The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] Used the Size 8 method of aligning the front grille hood shut line. Better now.
I had tried that and found the foil to leave scratchy marks? Possibly the chrome is a bit thin (I know it is). I have a light felt tool on my...
A few cool minutes this evening before the sun fully went down. [ATTACH] The chrome is well past its prime, and sitting outside hasn't done it...
Went to the store to get some gardening stuffs, hot day. Car doing well though, cruising Louisiana Highway One. [ATTACH] Had to disconnect the...
I may have to see if there's anybody in this area who actually does that. We have a couple bodyshops but they only really do insurance work. Phil
[ATTACH] Wanner gun from the 60's. Easy to bleed and prime, fills up from a tub with fingers or a spatula. Does not leak if left with spring...
Pair of A B horns off any early to mid sixties Chevy. At a slight discord they sound louder than they are. They are also an octave lower than...
Greeeeeeeeeeen! I like it, starting to make it your own, very nice indeed! Also, I think there's some legality in Sweden about vacuum wipers- as...
[ATTACH] Bad weather's hit. Just fitted a new pair of wiper blades. These ones work. Shame the windshield leaks...
I put new lenses on my lights which are in good shape. [ATTACH] Regular 30W back up lights, compared on a sunny day. Left had the blinker on,...
How'd you guess?
Transatlantic nomenclatures getting me first thing in the morning, right there.
It's because of the way wet lead acid batteries work. The "charge percentage" reading given on one of those meters isn't actually to a full zero...
On my 4-door '51 (granted it's a Pontiac but it's the same central body section) the wiring harness goes up and over the driver's side doors, with...
Agreed. I would be taking a picture of thousands of very small sharp pieces of glass if I tried that.
I rebuilt mine, to save on labor costs. It did kick a few surprises back at me, and gave me a steep learning curve. As much as I love mine, the...
Been driving all over. [ATTACH] Went clear more of the yard by the mother in law's lot (can't say house any more because there is no house any...
Something vacuum holding the slack in the plates closed? Shut off and then they flap open?
Aircraft rims, those are off any small Cessna or Piper. Occasionally they pop up for sale fairly cheap. Tires- a lot of aircraft tires get pulled...
Particularly if they have more wrong with them than just needing new friction rings. I dropped 1900 into mine because it needed new drums, pump...
I've had copper clad aluminum light gauge wire for making electronic projects; all good and well until you strip the copper off and it won't...
Heretic.
37 miles today in errands. 30 of that was a round trip on the highway, which was real good to clear the motor out doing 55. 52 is actually the...
Short answer? No. That didn't remove the rust. [ATTACH] So, I went all mediæval on it. [ATTACH] Sometimes brute force works. [ATTACH] Looks a...
I was considering it but the paint is way gone already; really the car needs painting again. I may see, because the roof has some creases. If...
It wasn't quite that bad, but it was real slack. Two of the rubber bushings had made a bid for freedom, which didn't help either. [ATTACH]...
Yup. Bought one car just for the hood (no dents). Ended up scrapping the first car and driving the one I bought for parts...
[ATTACH] I tried that, is there a number I can dial to get my current speed?
If you've got a landline, it's run from a big room full of these (or,a slightly newer version). The phone system works at -48V DC, backed up by a...
Car's having a Christine moment. I fixed the front shocks; the radio has repaired itself. [ATTACH] Went fill up, decided to try the car on E10 87...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
