The Jalopy Journal
It's been awhile since I've posted, life has changed, I'm still driving old stuff, but... Never mind that, found the following at a relative's...
Martha Breedlove Johnson 1653 West 56th St. Los Angeles, CA 90062. Currently I am stringing him along. hoping to get a real I.D. Hope the above...
I have just got done doing a roadside (Beaver Dam, WI.) head gasket change. This after the left side let go about a month ago. So both are now...
Since I, and the car's owner, have recently moved up here, neither of us know a decent place to get an 'A' sedan's roof re-covered near Elkhorn,...
Selling a complete, ready-to-weld Miller Syncrowave 250 TigRunner package. [ATTACH] Includes everything in the pictures: Welder and cooler unit....
And its a Dagenham. Not an M22 or a Top Loader, just a neglected English four speed. Yet I am happy to report that it took less than 5 hours...
1964 Econoline Heavy Duty pickup. 6 cylinder/four speed/9 inch (4:57). Very original truck, have original seats, new seats and paint are the only...
Yup, I cannot find the specification for what fluid to put in the transmission. I did find a good Dagenham for my Ford Econoline HD P/U (see...
Or, when do you just order a new part?? :) This morning, I rebuilt the front brake light switch for my '83 GoldWing. Then I built a couple wood...
It is said to be a 1964 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty. It has a 170/Dagenham 4 spd (column shift), 9" third member and little else. So, how special...
"I'm gonna get to that someday..." Or you die, and your family calls the junkyard. This is the latter. A very straight, surface rust only, all...
OK, I've harped on this enough, here's the skinny: You'll need one Bosch-type relay and socket, easily sourced at your local spare parts emporium...
So today was typical of my weekends. Wife told me the George Foreman grill is kaput. So, instead of tossing it and buying a new one, I tear it...
Gonna be getting a 'new' car - sticking with proven formula - popular car with good parts support, this is going to be a daily. Corvairs...
Just got done, took pics, now, whilst fresh in my (what passes for a) mind, I gonna tell you about it. First step: have a generator failure on...
I know, we're all into modified cars. Yet, I found a time-machine worthy '61 Falcon, and haven't done a thing to it, yet. Just brought the...
One milk crate (possibly two, if I get my library cleaned out in time) full of car mags. Collectible Automobile, Car and Driver, and a few misc....
And it seems like I missed 'em. Backing up, I learned to drive on mid-sixties Fords (owned at least one each, every model save Fairlane). Still...
Just got home from there. nearly complete (before *I* got there) 1955 Patrician 4dr, power brakes, steering, windows and seat. Underseat rear...
Was out this W/E and got a call from a buddy. This is what I got, what he got was a LOT better (1953 Fender amp, brand new!!). Cosmo
Its for an OT car, but a leaf is a leaf, right?? Anyway, who makes leaves for cars near Chicago, if possible?? Elgin spring and AUrora Spring...
My new '61 Falcon. Front wheel bearing has gone bad and welded itself to the spindle. How do I get this off?? I have torches, but no pullers....
Nothing finer than pulling a silk purse out of a sow's ear, as the saying goes. Earlier this morning, I headed to Dolton, IL to look at a '61...
Just like it says. My '76 Cadillac SDV has died - broken frame and no brakes. Yup, related items. Anyway. I've been out of the car market for a...
I've a need for snow tires. Currently, the tires are 235/75R15. Traction would be improved with slightly smaller tires, but I am not sure as to...
First off, I like to use lead, and seem to have a 'feel' for it. Anyway. At work, I can have all the weights they take off the wheels, which...
O/T vehicle, but the same could happen to any rod. Twin headlights, relayed for each beam and each light (4 relays). Power from battery...
My newest grandson, Jacob Luis, was born late yesterday!! Weighing in at 6#13, and a full head of hair, both he and Mom are doing fine. Grandma is...
Got this from a fellow salesman, used to sell Cads, doncha know... I like it :D Cosmo
I just have too small of a house, so I need to reduce my library to a bedroom. Perhaps it's too many kids, but here's what I am doing: ONE: I...
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