The Jalopy Journal
Nostalgia / Meltdown Drags style cars - Open invitation - Sept 1, 2, 3, 2018 (Long Weekend) - Interlake Dragway - Gimli Manitoba Canada (About 90...
When my Brother, his daughter Megan and I went to Meltdown 8 this summer we had Megan's boyfriend - Ryan - tag along and lend us his truck to help...
I have found that my experience with the automobile and Hot Rodding has made my world very small. It has never ceased to amaze me I can meet...
This might be a bit premature as I have no real intention of starting a serious build until I get the Scout sorted out a bit better but ... what...
So... what part of the Meltdown / HAMB drags event is forever etched in your memory. Of course this comes with the requisite comment of "Where...
I've mentioned his new project a few times in a number of threads, decided it needed it's own. The inspiration comes from the picture I came...
We are new to the religion that are Magnetos so we need some advise from the Gods and Gurus out there. What are the recommendations for a...
Have you ever had - That Moment<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p I mean - that moment - where you are working on your project or doing whatever and for a...
I hate resolutions so let's just call it...plans for the New Year. Get the new blower motor sorted out Keep the Scout off the gaurdrail (with...
We're building a center steer 49 Prefect and we're a little baffled about the IHRA rules regarding center steer cars and driveshaft shielding....
http://canadiandragracer.ca/<WBR>index.php/featured-driver/<WBR>3797.html Not entirely off topic as the Scout gets a mention. I have no...
I am looking to replace the bent / straightened axle in the Scout. My question is, does anyone make a sever duty unit (2" Chromoly or 2 1/4"...
Nothing like a little shameless self promotion... Actually I sent bangshift a heads up on a few of us lunatics who are drag racing Scouts. Brian...
It's damn near winter up here in Winnipeg so I figured now is the best time sell a set of snow tires and rims that are taking up space in my...
I talked about this in my Scout Gasser build thread but we started to strip the car down this past week so I figured, what the hell, let's give it...
Were about to start our 49 Prefect build. It will be gasser style and we are throwing thoughts and ideas around for the front end. We hate the...
This is an awesome way to spend 10 minutes. Great shots of a wide cross section of cars that includes sound. Some of it probably canned some of...
This probably belongs in the Buy / Sell section so I won't be all broken up if it's moved there. This altered is for sale on Racing Junk:...
So we head out into the wilds of southern Manitoba to look at a 49 Prefect advertised in the Kijiji classified. We meet this great guy, Arnold and...
Caption this picture: Have some fun with it but remember... keep it clean (ish) Try to refrain from Quoting the picture... save some...
I had the Scout at the track this past weekend for its first shakedown passes. After the third pass the electric water pump gacked and threatened...
My Scout has a chrome straight axle from way back in the 70's. I was getting the truck teched yesterday at the Drags (IHRA) and the tech official...
Back in the 70's Popular Hot Rodding magazine had an ongoing project with a 32(?) truck. It had a 4-71 blown 350 and ran 10's. Anyone know...
Late 70's 4 of us piled into a 4 door 59 Impala (straight 6 / 3 on the tree) for a road trip from Winnipeg to Thunderbay. The car was a $200 hand...
I made comment to this little monster on the intro page and recieved a bit of encouragement to provide some pictures. I hope it works. Here's...
Not much else to do up here when it's -44 with the wind chill and the snow is pounding down other than read threads from other car nuts. I've been...
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