The Jalopy Journal
I picked up this Ford V8 hubcap at an antique swap meet yesterday. It looks like a '35, but a quick search online shows that the '35 hubcaps are...
Hi everyone, Does anyone know where I might find automotive wire that is really flexible, kind of like the points wire used inside a distributor?...
Well, I made a dumb mistake and yanked the head off my '53 Buick's 263 straight 8 before doing a cooling system pressure test. A quick glance...
I have an issue that's stumping me. I recently was diagnosing a dead miss in my 390 T-Bird (rebuilt brake booster leaking, by the way...the...
I have a decent oil leak on the passenger side of my '53 Buick Special with a 263 (Straight 8), and I haven't been able to find it (even using...
I just need to know if the upper control arms are side specific. They look the same at first glance, and I'm trying to eliminate a variable with...
I just changed ball joints and lower bushings on my '63 T-Bird. Before the rebuild, I was only able to get 2* negative caster out of the passenger...
I just bought a '63 T-Bird with what looks like a rebuilt 390 from a '61 Ford (if the block and intake numbers are any guide). The bores look...
My old bus classified got deleted...didn't think it was OT...any reason?
My grandmother-in-law's neighbor is going to scrap the late 30s Ford bus that's been sitting in her back 40 for probably 40 years. I looked at it...
Hey all, I just had my 263 Buick straight 8 rebuilt by my local (reputable--they're unbelievably busy and do all kinds of old engines) machine...
Hey all, My Buick 263 inline is making a strange noise, and I'm thinking about it at work, so any ideas would help. It's a very faint...
I just got my '53 Buick's lever shocks rebuilt from a Buick only vendor...they're the ones that double as an upper control arm. Anyway, to...
I know it's a little new, but all day I've been thinking about how cool it would be to have a '65 Chrysler Newport hardtop, bagged, maybe painted...
OK tuners! Here's my car...'53 Buick Special 263 inline 8...AC R45 plugs, .028 gap...Stromberg Aerotype jetted at .049...timing set to provide...
Anybody try rebuilding your own lever shocks? 500 bucks for 4 shocks isn't cool to me...mine just leak their oil all over the floor, but seem to...
Hey all, My '53 Buick Special was on the lift at the exhaust shop the other day, and my exhaust guy said the pipe was running too hot...so I did...
I want to make a wooden carb spacer for my '53 Special..what's the best material to use and what, if anything, do I need to coat it with? Thanks!
Hey all, If I was to install an electric fuel pump on my '53 Buick, where would I route the return line? Would I have to drill a hole in the...
Hey all, I just rebuilt the fuel pump on my '53 Buick Special, and now that it's all cleaned up, I've noticed it seeps oil from the pressure...
Hey all, Now that the '53 Special is running again, it' 80+ degrees out. The car's boiling its fuel so badly that it's dripping out the...
Hey all, My '53 Special with 263 Stromberg 2 barrel runs for 5 seconds then erupts fuel (this is not an exaggeration) from the fuel bowl then...
It seems like on my '53 Buick Special, I finish one problem and another pops up...it's constant! Anyway, I had it out for a ride yesterday, and...
Hey all, My '53 Buick with Stromberg AAUVB-267 2 barrel floods itself after sitting when it's got a warm motor. It's a new carb to the car...
Hey guys, I'm pretty proud of myself! My '53 Buick Straight 8 was making weird lifter noises I couldn't adjust out, so I cleaned my lifters...
Hey all, Why is this? I was jumping a coworker's truck today, and my car took a minute to charge his battery enough to start it...but, why...
Hey all, I've got a '53 Buick Special, 263 straight 8 with Dynaflow. I think my lifters are not compressing. Every time I adjust the valves...
Hello, I just stumbled across your site. I've got 2 cars with weird engines. My '65 Buick has a 300 Buick, and my '53 Buick has a 263 inline....
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