The Jalopy Journal
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Rocky's post being mad at his car got me thinking, if your car could talk back what would it say? "Hey it's not my fault I'm not running!" "Boy...
I watch the local Craiglist for parts for my two old Vettes, scored some good door panels last month. Always 'Corvette Engines' advertised but a...
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A big stupid one, that's what kind.. So now it does almost nothing. Car stops OK, might just be the front brakes. Could the shoes just be...
Finally ready for a weekend of travel now that the pandemic has slowed, and more importantly my newly resurrected '56 Vette is roadworthy, I hope....
Just pulled the heater core out of my crusty '56 Vette, been in a barn since '74 until I got it roadworthy this year. Don't know how long this...
Thinking about adding some oil additive to my (as far as I know) bone stock, untouched, non-hardened valve seat 1956 Chevy 265. Lucas makes an...
Crappy camera, crappy photos, crappy, photographer, nice morning, nice weather, nice cars [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Been thinking Cragars are a bit modern for my 1938 pickup. So I bought some cheap VW smoothie hubcaps and put them over the spokes to see. I'd...
Had to slam on the brakes today in the '56 Vette, right rear tire skidded long before the others were seriously slowing me down. Tried it again...
Service manual for my '56 Vette says they used a 7lb. cap up until 1960, then a 13lb. Same thing for the full size? Why the change? OK to...
The carrier bearings in mine were toast. Pinion bearings came in the kit so replacing those, old ones looked fine. Not changing R&P or anything...
So my buddy called again: "Hey, I'm getting rid of my automotive literature, just keeping a few, come on over." "Nah, I do all my reading online...
A friend, vintage road racer, called me Saturday: "Hey I'm throwing out some shit, come over." "No, I got too much shit already." "But this is...
Due to overwhelming demand (thanks, both of you), here is the '56 Vette YKW find I picked up last year. I'm not the one who scored it out of the...
Crank damper bolt? I've done it lots of times, but maybe not a great idea? Anywhere else you would or wouldn't use one?
I'm on a Route 66 bender. Never watched it when it came out, probably because I was still watching Fred and Barney. Lots of episodes online,...
With the cold weather, several batteries in my stuff (tractor, dump truck, Bantam) decided to die, all within a couple of weeks. So, while I kept...
I was asked today if an engine would keep running (and lights stay on) if the battery were disconnected. I believe it will on alternator equipped...
I pulled an old battery charger off the shelf and tested it on a semi good battery. Not a 'smart' charger, just a 2 or 10 amp setting. Put a...
I tagged along with a neighbor to a Model A run this morning. Next time I'll bring a sawzall. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Got these at the swap meet for a fiver, think they are VW. Have them clamped up, looks OK I'm thinking. Buddy could care less, but look what...
Yeah, the ones with a dial. [IMG]
Yesterday while picking up lumber across the bay I also grabbed this as a potential replacement for my tired mill. Supposedly rebuilt, obviously...
So there I was at ORielly staring at the identically marked green and red cans of CRC brake cleaner, at least on the front from what my old eyes...
My local paint supplier just quoted me $439 for a gallon of Nasson gloss black with hardener and reducer! Two years ago I painted my Blazer white...
Working on my steering the other day, I got to wondering why it is that tie rods, steering arms and spindles are self explanatory, but what about...
I need to cut two 19" diameter disks out of 3/8" steel. I tried last night with the plasma cutter we have at school but it wasn't up to the task....
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