The Jalopy Journal
How many of you fellas are using a FULLY manual valve body behind you street machines ?! I know there are plenty of "tricked-up" A/T with shift...
I have use cut-off wheels for many many years at work and home and could count the times the wheel "flew-apart"/exploded on one hand. (Most of...
Eddie Hill's Pontiac powered.....Roy Gay's 4 slick twin engine monster....Freight Train...Ivo's twin/quad nail head dragster...even the twin...
When using reverse twist drill bit (when trying to remove a broken stud/bolt) do I also run the drill in reverse or......run it forward? 6sally6
Think Ford 8" rear. (peg-leg...one-tire-on-fire) I have always "heard" you could put in extra shims(what is that & where!?) in the rear end and it...
I'm an old(er) fellow and should know the answer..........but I don't. I like to tell other fellas I'm a "car-guy" but if they axe me a FI...
Big cam... gear drive....10:1 CR...Eddy heads. He has a problem with oil seeping out of valve covers around the hold down bolt HOLES. We put...
I realize rubber tires tend to dry rot/crack with age. I don't know if it's a natural occurrence or planned obsolescence? Anyhow.....y'all know...
somebody that had a brand new Corvette and died in it! The guy wasn't found for a couple months and the smell was horrible..... The family had it...
....I've heard that one but never tested it out. The thing I have a question about is.......'if I disconnect my battery when parking for a few...
Buddy just came across a mid 60's GTO for a steal. Been sitting up for 20+ years. (He got such a sweeet deal he's afraid to answer his door for...
Talked to a fellas the other day on the phone about a 60-something Corvette......427 (390 HP) 4-speed both tops 3.55:1 gear. 60-something thousand...
Performance Automotive Warehouse (I think).......They had a great big catalogue...great prices and then...poof!?! Been gone a LOOONG time but I...
I 'have' one.........and I used it a couple times but those tiny bolts screwed into an Aluminum intake make me break out in a cold sweat....
I broke 4 of them. I was removing them so, when removing my old headers,I wouldn't break any of them.:mad: Might just be a crappy plug socket but...
"Working on cars/hot rods just ain't as much fun as it use to be"! Maybe its because its upper 90's and dog days of August. Maybe its because...
I "TRY" but.........just can't get comfortable OR...tear a-hole in it at the worst time. 6sally6
Seems like just when you think..."just maybe I'll be able to take the old hot rod out and actually 'enjoy-it"...another bump in the road happens....
Seems to be a lot of these "you guys have the same issues I do".....questions. Well here's mine and y'all can "pipe-in" too. Doing some work on...
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