The Jalopy Journal
Tiny update. An odd big block GM decided to show up courtessy of one of rays uncles, a 472ci cadillac backed with a th400. For free!!!! Who...
Well we never made it to town but I'm glad to say the heater blower motor works and so does the starter motor! But I think the mechanism that...
I like it! Keep the posts coming
One update so far today. We got the left rear wheel off, and we got a pair of used tires bought and mounted for 40$. Literally, these tires are...
Barn find: the first place we're planning to stop with it for pictures once its running and moving under its own power is right back to where we...
Dang i missed a few few replies! Well now I've got good news. Ray and i got plugs in it and new wires, and today we got the master cylinder...
Yesterday Ray and i stopped by Doug's place and he said to throw a 12 volt battery in it and try to crank it over. He runs a 12 volt battery in...
Thanks for that diagram! We'll be using that!
We got the radiator and front clip off on last sunday, and we also got the motor cleaned up and unlocked! It probably would run happily with a...
oldwood, I'll have to let you know if we need anything. Ray got the head off the 238 tonight and only the #3 (counting From firewall) cylinder...
Thanks guys. We have pretty much decided to go along with a 350 swap. The retired sheriff in town named Doug is a hotrod guy and we stopped in...
My friend Ray found this neat '48 olds series 66 four door two miles from his farm, and got it for 300$ from the original owners son. [IMG] [IMG]...
That is perfection. Barn found perfection. You are lucky to own that beauty!
Cool! I'm only about 20 minutes away from the long prairy drive in, but a drive in next to a race track is even better. The drive down to it...
The sarcasm here is mind blowing, I'm still laughing from page 1. But it most likely isn't a watermelon. I can tell you that for certain
Dad and I spent about 2 hours in the shop today, and in that time we got the windshield crank and the cowl vent de-seized and hammered out some of...
As the intelligent junior in high school I am, I just got back inside from completely boning out the v frame and setting up the shocks in a...
It's a legitimate foundry made casting, so I'm unsure if it's a Ford add-on, a sears and roebuck catalog thing, or something else all together....
Eye hooks, electric fence wire and carabeaner clips make a heck of a good improvised dolley system, I clip a miniature blockand tackle to the...
That side of the engine was facing north lol
Cool fab skills
We got quite a bit done today, I popped the socket joint on the torque tube off and separated it from the transmission, and my dad and I "rowed"...
I think we're going to go over the frame with a fine tooth comb and make sure there's no cracks, then box it and transplant the 302 and...
This is a really helpful thread
Okay, dad wants to leave it in as found condition lol. I'm really excited for this project, because I get to use quite a few of the original...
Basically, it's an excuse for my dad not to have to bother with bodywork and to spend the money on painting everything. He's got a paint booth...
My dad and I have started working on this project today, his idea for it is to leave it in its original patina, and to take the complete...
Thanks guys!!
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