The Jalopy Journal
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We have lived in coastal Alabama (from Michigan) for over 42 years. Have endured several hurricanes and numerous tropical storms. Most people’s...
Along the Gulf Coast Interstate 10 corridor (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas) it very common to see Mexican Caravans. These consist of...
Where is the steering wheel in this one. Cool ride
I use a Craftsman cutting tool I’ve had for a long time. Uses a standard utility knife blade. I’ve cut everything with it hoses, rubber sheet,...
Must have been a real pain to change an inside rear tire when you had a flat
The words “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” come to mind. A wise older then I man once told me “As you get older you still may have...
I seem to recall the original Super Stock classes also having a limit of slick width of 7 inches? Certainly the track prep makes a difference....
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Now that front axle looks absolutely scary! Good thing it’s a drag car and pretty much designed to jut go straight.
I have used POR 15 Engine Enamel with good results. Rather thick to apply with a brush but levels out nicely. I brushed it but it can be thinned...
I’m thinking straight front axle, motor plate instead of mounts, short wheelbase, probably an Altered as in: [ATTACH]
One thing I’ve learned about using silicone sealer as a gasket is lay your bead down then put whatever part you’re installing (intake, thermostat...
Any of you ever adjust hydraulic lifers per this video? [MEDIA]
Seeing as this tread was started in 2009 I would assume this problem has most likely been resolved and engine freed up or scrapped. At any rate...
I agree production powder coat shops don’t want to spend the time or have the trained people to do decorative work. Just a suggestion but a lot of...
Downriver area of Detroit in the mid 60’s Northline Road bordered Detroit Metropolitan Airport before it was gobbled up by airport expansion. A...
Yes people do! Once the novelty of having a puppy wears off there are people who just dump dogs at the pound or worse on a back road. We just...
Great dogs! If you have children/grandchildren she will soon be herding them around. They have a lot of energy and love to work.
Not trying to be a smart ass but in my 77 years I can’t think of one time when I’ve had to change a hose and/or clamp on the side of the road. I...
How a bout a wooden stake bed with a hinge door for the gooseneck to hook up. Would make it versatile for hauling or other purposes plus look...
Same thing in the Detroit area around the Ford Rouge Plant and steel mills of the downriver area. The fallout was so bad it pitted the paint and...
As a good friend of mine always says “I don’t look forward to birthdays anymore but don’t look forward to missing them either”
A friend of mine changed his Chevy from an automatic to manual and had it done by a local shop. They used a Wilwood aluminum master cylinder and...
I looked at a car for sale once with Craftsman universal sockets welded to concrete reinforcement bar shaft. “Um no thanks”
Why Roadsters? When I get into the roadster and turn the key I can look into the rear view mirror and see my hair and beard going from gray back...
Several years ago attended a Cruise In on Saturday morning in Dade City (hour and a half from Sarasota) that had a lot of older cars as well as...
To make this photo complete someone should put some of those plastic eyes/nose/ears you stick on tree trunks around Halloween. The monster that...
Coke Cola contains citric acid. Citric acid will etch aluminum at higher concentrations don’t know if amount contained in a Coke will etch the...
Dry Ice Blasting! I have no first hand knowledge of how expensive it may be or how hard it may be to find someone who does it. However I have read...
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