The Jalopy Journal
1940 Ford Deluxe hood in good condition, nose decked, no bondo, no rust, California part. Hood hinge mounts are perfect, no rust out. Pair of...
I am working a pair of fenders for my 40 coupe and found that the bumper bar openings are almost the same size as the new grommets I just bought....
PO installed a recessed firewall and did not transfer the hinge mounting holes. Can someone give me a point of reference and a measurement for...
I have been looking at a battery tray for my 40, the kind that tucks up behind the front right tire under the fender. Mr 40s sells one but I...
I am finally at a point in my build that I am mounting the outer door handles on my 40 coupe. I bought new handles from Bob Drake, they look...
I just picked up a 40 Ford Deluxe coupe and the grille that came with the project is showing it's age...chrome is virtually gone and the potmetal...
Brand new "Z" series Walker radiator for a 40 Ford Deluxe with a SBC engine. I am running a SBF so it won't work for me. Not good with posting...
I have been using Evercoat Rage Extreme filler for some time now and have been fairly satisfied with it. That said, the counterman at the local...
I am looking at installing a 78 Camaro front clip on my 50 Merc and would like to keep the Ford 5x4.5 lug pattern. I have heard that there are...
I am looking at a new car hauler and I like the way the rollback trailer design makes it easy to load lowered cars. I know that Texas Rollback is...
Just got back from a show at Big Bear Lake and on the way up the mountain the engine gagged and stopped. It was 104 degrees and the climb fairly...
TCP Global is a local (but they sell a lot on the internet) paint/body shop supply house and they have a house brand called Kustom Shop. I was...
I found this floor caddy on the local CL and was wondering what would be a good price to offer. Not as nice as some of the metal tissue...
There have been a few discussions about Cosmic Chrome here lately so I thought that I would post this CL thread thinking that someone may be...
I have a set of 4 doors that are in pretty fair shape. I am toying with extending the front doors to make them fit a 2 door coupe. I don't...
I am looking for a dimension that is missing on the attached 50 Merc frame drawing. At the rear axle centerline I am looking for the height from...
I have some 11 inch rotors but the suspension is setup for 10 inch...is it reasonable to machine the diameter of the rotors down an inch? These...
There seems to be some strong opinions one way or another regarding clips on 49-51 Mercs...I know there are some who say leave the OEM IFS alone...
A sealed ball bearing in a machine that I own froze up and scored the shaft so badly that the new bearing wobbles on the shaft. The bearing is...
I have been doing work with plastics on and off for some time now. I made a couple of batches of skull shifter heads awhile back but since then I...
About a year ago I bought a custom made aluminum radiator. It is a crossflow design with plates welded at the top and bottom of the core which...
I was digging through a pile of parts that came with a 35 Chevy I bought some years ago and I found a Delco Lovejoy lever action shock absorber....
I feel like I must be the last member on this forum to have met Denise in person, especially since I have had the opportunity to sample her...
I just got an email notification that I had a new HAMB PM but when I read the content of the PM within the email I noticed that it was all in...
A friend of mine sent me this link to a museum that is located right here in SoCal where artisans have on display handbuilt scale models of cars,...
I am getting ready to paint the F100 and have run out of options for a spray booth so I decided to shoot it in my garage at home. Since the...
I looked at a 40 Ford pickup today and it had a metal floor in the bed. I don't pretend to be an expert on this vintage truck so I was wondering...
Saw this on the FTE site and thought it was pretty cool... http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/831033-ot-the-good-old-days.html
A guy in Henderson NV has this door listed on ebay...looks like it could be a sweet deal on a pristine door. He doesn't know what it fits,...
At most body shop supply houses and especially at car shows you see these plastic "cars" that are painted in the colors offered by the paint...
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