The Jalopy Journal
I bought a Johnson radiator this spring for my 32 ford. Its just as nice as the Walker Radiators that I have put in other cars. It is a big...
My favorite swap meet… home by noon.
After following the build of that 5 window through Bill Ganahl's Instagram account, I found the paint scheme disappointing. If I didn't know...
Those look like cracks to me. The primer is probably not compatible with whatever is underneath it.
33-34 bumpers only have one groove in them. The front bumper is 1936 passenger car and the rear looks like a 1935 pickup bumper, maybe 1936. Dave
In my experience, the 10 percent ethanol gas that we have in Washington will evaporate into a green goo. My old dirtbike, that I hardly ever ride...
Can it be done? Yes Should it be done? Probably not I've built two 32 3 windows where the customer insisted upon welding the firewall in place....
Nice car Due to the Anacortes to Sidney ferry not running, and the price of everything skyrocketing, I have a Deuce Day registration that will...
Try checking your caster at both ends of the axle. I fought a death wobble for a couple of months. Everything was tight, the axles were square...
Both of my pickups have smoothies. The 33ford has 41 ford cap and the 55 chev has 52 Chevrolet car caps. The Ford caps came from Rally America,...
In my observations of local businesses that were once successful, I have found that they usually die after 3 generations. The first generation...
I’ve installed a couple of the CCP drop spindle disc brake kits, and they fit well and seem to work fine. The complete kit comes with all the...
I read somewhere that Ospho is designed for oil based enamels. I usually use ppg dx579/ dx520 then rinse before priming. It leaves the metal...
I’ve had my 55 Chevrolet pickup since 1989, when I was 15 years old. I went through the truck again in the late 90’s, since then it has just gone...
Jim Green’s in Lynnwood, Wa in the late 70’s. He was building his 1934 ford phaeton with the blown 427 SOHC. The body flipped up, like a funny...
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