The Jalopy Journal
Valve covers made by me. I quess you already recognized mr. Tommy Ivo [IMG] Engine and photo by Lee Schelin.
Mallory used different part numbers on marine engines and another ones on cars, for same parts. I don't know why, but skipping to marine parts has...
Hello JiiTee, it was nice to meet you few times during last season... and that Impala you painted looks just great! Looking forward for more...
Welcome!
On my '57 56R with 364, I took old generator away and used original bracket for Delco-Remy alternator. Keep it simple; used piece of flat bar,...
Just wrote post on my blog about hydraulic press, and wanted to share it here. Funny thing is that previous writer has just today written post...
Haha ha haa!!! :D
perkele...
It was great day! We did not have possibility spend whole day there, so we only attended early in the morning. [IMG] See more photos here;...
Interesting conversation! To avoid misconception; it is not my intake nor car, I only linked photo of it. Car was seen by someone in L.A....
^ Same what he said.
Yes, I took, and it was installed back to '57 couple months ago. Here's what it looks now: [IMG] It is '57 364 cid nailhead with Offenhauser 3x2...
First photos... http://used-dirt.blogspot.fi
It has to be great feeling to -ofcourse to finally drive car that you rebuilt yourself, but also- trying to see traffic somewhere behind carbs and...
I got answer in six minutes! :D Much faster than studying it with Google! Thanks again zman!
So what's this intake?! Where did this come from? [IMG] Haven't seen cast 2x2 nailhead intake before this...
Could not be there this year, so thanks for the photos!
Old tachs need sending unit, and they need to be a pair. For 8 cylinder, 12 volt system, you'll want to buy EB-9A sending unit. For 4cyl, 6-cyl,...
Thanks for remembering me! :p Original mold was later sold for fellow-HAMBer Dennis, and nowadays those valve covers are available at O'Brien...
Helvetin hieno!
I'd say also that it would be for Ford, derived from gear. I remember seeing some old voltage regulator which had bit similar "little shit"....
Can't remember... it's been a while since I made these. Nylon rod tends to melt, so take your time and cool it off with air and/or water rag....
Long enough to make beads for pick-up body... ;) Sharp edges will wear out quite quickly.
Thank you all for your positive comments! You're right, outer edge is not as sharp as inner edge of the bead. I rolled it couple times to give...
Ummm... I just bought it from company here in Finland that provides industrial products manufacturing, maintenance, construction, warehousing...
Thanks for suggestions, keep 'em coming, I really don't know... It was cheap and looked good, so why not.
Finally I got it working! Divided in three posts, and for some reason font & size changes in the middle... :confused: But here we go:...
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Shape of wanted bead was copied, and I made these simple tools. [IMG] <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/>...
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