The Jalopy Journal
I did NOT need another Flathead, this is number 3, I have one car. Last week I didn’t need another banjo, and the week before I didn’t need a 40...
Car Craft 71. I really like this film, but had I read this maybe I’d have avoided it (I was 2, and not reading, so it all worked out :) ) [ATTACH]
Maybe a silly question. I’m building my coupe to resemble (in my feeble mind) a car that might have shown on the flats in the very early 50s. I’m...
Over the past few years I’ve been reading a few of the young reader hot rod books published in the 50s-60s. But I have yet to find the book I read...
Just noticed this was recently added to Prime. Great movie. I don’t see it often. [ATTACH]
The weather is getting colder here and so it's time to address the leaking heater core and rattling fan in my 53 Chev 3100. I thought I'd post a...
Would it be possible to move my build thread to the Traditional Hot Rod forum? Although nowhere near complete, it is period correct and...
I’m fitting the top wood for my 30 A. The door headers are notched pretty deep. Can anyone tell me, am I missing a piece, like maybe a rubber pad...
Admittedly a very specific request, but there are a ton of As on here...so here goes: My rear quarters are pretty hashed and I’m trying to patch a...
[ATTACH] Nice stock Model A frame that I've been hording but that I wont ever get to. local pickup or you arrange for shipping.
I‘m sure this has probably been covered...BUT : I’ve just begun breaking down my 40 banjo, using Mr. Tardel‘s Handy primer. Looking at the case...
I picked this up yesterday! For the moment it will hang in the shop, but I'd be stoked to see some of your favorite drop tank racers. If you have...
Hi guys. A couple of questions for the metalshapers. I have a low end bead roller with the 22mm shaft. It has a few dies, but these are more or...
I ran across some photos of the Chadly coupe that I'd not seen before: http://www.newportclassiccars.com/car-db/1930-Chadly-Coupe It seems to be...
I'd like to revisit the topic of Frame tables and jigs. Not so much opinions on whether or not you need one, but how to build a nice, simple frame...
So, I've been working on putting the body together on my 30 A this winter. I'm working it over a 32 frame, so I've channeled it slightly over the...
Ran across this on the tube. Early 60's drags in my (little) hometown...very traditional, and very cool. I wish we could do something like this...
I'm working to get the door posts set and the brackets together for the top wood on my 30 coupe. Today I finished the door posts and turned my...
So, this is mostly an aesthetics opinion request. And possibly a little bit of utility too. I was fumbling through a few other photos from other...
In my job I occasionally run across car parts in the river or partially buried along the banks. Today I was trudging through the snow and found...
So I know that Stewart-Warner gauges are king.. But, whats the history of Niehoff gauges, and are they hot rod material or no? I see them just...
So its 8pm and I'm sitting at my computer nursing whats left of my brain after a full day of work. The last few nights I've been hitting the books...
I was reading a bit last night on the race and bearings required to run f100 hubs on 37-41 spindles. I have a set of F1 hubs and Drums that I'd...
So I guess I'm just a stickler for details. I'm working on my Av8 front end. I scabbed hubs and drums from a 51 F1. A few of the wheel lugs were...
My late Grandad was a mechanic, and when he passed my dad gave me a couple boxes of his old tools. Most I use, enjoying the fact that I'm building...
I love reading old magazines. Someone passed the July 53 issue of Popular Mechanics my way a while back and I found myself leafing through it this...
I'm working on locating my 36 X member in a 32 frame, just roughly so I can tack it in and get on with life. I measured 18 1/4" out from the...
This has probably been posted before, but it my first time seeing it. Some pretty incredible assembly line footage. Makes just about any shop seem...
So, yes I'm sitting here on the couch instead of working on my coupe. I was flicking through Netflix and found that More American Graffiti is...
I've just about finished getting the new horns on my old 32 frame, and now I'm turning my attention to the crossmembers. I'm interested in the...
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