The Jalopy Journal
Throwing a 9.25 Durango rearend under my 59 Willys PU . This rear has an offset pinion , will this be O.k. ? It will make the driveshaft run at a...
I have a 64' nailhead 400 out of an electra 225 if you need one?
I think Tommy Ivo should pen a book on nailhead speed secret's for the rest of us buick junkies. Stroker combo's ect. plus cool old stories. Have...
Great job! Great cars! Kids here in the states are mostly into import tuners because they say they are cheap ect. they are just not looking hard...
More of the same.The best yard...I to scored...a331 hemi. was crushed out around 93 because the son that was going to inheret it was a real...
When I was coming of age,(early eighties) there were three good junkyards within a thirty mile radius. I spent many saturday's roaming these and...
Great info guy's! Seems M/T wins. So my offy is a newbie. gonna run it anyway! thanks y'all
Have an offy SBC crossram that I,ve had for 30 years.Who made the first one for the chevy?Offy ,Smokey,Chevy or someone else, and what year.Does...
Did it work this time?
Depends on if you want to pinpoint a particular year for the build. Your choices are great but an oft overlooked pick is the poncho.Installed in...
I assummed it may flake off at speed but what a great way to screw with people! Have you seen articals on the stock appearing drags? This is very...
reeel dumb question but..If I have fiberglass bumpers could they be chromed using the same process as say, model cars? never seen it done,must be...
Great find! I just drug in a thames panel of the 59 variety. Wish I could figure out how to post pics. Your car is awesome ! can't wait to see it...
got it saturday, Tricked out back in the day with a shorty chevy van front axle and a tri-five rear.
did it work or is it too big to up load?
thanks for all your responses! I'll be going to get it this saturday. If I can figure out how to post pics I'll share the build. Thanks guy's!!
Sounds familiar.cept mine was a luv project..truck 427 muncie.Dad cut it in half and made a trailer bofore I get it together! I'll figure out how...
any pictures? are these things unibody? will I have to build a frame?
Why yes it is but not so nice!
Hey guys, just picked up a late 50's thames panel off craigslist. This is the boxy one.Not much info out there on these.Did'nt someone make a...
checked the usual sites, are there any i'm missing to find body, chassis parts for early fords ? yes i'm going early gasser....it's my era damned it!
o.k. my last post was about a 62 tempest...well it went to a new owner for zero profit but these things are worth passing on for the shear gear...
thanx all,will post some pics and ask more dumb questions soon!!!
i'll have the car home by the weekend. i've done the usual research through my manaul's and old mags ect. my brother just got a very rusty 63 gran...
true to my name i,ve given in to temptation and bought a super neat 62 tempest lemans today. 52,000 miles, runs, moves, doesn't stop. another...
thanx y'all, went and looked at the diff in question today. seemed to be doable in theory by input, i uderstand eliminating any slip ect.thanx....
y'all think a man could use a third member from an old golf cart ect. for a shroader style cowl steering set up or would the diff. ratio's be way...
thanx, MFL ! That looks like the ones. i'll check and see if that ol 440 i sold recently has been sold yet. E-ya later. thanx again!
products, i mailed out for a cataloge after putting it off for years only to have it returned. any info on these mofo's ????:confused:
a couple years ago someone was selling (universal ) ? log intake kits on ebay. anyone seen one in a while ? lemme know..thanx.
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