The Jalopy Journal
With what looks to be hills in the background, I don't think it's Atco or Englishtown. It's pretty flat around here. J.
The soapy water helps minimize the chance of the metal galling and messing up your disk. J.
Robert Thanks for the help at Gators and taking pics/documenting everything. It was good working with you. J.
Kevin It is this Sunday. It's a good swapmeet. No where near as big as Englishtown or Carlisle, but it's growing every year. Not many cheap tool...
Fred, think of the metal like pizza dough that you're rolling out. If you roll the middle, the metal is thinned out, as it thins out it gets...
Pete They are used with a geometric die holder. I used to run a turret lathe many years ago (before CNC) and it was a quick way to thread parts....
I've got them on my 48. When I heard about them right here on the HAMB I ran out to the car to check it out. Pretty cool setup. J. Clear
Larry This was one of the biggest crowds we've ever had at the metalshapers demo. Unlike the panel beaters of the old days we really enjoy sharing...
I'll be at the metalshapers pavillion and this year I'll have my not quite HAMB approved Jalopy. J. Clear
There is something I've never understood about the hardness of the MIG welds, Often when TIG welding a panel I'll use MIG wire for filler rod and...
I've got the 67 Mustang master cylinder setup under the floor on my 48. I needed to add the residual pressure valves to both to get a good pedal....
When I did mine, I made the cut diagonal. This way I had almost twice the length of weld. J.
One other thing you might try that worked for me on my daily driver. You need an open stretch of road to get up some speed (over 55) and hit the...
Don't want you to be disappointed about Hershey, but it's not really about hotrods. In fact they kind of discourage them. It still is one of the...
I've got an older GMC motorhome that's always hard to get started after sitting a while. I found that the fuel in the carb evaporates through the...
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