The Jalopy Journal
My dad is still going strong (thankfully), though a couple years ago he decided he's actually getting tired of changing engines in cars and the...
Going to do it all yourself? Keep in mind it's not just the work, there's also the paperwork - licenses, taxes, accounting, ordering, inventory,...
Yeah, getting put on a sex-offender's list is sure-fire to get you labeled as an outcast.
Hey - I resemble that remark! Well, I never whored all black. Variety is the spice of life when it comes to whoring ...
My original desire for a car hauler was COE and I had in the works an engine, frame, and cab to purchase for the project. Then I found a car...
My wife very rarely rides in my truck - she freaks out way too easy IMHO. She jokes a lot about my "Milwaukee street driving", so she's usually...
Ha! I used to joke I was the white sheep of my family. I was the only one NOT brought home by the cops when I was a kid.
When I first moved the quiet upstate NY village I used to joke property values in the neighborhood dropped. Between motorcycles and old cars, and...
Previously in NY I had a one-car garage, but it was too small for my truck. And between my motorcycle hobby and the need to store my wife's MGB...
I personally love old junk yards. By all means, please share.
Couple more pics. Yeah, lower it ... maybe drop a SBC ...
I looked around to see if anyone had started a thread on this and didn't see one, so I thought I post. Sorta OT for this group, but I thought...
I remember some good ones in WI when I was a teen. Probably long gone now. There was one on the way towards New Berlin that had newer stuff in...
Probably a combination of money and luck, or at least that's been my experience. Unfortunately I have little of either. There are projects I...
Get up off the floor when there is a moderately serviceable tool closer allowing you to park your lazy self right where you are? I don't...
Wow, he really does. Once again I live in the wrong area of the country ...
Well hopefully with a couple of sons to help spur you on you'll be inspired to get past that farting-around stage. Good luck with it!
I'm on here on and off and rarely post. I have little in the way of technical advice to offer, and being relatively new I doubt my opinion on...
Yeah, I've learned wasp spray has become a standard in my tool box when going out to look at old stuff. Luckily I haven't had to deal with any...
Most of my life has been filled with cars that necessitated me learning automotive repair - a trait I guess I got from my dad. Luckily he was...
A little late, but as it happens my mission for last weekend turned out to be to get my truck back home. I went out to pick up some OT bikes, but...
I think I was 5 or 6 when my dad had me steer his Corvair Van, me sitting in his lap while he worked the peddles. Now-a-days I supposed they'd...
Easy to figure out which is me ...
Thanks for posting the pics. I made it again this year, but my wife wanted to go with me this time and with her ill health we couldn't stay long...
Stories have it that Lee was great at performing martial arts but didn't really know how to make it just look read - he had put several stunt men...
I like the Kataja hood ornament. Seriously though - nice workmanship.
I was watching "Psycho" the other day and got to the scene where one guy was distracting Norm while the sister was sneaking off to the house to...
I guess being something of an old punk - Social D, X, Cramps, Mummies, and the Clash are some of my usuals. Throw in a little Motorhead, MC5, and...
Congrats! The little ones are what make life worth while.
Depending where and when, I'm game. I'm in NY near Utica, and I'm definitely up for a bit of fun in a old boneyard. It's been a while since I've...
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