The Jalopy Journal
Canada: Ford/Merc trucks came with 3-3/4" stroke (8RT and EAB) . Merc cars had the 4" stroke in '49-54 (8CM and EAC). A lot of 4" engines were...
Bullet connectors that have rubber sleeves. Didn't necessarily get hot - it's the nature of rubber when it gets old. Standard on all trucks of...
Just got mine in the mail. Super cool as I was born in 1953. From the time I was old enough to understand my dad always told me I was "the last...
If it's a HD variety it will have T87D on the side of the case.
Back in the day we stuck a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator.... with openings in it as necessary. I still do it sometimes when the...
Hang in there - I once lost a waterpump on the truck in my avatar in Minonk, IL. Overnight from Sac Vintage, swapped it out in the motel parking...
With a large drum on the rear (your emergency brake) it probably didn't come from an F1 originally. They used a cable e-brake with a lever under...
Here's another - more choices are always better but you'll find a lot of the same guys on all the mentioned forums....
Paul was a friend, mentor and hero! RIP
I agree - if you had to break up one piston because it was rusted tight, there's a chance that cylinder may have a crack in it. It's not worth...
Nice looking car TinShed - my dad bought a new one when I was a kid... ah, memories
There was no such thing as a "truck" block. Bolt-on accessories made it a truck engine. The number you're looking at is a casting number that...
With the 4 spd in a half ton - is the driveshaft 1 or 2 pieces? Or in other words, where is your slip joint: on the output shaft of the trans or...
Two questions: Did you install the seal in the correct direction? If not it will leak... Is your one piece seal just a simple stamped metal...
The tank seam flange locates in the long slot on the floor - the pads are attached to the bottom of the tank either behind or in front of the...
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