The Jalopy Journal
Tim, your build is progressing nicely. That is the same location I am planning to put my filler cap. I opted for the scaled down cap. Now I wish I...
Front shackle bolts arrived. They have urethane bushings that are not the same OD as the OEM. Additionally, the OEM shackles had Zerk grease...
The Legend of Left Turn Louie Louie was new to our local drag strip. He was a brash hoodlum with a bitchen front engine dragster. Louie didn't...
We've been blessed with exceptionally warm weather for October, so I got out all my little bits and shot them in primer. I see lots of sanding in...
I have two. A Buco in metalflake blue, used in my yard art Halloween decoration "Left Turn Louie" FED archaeological discovery, and an old Bell...
You should be OK if you check the tightness occasionally.
Do you mean he adjusted the torch to get AN EIGHT INCH INNER CONE FLAME??? The one to use for welding. I have never seen an acetylene torch that...
I was an engineer in the Engine Performance Development Group at FoMoCo. On numerous dynamometer tests with their 302 V8 O/T ponycar I picked up 5...
Let me suggest that you face off the tops of those rocker studs. That way the Poly Locks will have a firm surface to "bite" on and be less prone...
...and I only counted 14 here. Shouldn't there have been 16? Are two pointing downward? I wonder about pipes pointed at the ground. In the...
propylene oxide...?
In the course of getting the front axle finished I got out the spindle thrust load bearings. I cleaned them and they rolled freely so I plan to...
Moly rings are a good choice. They are actually made of cast iron with a moly coating infused or plasma sprayed on the wear surface. Additionally...
Check out the YouTube documentary on The Surfers '55 210 tow car. One of many...
Exactly In another life, I was a Small V8 Engine Development Engineer at FoMoCo. We built and ran several engines with precisely spaced ring gaps...
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