The Jalopy Journal
Unless you have an special block, small block fords dont have freeze plugs under the bell housing like chevys do. Only place to leak on the back...
Did you make sure your clutch disc didn’t scrape anything? Regular s10 clutch (for me) interfered with the flywheel bolts I remember; so I had to...
Splitting the wishbone will make it a lot easier but you have to make sure you have the good caster because once its all set its hard to add more....
-Electric fuel pump -Let fill carbs -Pump a couple times -turn over and as soon as it pops give it some throttle -get it running and use choke...
It about the same as what the other guy did above. Not sure why the extra material was even there its a non essential area. Its about 3/4” wide...
35 maybe?
[ATTACH] I had to trim my adapter for the counterweights. I personally wouldn’t cut them off the clutch.
Crush sleeves suck, they take alot of power to start crushing them all while hoping you have not gone too far. But after i get it crushing I would...
You could put double nuts on the ends there and just grip on those with the regular socket. Then un do them with a couple hand wrenches. Mark the...
I put a shorter arm from a AA truck (you can get new) on a 30 roadster once and it steered so much better. If the box was rebuilt it would have...
$2500-3000
It adds more fuel to your mixture when your vacuum drops. Its closed at idle and opens at a preset vacuum amount. So when you are cruising along...
Who did the closed driveline conversion on the back?
Holley 94 used on fords through 40s and 50s, Stromberg 97 used on fords in the 30s. Both carbs are 2 barrel design and are the most common carbs...
For me, aftermarket starters are only good for drag cars or maybe somebody that has a clearance issue in their engine bay. That particular starter...
I have been finding out around here is California that the fuel vaporizes very easily. When parked and warm the carb gets ultra hot, the fuel in...
Speedway adapter is only for chevy pattern transmissions. If you are going to invest in a setup for the ford pattern I would just find a mustang...
You have to undo the clam shell either way.. just undo a few more things and you can have the rearend out. Plus you wont have to mess with the...
My father has a 55 thunderbird with a full roller 302, ported stock heads, factory tri power and 5 speed. Its pretty spiritual when the 3x2s...
I had a trans do that once and i changed the fluid because the stuff was old. All the problems went away after that. Fyi: I have a s10 t5 in my...
I know this is a bit old but I'm interested if it was figured out... Are the choke plates still in the carbs?
I did a motor recently and i ground all the flashing off and then retextured it with a air powered needle scaler. Looks great! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Wow super neat! bet it hauls!!
I had a rough riding car. Turned out the shocks were not too strong, I changed to the correct shocks and everything was better.
syncros only work while changing gears. you probably have a worn shift ring and or the spline teeth on the end of the gear (the ring slides over...
This is so cool!!
You need to figure out your compression. Most rebuilder pistons will give you compression less than 9:1. with your short stoke and the double hump...
Wow!
Ive always got my holley 94 kits from Napa Auto Parts..... PN# 2-5612 Im sure Vintage Speed has more stuff but its just easier for me to go down...
Just spent the last hour catching up on your thread. Been out of the loop for quite a while. I knew you finished it because my dad showed me a...
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