. I'm only out 3.75, so no big loss. It pulled a little...
First drive for my 59 Ranchero. Put her to work [ATTACH]
25 years ago I bought a rusty Henry J. It was original, but it ran. Sorta. So after blocking the radiator and getting it hot, I dribbled 2 liters...
Because it looks good and they can. In the case of a showcar, you have to push the envelope to be competitive. Eventually you can't go any lower....
I use whatever I find in my many purchases, swap meets etc. As long as it is in good condition. I don't fool myself, I own a 59 Chevy and have...
A custom car is a personalized vision, that may not appeal to enough biders to raise the price. This one does little for me color wise. It becomes...
I have a 59 ElCamino they'll take the whole car faster than one wheel. The 3 break ins so far were door, dash and ignition Damage. my Drag...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Fixing a well executed, but poorly thought out rear mounted battery in my 59 Ranchero, and trying to take the ugly off of what...
What year Camaro shifter.bI am not adverse to using factory stuff, I prefer it . Like everything, what's online is too rich for me, so I need to...
What have you guys used. I seem to remember issues with placement years ago for a unimatic with a Rod. I was also 18 and not the brightest then...
Did guys paint the wheels on their Biscaynes, Custom 300s, etc back in the day, or just put full wheel covers on. I'm only aware of Body color,...
sorry for the low quality. The column pictured is an automatic in my 59 Ranchero. None of my custom 300s have had back up lights. The greasy...
[ATTACH] This?
Dull cars are just entry level hot rods. Eventually some become popular. There are always naysayers, but there are still guys happy to have fun...
Put a ground on it and try. Your ground course is a 60 year old rusty hinge if it works, install a discreet ground pigtail
You go back, rob whatever you need, go back 6 months earlier to another place, establish your alibi, and st things in motion, assuring that on the...
I don't see anything there that would stop me. Tear it apart, clean it repair it and put it on the shelf. The Challenge is half the fun
Cheap is a no name intake, GT40 heads off a late 90s explorer, and a 500 cfm 4 Barrell of your choice. A small cam , or even a truck grind for low...
Scraper and a shop vac Under valve covers and intake, pre luber to build oil pressure, rotate while lubing, make sure drain back passages are...
If given the opportunity, and I had to come back, and it had to be automotive, Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg, Packard, Hemi, L88
It's been 84 years since I first read this thread, I can still smell the fresh paint
Might have been cardboard
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I needed a bumper and patch panels for my 59 Ranchero, so I bought this abortion and will be dissecting it of all useable parts....
More curiosity than anything but would like to get them out to someone who might need them. I bought an eclectic 59 Ford Galaxie Fairlane, custom...
If I recall from your build that is not a factory seat. What did it come from?
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is mine with 5 spokes International drag masters, soon to go to stock wheels and caps. It has a 62 327 and a...
This was my first. Forty years ago, when I was 12. It has been st up for 4 different engines, I had the chassis done 20 years ago, and have yet to...
One time or dedicated to the trailer . I would get a deep cycle, and a battery tender if it was going to live there, just because of the drain...
[ATTACH]Thanks to this thread I now have a windshield.
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