The Jalopy Journal
Ok... This is my first 'real' post since the 'Great Burnout of 2006'. My therapist says I need to start with simple projects. Hence this Hokey...
Fellas, the year is coming to an end... 2007 is coming up fast. I'm working on a 'Special Project' :) and need your help. I would like your...
I havent been around much, lately. The '53 is hibernating. Work, family take precedent... You know how it is... Here's a neat story, though: A...
Guys, my father and I are cleaning up the (dark) recesses of the family's auto parts store (opened in '56 - dad bought it in '67). There are...
I've been working on a SuperTopSecret Project that will require simple machining on the lathe. In fact, ever since I built my home foundry, I had...
Although certainly NOT as easy on the eye, when it comes to press coverage, the HAMB's very own Empire32 wins hands down overs Paris Hilton......
I need something that would give me crisp lines in the Whizzer tank's embossed areas: [IMG] Width is a constant 1/8th. What are my...
Any input?
Yeah yeah, I know, I know: 'righty tighty, lefty loosey'...:rolleyes: Seriously, where (on the web) can I find the definitive, practical...
Should I start hitting the newstand or is it too early?
This picture is from Inliners.org. (And I've posted the same question on Stovebolt.com...) Call it cross-referencing :) This intake is...
I'm not even kidding! How cool is that thing? [IMG] [IMG] An M/T licensed product? Tell me more. I can see my son racing this...
An 'Engines by Freddy' T-shirt! :) Thanks Fred. It looks great and I FEEL fast! [IMG]
Boy, I've litteraly been working on this project for YEARS! What an adventure. What a thrill to see it come through... Though o/t, I wanted to...
Congrats on the spread in the August issue of R&C: [IMG] I thought they only built modifieds with 'ultra-low-pressure' Flatties and...
[IMG] We are a very exclusive, 2 member club: my 5 year old son and myself. We run the plaque on the shop truck when we go get supplies at...
er... well... I'm in the process of installing a second flurescent fixture (neon) in the shop and I just realized I've never connected ballasts...
Fellas, I need to braze dissimilar metals, using silver solder. Can someone recommend a suitable flux? Borax?
Started to tear the 261 apart. It's bored .40 over. Cylinder #4 has a vicious gouge at the bottom of piston travel. Cylinder #3 has one too,...
Yes! Went to pick it up yesterday... 261 Chevrolet from a (Canadian) Pontiac. The fella that had the car is installing a SBC, of course......
... should I want one? :D Solid state? Breakerless? What was the deal-y-o? Anybody know-y-o?
Just got this in the mail, won this tasty package in a HAMB auction: [IMG] Thanks Wingnutz, they are great!!!
I'd run that! Anybody have pics of a complete setup??? The link The item: [img] [img]
This is for a machine I'm fabricating. I came across a website once, where you could calculate torque on output, using known variables like RPM...
Is there such a thing? (Not historically of course...) CAN the 5 liter Ford actually LOOK 'traditional'? Can it be finned? Mooned? Carbed? HAMBed?...
I'd like to buy an entry-level, multi purpose machine for some basic milling, turning, etc. Enco has a special on their 'Smithy Clone'. It is dirt...
Man! What a week... [img] [img] Ends Friday at 9 PM Eastern time.
[img] It is 6:34 and I'm writing it down this time... [img]
[img] I have quite a few beautiful early '50's gas pumps that I have restored over the years. Here is my idea for a PORTABLE display I could wheel...
My father is giving me a section of one of his buildings to set-up my new shop (non-commercial). It aint much, but damnit it's mine!: [img] [img]...
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