The Jalopy Journal
I put one in a 66 TR4a. Good power to weight ratio, made it a peppy little sports car. If you swap that half acre wide iron intake for an aluminum...
It has the stock 8 bolt rims and aluminum drums which I love, wouldn't change those.
The poncho was a class winner at Fremont on some weekend in the early 60s, still has a faded decal in the back window and had a broken trophy in...
Ha, the 17.50 was while battling a little carb issue, gave myself a 1 second cushion in case of erratic stumble off the start(the brakes were...
I figured by 1960 the wide whites were on the out, and not many guys would have flamed etc a brand new car, but likely would have once it was a...
Our 60 Ventura is in the mood for some new tires, I'm thinking a bit of a change-up is in order, the more I think about it the more I'm inclined...
I figured big car, gotta have big flames.09mrpaug2 084 Our 61 Pontiac Ventura, tearing it up at the Oldtimers drags at Mission Raceway. It was...
That's my Henry J at 2:20, only its sitting in my garage in the pic, partially finished. It looked a lot sadder when I found it, its now just a...
I'm down to the finishing touches, getting a driveshaft fabbed, wiring etc., will likely see the track in the next few months. I got some history...
Its getting closer, now steers, has brakes, likely will see some track time this year. After 4 years of trying to find the history of this car I...
I've resurrected a couple early 60s trucks, love 'em, fun and easy to work on. I always get a kick when I'm shopping for one, whichever back...
A coffee can full of roofing nails in a 2 gallon tumbler. I've also used a paint shaker, works fast. Some sandblasting sand will make 'em shiny as...
I used the 440 because my cuda got hit in the back and was awaiting repairs(still is) and that was what was available. Someone over on moparts.com...
I took a set of crunched BB Dart fenderwell headers and cut them up, reshaped them to fit my Henry J. I called Summit and Jegs and tried to order...
I'm not sure what to use for front shocks on my HJ bracket car. It has a wavy tube front axle with transverse leaf, probably only has about 2-3...
I agree with storm king, most old pics you see will show a gasser in all its glory, comin' outta the hole with the front up. When sitting still...
It's been a while since I posted anything to further my search for info on my car, some may have seen pics of my 'barn find'(really, found in a...
Pulleys are only a few bucks each and easy to change, just go buy a couple more of different sizes and try them out until you're in range. Have...
I spend about a third of my time in Lakehead(pop. 549), now go find that on a map. Within 2 months after we bought the place, everyone seemed to...
That's incredible, when I first saw the pics I thought they were some original pics of my HJ from its last paint job, circa 1972/73 or...
I started out with pretty much the same truck, same engine/trans, fun and easy to work on, got lots of thumbs up before and after, liked it so...
These are what fell out and landed on my neck when I removed the gas tank from our 68 firebird that we brought home from NorCal.
I'm thinking of installing a woodstove under the dash of my 61 Apache. I was gonna go with a river rock fireplace, but I want it to look period...
That looks a lot like my Henry.
We usually go, its one of my favourites. I just hit the Turlock swap meet a few weeks ago and brought home a truckload of stuff, so I think we're...
I had a 440 that had a freeze crack along the bottom of the water jacket, abut 5 inches long. I don't recall the brand, but the guy at our local...
Around again... Is there a 60s or 70s drum brake master cylinder and booster thats an easy swap?
Our 60 Ventura has worn out it's power brake booster. I want to replace it and put a dual reservoir master cylinder in as well. Is there a...
The Kroozado, our 60 Ventura, gets 12-13, around 14 on the freeway at a steady 70 mph. __________________
Spar varnish is solvent based so no problem, still works best if you give the oil a day of dry time and a wipe with a clean rag. Water based clear...
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