The Jalopy Journal
I had this happen twice recently, one on a friend's car w high dollar aluminum wheels where the nut was sunk down in the wheel and on my car w a...
Per Andy above. All I did was put a 1/4 inch spacer between the mount and the front of the block then bent the mount forward on each side a little...
Aluminum on a steel frame would work, even all aluminum as I glued mine in. My goal was to completely seal the trunk area from the passenger...
I made cardboard patterns first. I then used a hand box brake at work to make the radius. The radius is smaller on the bottom than the top. While...
Couple of pictures I found of how I did it. It did taper forward some at the bottom. The two ribs are where I connected the side pieces to the...
On my Brookville I made a solid sheet metal panel that went from door post to door post in three pieces. I glued it in w body glue and pop rivets....
Here's mine. 1953 Willys Wagon.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH]Here's mine. Somewhere in Arkansas on the way to the Midwest Roadster Run couple of weeks ago. Andy was very instrumental in the design...
I had a 57 Chevy with 235 six and stock 1 barrel carb in high school. Coming home one day after school i nailed it and the thing kept running...
Like someone above said I had to pie cut and reweld my filler tube to clear w my zips. Not all manifolds have the filler tube on the same side or...
I spun mine when out with a vs drill to check that it was actually working. Did not see anyway to adjust it. Didnt have to turn it very fast to...
I did this with a Model T column in a T Bucket in the early '70's. Don't remember how I hooked up the switches but most likely used a couple of...
Also, there is normally a brace from the starter to the block on the opposite end from the drive that helps stabilize the starter.
Great to see you in Wimberly and thanks for the picture
I just did one, same thing, 240 grit and cast rings. Only did the honing for around 15 seconds each cylinder with variable speed drill. I don't...
^^X2 on the one piece Felpro pan gaskets. Expensive but reusable.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is how I built mine. I used an old hub and made the angle iron bracket. The hole for the bolt is slotted and the...
I have seen those used on electric forklifts
On my third SW Wings speedometer!! Odometer quits working
I had the same problem but backing plates were '40 Fords modified to hold chev station wagon guts. The backing plates were warped like .060 when...
[ATTACH] I have owned a '65 unit since the early '70's and ran it on different cars over the years. The above picture is on my Roadster I...
Congratulations on the win, have a safe trip home. Thanks for the info on the checkpoint handouts.
Jim, my sons and I are planning to do the Tour of Texas in Nov.. When do they give you the daily list of checkpoints? What do you find best to...
After being caught in the rain on the road in my roadster especially at night rainex just didn't cut it. I bought one of the Raingear wipers and...
Agreed, looking at the pic of the bearing it looks like a straight ball bearing. I would still ask about orientating them when installing.
It was just a thought on the bearings.
I am sure you know this and I'm no bearing expert but when you have two ball bearings stacked like that they are most likely angular contact...
I used 1/4" to make mine.
I put a 1/4" spacer between the mount and the block and also bent the mount forward a small amount to clear the mechanical pump.
Went last year for the first time. Wore shorts and SPF fishing shirts, a large hat and lots of suntan lotion, no problems. As Rich Fox said above,...
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