The Jalopy Journal
Make sure your insurance premiums are paid up and load it up for the trip! That big box of a trailer is just as hard to pull empty as it is with...
Edelbrock tells you to use black RTV and not use the rubber strips. To each his own but i have good success with just black RTV. just let it set...
No manufacturer that I am aware of recommends pumping up lifters prior to assembly. In fact, most tell you to NOT do that.
A shop that builds hydraulic power units will have tube bending equipment but you will only have one choice of radius, if that matters. You can...
Before you mess up ordering wheels, offset is the wrong term. BACKSPACE is the correct term. You need a wheel with more Backspace. Changing the...
pictures would help. Remember, a torsion bar is just a straight spring. It twists to give you the force you need. Anchor one end, usually the...
"dumber things have probably been done" - true that! :D:rolleyes:
Uh, how are you going to do that since the valves in a flathead are in the block and the valves in the SBC ARE IN THE HEADS?
Since you are a legitimate business, you CAN buy the good old stuff. https://www.cmaproducts.com/strippers.html#
Hear! Hear! I currently own 3 Nailheads and am trying to get this one finished up. I just love the way they look when dressed up and you don't see...
Looking good! I like the Fender grill cloth!
You get no do overs on this activity, if something goes wrong!
I don't get the excitement. It's a weird car. Was then and is now. Pat Ganahl put it in his book as a weird show car.
Personally, I would never cut an edge on SHEET metal that I intended to weld. YMMV.
He is not talking about that kind of epoxy. He said JB.
It will burn that epoxy off in short order. Epoxy can't withstand the heat of combustion, which may go over 1300 degrees F. You're just adding...
The E job is cleaning up this year! Congrats again, Cody!
I have had 2 Hobart Handler welders. The first was a 115 and it did great on sheet metal. I traded up for a 187 (240v) several years back so...
My upholsterer said, "I have now done 2 headliners for a 49 Buick sedanette.....may first and my last. " it's a job.
Some lacquer thinner will wipe that rattle can paint right off. Don't put filler over that.
Cody Walls did a test a few years back, using Gibbs Oil and a few others. His test showed that Bulldog Adhesion Promoter surpassed the others in...
The combustion chamber design in the Nailhead allows the use of high compression ratios without detonation, which produces high combustion...
Beautiful! You get an A+ for patience and perseverance!
I've e put Juliano's in a half dozen cars and they are my go to. Juliano's has been bought by Yogi's. https://www.yogisinc.com/
Nice! I love the gold pain job!
When you're done, you're done. Time to move on. So many cars, so little time. It was a great project and you took us on some adventures in it.
Nice project! Get after it and keep us updated!
Yes! A mechanical speedometer is an INDICATOR, not an absolute meter......just like the gas gauge. ;)
You've got that sucker tucked in there tight, don't ya? Sweet!
VintageAir should sell these. Great idea!
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