The Jalopy Journal
I picked up some vintage Stewart Warner small logo oil and temp gages. I'm hunting sending units. 0-80 psi oil pressure gage case is marked...
I'm having trouble figuring out how to access the hidden LH/RH upper trim screw holes for install of the rear window trim in my '61 Falcon sedan....
I came into possession of a sweet little Craftsman ratchet with a built-in speed handle. I've never seen one like this before. I'm guessing it's...
Anyone ever use Classic Sheet Metal patch panels? How is their quality? Specifically, I'm looking at 60-63 Falcon rear lower quarter panels....
It seems that I remember reading European sports cars seats were used in gassers due to their light weight. How popular was that, and what were...
The 16th Annual Run What Ya Brung at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park in Reynolds, GA is on for 9 October 2021. Car show and laid back drag racing...
I need to upgrade some raggedy metalworking equipment but I am space-limited. What's your favorite benchtop vertical bandsaw and belt sander in...
I have a '61 Falcon with windshield rubber so hard that I can't cut it with a box cutter. A chisel will chip it, though. What's your trick to...
Yesterday I swapped the cam in the coupe. It fired right up and was running fine while I set the idle, adjusted the timing, tuned the idle...
After seeing so many gasser builds on here, I caught the bug. I went to a SEGA race in May and that was all it took. My buddy Johnny, a SEGA racer...
If anyone was wondering what 2 1/2" Porter shorty mufflers sound like, here you go. I don't have insulation, carpet or a rear window at this...
I'm an engineer in the bus industry. We typically pay huge money to have stamped sheet metal parts prototyped. I've viewed some of the metal...
Anyone know where you can get '30-31 inner door bottom corners as shown in the highlighted area? The inner patch I bought doesn't include the...
I bought my '31 A coupe patch panels from Snyder's. T[ATTACH] he cowl patch bead is significantly wider than the door and quarter. Is this typical...
The subrails on my '31 coupe rotted long ago and were replaced with some roughly hewn angle iron. I need to fix that but since the car is...
[ATTACH] Pan fill C4 for 289/302/351. Stock rebuild in 1999, ran it for a couple years and has sat in my shop since. It has a mild B&M shift kit....
What's your favorite vintage tool in your shop? Mine is a Beverly B-2 shear.[IMG] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Anyone have pictures of their 4-speed toploader clutch linkage set-up in a Model A or similar? I'm going with stock mechanical linkage (not...
After a 12 year hiatus from hot rodding, I’ve found the motivation to get back on my ’31 A coupe build. My 21 year old son is a mechanical...
Alright guys, I could use a good eye and advice. I’m getting rid of the IFS set-up on a fenderless/hoodless A coupe that’s been channeled 4”. I’ll...
I'm planning on putting a dropped I-beam front end with hairpins and cross steering in my fenderless A coupe. I'm planning on buying aftermarket...
I'm going after a late-60s or maybe even early 70s style on my '31 A coupe build. Since I got this coupe from my dad, I thought I'd build it up...
Since I've been here. Like 10+ years. I took a long break from old cars to deal with life and kids. All of a sudden, my 18 yo got interested in...
I really enjoyed Doofus and Whiny, and was just curious if you're writing anything else. How about the gal with the Olds?
The coupe was running mid 9s in 95 degree heat.
Apparently, the home-built hot rod is a news-worthy fad: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/racing/more/03/17/retro/index.html
I'd like to lower the front of my '49 F1 at least 4" or so. There's only about 2" from the axle to the bumpstop, so I'm suspicious of reverse-eye...
I just picked uo a 460/C6 from Stealthcruiser (thanks Chuck). I plan on installing it in my '49 F1. Anyone done this install? Does anyone make...
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Hooker stub kit, Schoenfeld J-bends, and Speedway collectors. I had to MIG these. LOTS of grinding, sanding and blending. I need a TIG badly.
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