The Jalopy Journal
She’s finally home. There’s a ridiculous amount of crappy work that needs to be redone, and a ton of work still to do. But, she’s home.
Replaced the chassis and the entire running gear. Tons of work on the cab & doors. Shortened long bed to a short bed. She's almost ready for paint.
I was running 215-70 & 255-70's on my 55 and the rake was alright. I was going to run 225's on the front but didn't have enough clearance. I...
She's so fine, my 409!!!
What a cool deal! I love that you were able to get her back and do the refresh. As for the "Wheel Controversy".... I like 'em! It really does...
Yes.
That's done RIGHT!
Looking good. Great learning experience... for both of you! I'm in the process of a total rebuild of my 55 for my boy too. Chassis is set up...
Got mine from Summit. They were advertised as smoothies, but they're just plain chrome wheels. Can't load pic from work...
Is it my goal to scare old women and children? No, it's an unintended benefit. I had to change out the exhaust on my 55. With turndowns behind...
I used to drive my 55 pickup to work regularly. Changed careers, which meant my 2 mile commute increased to a 38 mile one way commute daily....
The Apache moniker was not used until the 58 model year, unless I'm mistaken (again). That looks like it's a 3/4 or 1 ton truck - not the 3100...
Heck yeah!
I'll be 50 next month, and my best car buddy is my son who will turn 16 next month. He's a real traditional rod kid... loves flatheads in early...
My son just recently got his learner's permit. We've already picked up a (forgive me Lord) 90 Toyota 4x4 pickup for him to work on and drive....
Guess I'm the minority, but I think a set of Artilleries would be a cool change up - maybe with narrower ww's. What color is the interior?...
That sounds tough!
I'm running a 55 Chevy longbed, and my frame is spliced just behind the cab with a 1980 C10, giving me IFS, and all the other goodies like disc...
I picked up 3 mpg on my 2nd series 55 Chevy pickup when I changed out the cam and rear tires. I went from a 302H cam to a 278 and went from...
Hey saints, That's a tough lesson to learn, but one I'm sure you won't soon forget. If you want to follow up - do your homework, and find out...
Good to hear from you. I love Pontiacs! Had a 79 firebird... what a slug! :D Back in the early 60's my Mom was a street racer in her 62 and...
Thanks y'all. I'll check out the tri-5 site as well.
I recently stumbled upon the H.A.M.B. and have been so impressed with the site. I've been around the rods & racing scene for most of my life,...
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