The Jalopy Journal
I had to move my column 3/4 “ to the center, and run a smaller wheel !!!
Only on old leaking wires , but it can happen !!!
Look closely , almost all cars are 32 fords , no wonder there’s no more Henry’s left !!!
Any good trimmer can make you a boot for that , just tell “em” how tall !!!
If you drive your car to a Walmart parking lot , and you see a car like you drove in, you ain’t got an old enough car !!!
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Big hungry cats !!!
EMS panels will fit and look good ??? ! After you run them through a pull max machine to sharpen the corners and shrink down the high crowns in...
Leather pump cups are good with todays E 10 gas , and it looks like E 15 is coming soon !!!
Whatever you are thinking about doing at classic cars in Staunton I’ll ,,,DON’T !!!!
Our rod club sponsored a trophy for the worst car !!! And we made sure it was the biggest trophy !!!
What about your tire and wheel size ???
See how it cools first , then you have the answer
“Hey” let’s all put our hand’s together and thank the EPA and OSHA for the chrome shop prices we have today !!! Our tax dollars are hard at work …
So you wan’ta buy a rod ? in this day and time ,? if you can find a well built rod , but you think is over priced ! You gotta pay up or shut up ....
What you got there is SMC or sheet molded compound , or really shity fiberglass , it has to be repaired with SMC resin, not fiberglass resin !!!
Check your door hinges ,they make a lot of air noise at speed ,that’s why a lot of hinges were removed ,it was not the look , it was noise !!!
Something a 77 year old working blacksmith once told me about welding any thickness of metal , is that heat always shrinks, ALWAYS !!!
That’s the way Hamb era cars were painted in the 60 s and 70 s ,it’ll look hamb correct !!!
If you have to grind your welds ,, your are a grinder , not a welder !!!
OK here’s the physics of heat on steel !!! When you heat steel ,, in this case the studs they expand . Let them cool completely , do this 3 times...
In the hot summer, you bake cookie’s while you drive !!!
Super work on those saddle curves around the bars , that is the hardest parts for me make and make fit flat like you did ! That damn metal just...
Bud Crane ain’t, no street rodder !!! “So there”
Black SPI epoxy looks perfect , scotch bright the tanks and spray it !!! It won’t come off, EVER !
Seal ‘‘em on the inside after you snap the moldings on or rain water will leak in !!!
Get rid of that rubber fuel line from the pump to the carb ! ! ! Never run rubber on the pressure side of the pump, or buy a good fire extinguisher !
Them old E Brock’s are kinda bad starting after sitting , if the pump is workin, then the fuel has evaporated , so the bowls need to be filled ....
What kinda carb Jew got ???
What is the traditional car that had cooling in the rear ? ? ?
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