The Jalopy Journal
Ì run a 3.70 gear in the 9 inch in my avatar roadster. Have a 76AMC Pacer Trans in It. The transmissions is really a Ford full synco 3 speed with...
Just my 2 cents worth. I am 76 and slowly working on an ot 68 El Camino that has been in my family since my dad bought it on April 4th, 1968. I...
All backwords. Albert Champion started Champion Sparkplugs. When William C. Durant started General Motors, he wanted a vertical monopoly....
Bring a tape measure up to Tehachapi as you can measure my Wescott roadster body to your heart's content!
I wire the excite wire to the accessory buss, if I don't have an idiot light. Many many years ago I learned that wiring the excite wire to the...
I used to be a dyed in the wool Champion guy. Then I ran a chassis dyno at a Ford dealer for several years. We did diagnostic reports for...
I used Magnum Axle hair pins. They have poly bushed ends on both the batwings and the frame anchor. It will allow enough deflection to...
I am 76 and have been doing this since I was 14. I am retired now and have lots of time on my hands. I can't do things as easy as I...
As a rule of thumb, and because I didn't do it as a stupid kid, make them stop and steer before you make them go. I used to make them go...
You might want to get a hold of the Hermans at H & H flathead. I talked to Mike at the GNRS because he had some Riley things on display. When...
Last summer I was on the way to a local cruise night. I pulled into the and backed into a parking space. As I got out, I noticed a father...
Years ago, when I worked at Douglas Aircraft, double sided tape was known as "supervisor tape" because it was two faced!
Just a short reply about turning brake drums . 060 oversize. That came into law many many years after the early Ford, lincoln, and Mercury were...
I have a Lincoln SP 135. I taught auto mechanics in a prison here in California before I retired and wanted a 110 mig. I asked the...
Here's a fact not many people know or want to admit. The Ford C4 and the GM T350 are cousins. The designs are both conceived by the same...
We referred the top case as a "corporate case" because it has both the Chevy pattern AND the B O P pattern.
[ATTACH]this is mine in Washington Blue on a bright day .
I used a set of swing pedals from Ansen. A swap meet find. I used an early 60'S International Harvester half ton master cylinder which has...
I have had the distinct pleasure of being behind him as he went through the tunnel as the southbound 210 merges with the eastbound 134 in...
I lìved in the SLC area for a couple of years. Even in the best of times, it's pretty slim pickins' there. Your best bet would be to contact...
I remember that article. Very entertaining !
I have been running silicone brake fluid in my roadster for 15 years and have had absolutely no problems. In addition when I inspect...
I have a 58 354 truck block and it has two water outlets on the lower section of the front of the block. I bought an aluminum front cover for...
Try Hot Heads, they specialize in Chrysler Hemi parts.
I can't say for sure if it will work for you, late 60's Impalas, Caprices, and 350 powered pickups used a rams horn manifold that had an...
Just set the record straight, that property was an active wrecking yard BEFORE Gene bought it. A friend of mine's son worked there for a time....
I am running a 354 in my avatar roadster. I have been involved since we used 3" wide wheels (or so it feels). I have had just about every...
I had Schneider Cams grind the cam in my avatar. It's a 288/435 cam. Sounds great with a nice lope at idle, good power thru out the rpm range,...
Superb interview! I've known of him since he was lil Pete, doing the chassis work at Pete and Jakes on Las Tunas before it got sold. Real...
I remember having a conversation some thirty years ago, with a long retired Ford dealership mechanic. The subject of flathead Fords...
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