The Jalopy Journal
Turned 78 a couple of days ago and still spend most days in my shop. Don't let the old man in !
Special place in heaven for the caregivers. Prayers for your wife, you & your family.
833 NPG 3 speed / OD from a early 1980's Chevy 1/2 ton p/u
14 year survivor. Enjoy every day and fight every second. Never surrender.
I have one hanging on the rafters in my shop, but as I recall, it's flattened out pretty bad. I'll take a look and let you know - shoot me a PM...
Happy Birthday !!
I'll be there, for what that's worth.........
I had my car on the lift today, to adjust the e-brake underneath it. I made the adjustment and grabbed the ladder to get topside and try the...
Sorry to hear that. Praying for your fast & full recovery.
"@TagMan Bob jumping on the bandwagon since this came up and others are asking. I have a couple of 1933 Ohio plates and they also have what look...
It's been a few years, but the last tips I bought for my Hobart, were from Harbor Freight and they work great.
While looking for something else, I came across these two distributor points spring tension gauges I had forgotten about. I remember service...
A different perspective from me. At 77, I imagine the '36 3w I'm building now, and wanted since I was 15, is probably my last build. For me the...
I bought these two library index card chests back when libraries were switching to computerized book listing. They're solid Maple and heavy as...
Ooops! Sorry, guess I don't know how to properly size my pics ^^^^^^^^^
Some of my small collection of old tools[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and my favorite, a Bear tire run-out gage.......
My first car was a 1956 4-door Chevy, 6 cylinder POS, in 1962 when I was 15, for $15.00. It had wheels without tires and no brakes and was...
Great to see a hot rod related business is being passed on and will remain, instead of just closing the doors!
The book "License Plate County Codes of the United States and Canada" by Boyd/Tanner & Davis (1995), lists 1929 license plates assigned for Yates...
I bought a Rebel 9+3 kit and will be installing it in a month or so. I built a few harnesses from scratch several years ago, but I'm getting...
It's been a great ride !
I avoid any H.F.'s sandpaper and cutting wheels. They wear too quickly and are prone to failure.
Think I paid around $125.00 / 4 rings a few years ago and I thought they were pricey, then.......wow!
Tops of the '35 & '36 3w coupe doors are different. The rear corner is rounded, while the 5w coupes & sedans are squared off.
Diamondback on my rides for the last 30 years. I wouldn't use anything else.
Typical off shore crap. Seems if there is the right way or wrong way to make something, they'll use the wrong way every time, even if cost isn't...
We're praying for you both, Brenda !
40 some years ago, a friend of mine was killed when a jack stand collapsed and crushed him. Ever since then, I never get under a car up on jack...
#1 PITA ? My age (77). Just can't keep at it for 8-hours straight anymore, especially in the 90+ degree heat.
Lloyd, thanks for the coverage. Made it (finally) there on Friday. Looking for you to say hello, but I guess we were in different areas...
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