The Jalopy Journal
******NEW REDUCED PRICE ******* as of June 2, 2015 A 1957 Dodge Red Ram HEMI (no name on valve covers). 4bbl. intake for Carter WCFB. I rebuilt...
I want to build a flathead v-8 powered rear engined roadster. I already have a few pics & a few ideas. I'm thinkin' of a flat V-8 w/ a Corvair...
I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!! and I'm a little envious.
ALL V-8's had the same firing order (until FORD Cleveland & late Windsors). The sound was/is affected by the multitude of exhaust system...
I just Googled "automotive bulkhead grommets" (it's a bulkhead, NOT a firewall), and got hundreds of picture ideas, even some I'd never seen...
It probly didn't FLY because it was HEAVY !!
About 4 yrs ago I rebuilt my tired 360 FE in my old '71 F100. I had it bored .060 & put in a new cam & kit. I used a Mellings RV grind. Don't...
Looks like A German (Ford of Germany) Taunus engine (pre-war). Bob
I remember those when they came out, it was ugly then & it's still butt ugly (though not as ugly as a sack full of assholes). Bob
Ours ain't together yet. we're building a Model A somthin' or other, w/ a flathead straight 6 STUDEBAKER w/ 3 speed & OD. We've got the engine...
I forgot to mention; SOLDER Is still the best connection. R.F.D.
Dielectric grease is for heat transfer. Use it under electronic modules to their heat sinks; ie., HEI module to dist housing; processors to their...
This diagram will let the alternator charge, HOWEVER, because the alt is capable of output @ idle, your vehicle will prob have RUN-ON problems;...
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Damn, you "Y" block fellers are sure smart.
another link for brake fluid info http://www.shotimes.com/SHO3brakefluid.html Bob
Hapydz, check out this link; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid more info than you can get out of these yahoos. personally I would stick...
NOT before WWII, BUT during. I doubt anybody could identify the location. This is the garage/gas station in Los Alamos, NM summer of 1944. The...
Tman, there is only 1 "D" in Cadillac, read the fuckin' valve covers.
If it's original to the '59 F-100, it's a 9 inch Ford, there would be a tag under one of the nuts that hold the 3rd member in w/ gear rario info....
I've been using FAST ORANGE hand cleaner (the gritty stuff) to scrub greasy parts for several years now. The stuff works & is environmentally...
I've had my '40 Merc since '58 (before I finished H.S.) This pic on a road trip somewhere in New Mexico 1959.
Years ago in Colorado I got stopped by a CHP because my 40Merc was lowered in front. He had decided that was very dangerous, because with the...
I see a lot of Storm Chicken in it !! Bob
The solution is easy, just change ALL the fucking parts to AN specs. quitchyerbitchin' old Bob
They ALL switched to NEGATIVE ground when 12V systems were introduced. As a side note, plastic insulated wiring was introduced about the same time...
I remember ALL the GM 6V cars as being NEGATIVE ground. FORD & CHRYSLER 6V cars had the POSITIVE ground. the ground polarity was usually stamped...
mount it on either the firewall or the fenderwell. closest to the alternator is best, keeps the wires shorter. be sure to use the little rubber...
'53-'56 axles WILL interchange w/ '57-'64 axles. same frame widths, same spring widths. spindles ARE different though, king pin diameters are the...
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