The Jalopy Journal
SBC in my 63 chevy - I get consistent readings on other 7 cylinders but number 5 is all over the place. I have tested it wet, dry, etc. its always...
My work truck wore out so I took a short break from my 35 olds project to build a daily driver C10. I thought I would just pick up a decent beater...
You know I love the hamb but the pcv threads seem to be the worst. I read through 100 or so pcv threads that all end with everyone begging for...
I went to my rural storage property to pick up my engine crane only to find that some thief broke in and stole it along with 2 generators, etc. I...
I have made a mock-up of a modified spindle adaptor to mount early rudge-spline knock-offs on my lugged drums. There are two parts for each that...
After searching for about 6 months I finally picked up a great 1963 Nova for my wife. We're ditching her late model...
I am having a hell of a time finding the few later model parts that are required for my build. I know traditional cars aren't supposed to use...
Here’s the background. . . I picked up a 1935 3w Olds coupe about 7 years ago. My business took off and I couldn’t spend a minute on...
I have set up a mII IFS for my '35. . . I built a home-made crossmember to ElPolacko specs (only much prettier), then I bolted the parts together-...
I have a 324 motor all put together, and want to put a T-5 behind it. I have to admit this is my first step into the manual trans world. ( I am a...
First- can someone confirm what is the range of motion for an airbag MII IFS set up?. . . full-down to ideal ride height then to full-up. It...
I am temporarily living out in the desert (Joshua Tree, CA) building some houses. I thought some of you might like to see my rig. See, I could...
I am contemplating the front suspension on my 35 olds. . . From the factory it has good looking IFS with long arms that almost meet in the middle...
I saw a flatty with one of those "magneto" looking electronic distributors made by Joe Hunt, and running cloth covered spark plug wires. I...
Oil pans get hot . . . can I use body filler to skim out the latent wrinkles?
I have a 100 mile commute coming up next year and this is my daily driver . . . the tri-carb set up sprung another vacum leak so I figured it was...
It's Saturday night . . . and because I know how to party. . . I am rebuilding a holley 1904 single barrel carb. Anyway, all went well until I...
Just laying awake last night thinking about my next project. . . and started wondering about this. why are they called "artillary" wheels? I...
I looked for over a year to find a space that was nice and that I could afford so now that I have it I want to keep it. But I will be working out...
Man, my ranchero is running great oh yeah. . . except that about a week ago it started to do this thing where the motor cuts out after i have...
Can someone suggest good cam specs for my 56 324 rocket re-build? I picked up a NOS cam with .462 lift and 264 duration . . . but when I...
I always seem to mangle them and the hole they are in. . . . I looked for special tools but have only found punches in larger sizes.. I am...
I just fired up a truck a few weeks ago that I completely re-wired (EZwire harness- though heavily modified to fit a mid engine coe truck) and the...
The is the first time I have ever installed a new quadrajet carb without having an existing set-up around to go by . . . so I am putting the...
I dug up some more photos and now the entire post seems to have disappeared. what gives?
It seems that the high end classic cars get restored with a porcelain coating on the exhaust manifolds. Can anyone confirm this and suggest where...
Specifically. . . I need to find somewhere to buy multi-pin plugs. . . hopefully with 16 to 20 terminals . . . so I can set up all of my dash and...
Man, I am having a tough time with this one and am starting to grasp at straws. . . I remember some of you are in the salvage business so maybe I...
I am cleaning up a 454 and th400 for my supersecrethugeproject and came across a few things that baffle me. 1. when I was scraping years of crud...
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