The Jalopy Journal
Little known, less cared about fact; I just found out Big Daddy did the lettering on the SWC Swindler A gasser! [ATTACH]
nice!
Yours is an old post and I tried to start a thread covering center consoles that got erased but here is what I did before it gets erased! Wanted...
No argument with all the candidates offered above. But just can't bet over this. [ATTACH]
Congrats!!
Halibrand kidney front runners and any vintage mag rear. Would love a set of Halibrand 4-small-hole kidneys but didn't make them in 15" aluminum...
1940 Plymouth update: I found trim clips (see above) that work for large side trim, and medium grille trim. Mounting holes for both those are...
Machining was the easy part! Sanded the surfaces on big belt sander, drilled the flange using gaskets as guide, drilled carb mount the same....
Here is one i cast for the Chevy 230/260 series engines. I designed it to be 180 deg with equal length runners. Required the head be modified to...
Yes, it was straight up theft. I reported it to ebaY and they of course did nothing. Not worth reaching across the country to try for justice....
Here are shots of my '54 331 w/ 200R4, Chevy water pump, home made front brackets, HH intake, modified ebaY block hugger headers. Speedway P/S...
Good point. I missed the bolts attaching the bellhousing extension to the block. I also misread your original post as a '53. Yous is a '55 with...
I just built a hemi for a '40 Plymouth and used the Chevy pump. I modified the stock timing chain cover like they did in the day by cutting off...
Couple of observations on the engine. I have never built a Phord so no comment on the car! Your engine is the early long bellhousing version so...
Got it! Found these nylon trim clips on ebaY. They fit both the wider body and door trim as well as the narrower grille trim pieces. Pop...
I had a full set of deluxe '59 Impala dash trim I sold on ebay. The buyer gave me a sob story he needed it yesterday and would post PayPal...
It was a tire problem. Early slicks were passenger car tire recaps with passenger car hard rubber. Very little traction. Raising the front end...
I have the exact same problem. '40 Plymouths have 3 sizes of clips. I've tried the Restoration Specialties tiny nose trim clips. Look exact to...
I cut off pieces of gas welding rod. Check size, can't remember if it is 3/32" or 1/8".
made mine for my '36 Willys. I used the '36 shaft thar had composition bushings and thin tubing shaft. I found ball bearings that fit the...
Has to be the quote of the year!! [ATTACH]
I'm building a '40 and about to install mine. I found this guy on YouTube doing a detailed how-to. If your '39 is like the '40, this should be a...
Lots of good info. If you want them shiny, try just polishing them on a powerful wheel with white compound. If they are deeply pitted, which...
Me too but I found this '36 and fell in love with it in '64 in high school. Built it sort of like you want but with a hemi instead of SBC....
Not sure I understand the setup you have but maybe this will help? I am building a '40 Plymouth and wanted to use the stock wheel with a modern...
I did the measure the hole and but the right sized bullets (from Mooneyes I think?) for my Mysterion wheels as mentioned above. Work fine. [ATTACH]
Dreamed for 50 years of getting a car featured in a rod mag. Finally made it in the 5th to the last issue ever published!
I used MII springs from Summit on my Mysterion. They fit perfectly. Came Chrome plated too. Here is my Ala Kart build. Built a few years ago...
Traveled from Bakersfield to the swap meet about 25 years ago to buy my wife a Tri-Five Chevy to drive. Was wanting a '57 'til we saw this '56...
I like using vintage wheels on my street rod builds. But I also like GM tilt columns. I have been lucky on two builds two far on pretty easy...
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