The Jalopy Journal
Mike, that is some good looking iron, and sounds like a great project. Good luck and I will be watching. TV
I'm 71 and I still build hot rods, my son and I build together,we have a Bonneville race car we built and I'm working on a 29 blown flathead...
Thats a good looking truck, put some time into it and get her done. You'll really enjoy it when you do.--TV
I think it is GREAT with the fenders and it sits good also.--TV
Keven & I will be there Saturday all day. Please say hi.--TV
If it were me I would check the mating surface at the gasket, you may have a very small leak.
Use a 32, but put needle brgs. in place of the bushings, that will make it like power steering.--TV
Oh yes, set up right they will perform like fuel injection.--TV
They are not hard to set up, first get the chokes right. Then get your jets and air correction jets correct. They will work almost as good as fuel...
Kevin, good on ya, nice digs.--TV
A boned, yes you are right, we use bushings in the cam bores of our race motors. Some guys have put bearings but I think thats going a little far....
Do you have springs in the rear? Check for a broken spring.--TV OK thats good.
Check the banger thread, I helped you out.--TV
A-boned, this can be done in the car if needed. The rod bearings use a 25/32 socket, just mark the caps and put them back where they came from....
If your talking about the axel nut, you better use a six foot snipe.
My son and I made a set using 32 bottoms and 36 tops welded together. Putting these together lays the posts backward a little and lowers the...
I sold a set with the water manifolds that were 21 stud for $5000.00 a year or so ago. It all depends on the condition.--TV
I have a set of 18" that were cut down to 16" and they look great. I was told by the guy that did them they were done during the war and lots of...
Don, this is a great looking roadster with great workman ship super job.--TV
Whats your plan for the back of the trans? Are you going to convert it to a Ford back? Or are you going to run it as is and make up a special...
I can tell ya I bought a deck lid complete for our 27 Bonneville race car and it was warped so bad we canned it. We had Mike Kilger build us one...
Larry, we put one of those in our Bonneville modified roadster. It works bitchen, we set it up as a cawl steering. I"m sure you have seen it. Its...
I concur with what has been said about moving the K member. We were going to install one of our lasalle trans. in my sons stock frame 32 roadster...
Dean, the (Toms muffler car)t is owened by my son and I, and we are getting it ready to run again very soon.
I must say again I LOVE all of these coupes.--TV
I usta run a fiat 600 with a Porsche 4 cylinder engine, I put 800 fiat drum brakes and a line lock on the front and it worked very well. I was...
All of these coupes are really cool.--TV
You can't go wrong with sweeks in Bakersfield. His prices are the best and his work is the best.--TV
I bought a nice 41 Merk for $14000. I would say yours is worth about $15000 . I had a little work to do to mine to make it look as good as yours....
Rich, you are right, the car is running again. its got a small block in it now. Tony and Chick Huntimer have it now. They are running it in the...
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