The Jalopy Journal
Thanks for the advice everyone! The cam/lifters/push rods all came as a kit back in the day from Isky, and were marked for 55-60 engines I...
That’s good to know on the BBC rocker studs at least. I think the geometry might be why the stock rockers were failing on me. Hopefully someone...
The hollow studs have been dealt with already. The cam and install kit from Isky oils through the lifters and hollow push rods. The stock steel...
My machine shop has run into a dilemma with the ‘60 Pontiac 389 I’ve got in my old coupe. It’s got an early Isky roller cam, but it’s pretty mild....
Condolences to friends and family, Jim was a great guy. Helped me out quite a bit when I first got into flatheads, such a wealth of knowledge on...
This awesome little hot rod pickup was built back in the 60’s at a junkyard down in Charlotte, NC. Someone skillfully mated a Bantam pickup to a...
I actually bought the coupe a couple years ago, in 2021. Had been sitting under a tarp for decades before that… Sure would love to find more...
Woah, thank you Unclebrad!! You’ve given me something to think about now, that’s for sure! Really appreciate the awesome photoshop paint job!
I keep having bad thoughts about sandblasting off the orange patina, and painting it a nice dark green metallic… Can anyone help make that happen...
Thanks for the tip Nick! I missed this earlier but I’ll try to give him a call soon Thank you!
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Finally got around to the roof insert… I cut out the plexi first, then enlisted the help of a friend to make the stainless piece. I still need...
Unfortunately I was not able to find contact info for Lee, but I’ll try again and see if I can find anything. As for the coupe, well here’s a...
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