The Jalopy Journal
Cleaning up a multi decade parts and shop "collection" after the passing of a friend and mentor.
I used some last summer on a tailgate protector which was a heavy nylon type fabric. It worked remarkably well, it did stay soft. I was pretty...
I was recently given a Grant Flamethrower for a SBC, I'm a little afraid of it. Not to sure if I want the hassle. Anyone still work on these?
I'm sure you have it sorted already but follow Petejoe's directions. Please wait till you get your hands on some 7018 and don't open the box until...
I'm familiar with the term restomod, it lives in the same place as the term ratrod. I guess I was just taking a bit of a jab at it. Hey, it is the...
Jeez squirrel ya beat me too it. That is a massive amp draw for a pump, might want to look again at that. I would avoid shopping on Amazon for...
I love all this great info on 283 builds. That is what I'm going to run in my RPU project. I get a kick out of the "you know it's cheaper to put...
Ok that car is freaking awesome! I've chased death wobble problems in solid axle 4x4's a fair bit. Super common with lifted big tire coil spring...
Wow that's amazing!
There is no reason to not do the math on set up and design geometry but I think the biggest concern on this type of thing is has it been put...
So when you do round two of this make sure that everything involved in engine timing on this one go in the garbage. This was definitely a timing...
That my friend is a motor that needs to come apart judging from the filter and magnet pictures. A tiny bit of "shiny stuff" in a filter isn't the...
When I was a teenager I was followed home (parents house) by a cop car after an evening of misbehaving in my my '66 Chevy II. I thought I was in...
Boy, that looks awesome. That's a great way to brighten up November day in the 'loops! Keep us posted on the build.
Thanks for sharing that High test 63. That is some great inspiration for my 29 RPU build. Mine will be 283 powered as well. Can't wait to get...
We are in San Jose del Cabo, I need to find some car folks down here!
The generic crimpers usually work great. I also really recommend putting a tiny bit of dielectric grease on the male end of these plugs,...
The Deutsche DT connectors are as good as it gets. I used them for years in some pretty terrible environments and they hold up better than...
How far south are you heading? We headed south for the winter and I sure miss my RPU project and shop. Lots of time to plan though.
Make some set up bearings. Don't over think what you are doing. Start with original shim pack, play with the shim packs and see how the pattern...
Wow, love what you guys are doing. Looks great.
I'd make sure it's not too lean and check timing. After that look at building a shroud. Even with a large electric fan stuck on a rad there is...
Here's mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
36roadster hit all the right points in his post. I just left the heavy equipment repair business after 29 years. Did I ever mess up?... absolutely...
I ran a very similar set up in my '46 Plymouth. 040 over 350 with crummy rebuilder pistons. I used a Comp Cams XE262(loved it) single Edelbrock...
I just swapped from a set of 416 heads to 461 camel humps on a 350sbc. went from 12 degrees to 14 initial and 42 total. Those heads definitely...
Awesome, I had a feeling there was a cross pin in there. My gross puffy door panels are making it tough to see. Im going to redo the panels just...
Thanks for the thoughts. I am familiar with that style clip but cant seem to feel one in there.
Hey guys, Its been a really long time since I posted anything. Things are really coming together on my '46 Plymouth coupe project but I could use...
I just had Fairmont plate some lake pipes that I made. I think they did a great job but it wasn't cheap by any means. Save yourself some bucks and...
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