The Jalopy Journal
I'm a greybeard that has saved car/hotrod magazines for nearly 50 years. the time has come to liquidate them before my widow trashes them. i've...
I need to strip zinc chromate from some bolts and hardware to age them. What will do it?
I know we have visited chassis swaps with Rangers/Explorers before but I can't find it in a search;will anyone help this Greybeard out? I have a...
My real love for cars is pre-WW11. i have a chance to score a '65 Fairlane 2 dr hardtop that is nice but needs redoing. its a 260 auto.What...
I want to put a column shift in my A; what is the best shifting one you can remember? Memory tells me Nash and Stude. Open to ideas.
I want to remove the gas tank from under the cowl of a '29 fordor.I removed all the bolts at the firewall split and the side brackets. It won't...
i've collected model A body parts for years and want to start assembling a channeled body. i'd like to drop it 4 inches. can I assemble it using a...
My nephew who lives with us wanted a old car to join in the car events. I managed to get him a really decent '50 Chrysler 2 door. It has a GM...
last week I stripped a '55 windsor that had the p/s built into the column above the box that was also compact. It looked like it would be a...
Last week someone posted about the yard crushing out in Kansas,has anyone BOUGHT a vehicle? On the ATHS site someone tried to buy the big IHC...
I'm retired and trying to support my car habit,Does anyone sell used tires and do tire repairs?
I picked up a Dakota today to put the chassis under a '38 Dodge. The V-6 is toast but has a 5 speed. Will this trans live behind a mostly stock...
I'm semiretired and want to do a old truck based business. Does anyone have any pictures of pre '65 based produce peddlers trucks? mostly wood...
In my visit to a boneyard today I found a Mallory dist, model 2b,type 275ax. It's for a 8 cylinder,possibly a flathead. Can anyone verify this? I...
I've been holding a 4.7 Nissan v-8 for several years and would like to use it;any site to get info?
I'd like to use Ford twin I beam disc brake spindles on both old ford and Dodge axles;has anyone done it or tried?
Who can give me a fair price for this 3-2 intake?
When did Corvette first offer a single 4 aluminum intake?
About 30 years ago I put a Pacer frontend in a '34 plymouth. It was a little too wide and in this redo I want to correct that. does anyone know...
I have a pair of coupe quarters and trunklid. Do I need the doors from a moredoor or a tudor? I have either one to sacrifice to end up with a...
I want to do a swap on a O/T vehicle.Which one is narrower and by how much? What application on the Ford has the short waterpump and Right Hand...
I just latched onto a '52 Chevy looong wb that wants to be a SWB. Anyone know the wheelbase and distance from the back of the cab to center of...
Hi,I just found a '57 Chevy Cameo pickup that is RUFF,RUFF but rocks my boat. It is and old custom from when new but time hasn't been kind and it...
Does anyone know of a boneyard in Missouri that has a lot of '58 Chevy's? twelth hand info was given to me about it by a trucker;maybe on hwy 80?...
I just received a '49 international KB-3 cab that is missing the hood and grill panel. Could someone look up and make sure they are the same as a...
I have several greybeard friends that I hang out with sometime [I'm 60] and while they visit occasionally they don't join because of the opinions...
On fordbarn there is an ad for someone in the PNW fabbing NEW '32-'34 cabs;they will get rich on doors alone. Anyone have more info?
Does anyone on here USE a big truck,such as a AA or newer for their daily or work truck? Not an original one, but a hotrod?
I just called CE for a catalog,the phone was answered by a knowledgable young guy who told me their dropped forged axles are made here in the...
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