The Jalopy Journal
In the early 50s if you had a tail dragging 40 you were a bad SOB.
In the 70s we sold Hays electronic conversion kits. One of their systems was called S4,this was a high anpage system that used a .6 oem coil....
Resistance filters out amperage and amperage is heat,think welder when you weld a heavy piece of metal you crank up the amps. A system that uses a...
The bracket that holds the compressor and alt. has very little belt wrap around the alt. pulley. This will cause belt squeal when a load is put on...
Buy the biggest condenser you can stuff in front of the radiator, you can never have to much condenser.
50S fire suit tee and Levi's.
Roll bars any body ?
220 Cummins ?
[ATTACH]delco reg.D632 fits up to 55 amp with 4 prong warning light. $ 25.00 + shipping....
Elkhart Lake
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1954 salt flats
Look at 60s Cads most of them had power everything.
Same hoodlum 5 years later,got a real job and car payments. 315 horse 348, 4 speed 4.56 posie.
looks like your basic early 50s hood.
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Hydro jerk was another name for a Hydro. Be careful about using to many spark plug washers, to much oil pressure can cause internal leaks leading...
39-55 Pontiac and 39-52 Olds rear axles are the same. Your 8 cyl. stick should ether have a 4.30 or a 4.56 gear.Gear went up 3.o7 pinion seal...
Most of the bronze clutch disks for hydros are Mil. surplus from the Cad powered tanks.
Charter member NHRA,can"t be to many left.
50 center section in 51 reworked at the bottom
50 center section in 51 car reworked at the bottom.
I may be able to help with the mill and lathe,even a place to store them. Give me a call. Dan 479-879-7353
I left California 50 years ago. NWA is the place to be.
I like your vice.
Now that it runs bring it over and we will put it on the hoist. Bring Rob.
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