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It has a pretty complete 33-34 21 stud engine and trans in it. All I know about it so far is that it turns over by hand and the clutch works. I...
I think I may have a problem... Or, the hot rod gods are just smiling on me this week by giving me two quality leads in a 10 day period. Anyone...
Here is the maiden voyage. [MEDIA]
So it's been awhile since I last posted...but progress has been made... BIG progress. We have a running, driving, and stopping...well, kind of...
That '58 'vette rear fender and taillight treatment tho..... so sexy. Chappy
Does anyone know if Hellings ever made a valve cover breather that matched the mushroom air cleaner? I have the Air Cleaner on my Nailhead and...
Hard to say, but Monday seemed like the best day. Tuesday was pretty busy. Wednesday was pretty light traffic wise. saw some pretty cool/rare...
I got it from a guy who brought it in from WV at the WMSRA Round Up in Cumberland, MD. The story I got from the guy I got bit from is that it...
Only had it a couple of days and only had the chance to drive it once or twice. I need to do a proper shake down cruise. But...The short list so...
Me too... I like headlights and grill on the car more than the trucks in those years.
I haven't put a tape on it but I think it's a few inches shorter than stock And it's a 37 with a 38 sedan front end... I have been told it was a...
Don't know much history on it other than it was supposedly built in the late 50's and has a "recently" rebuilt 401 nailhead. Chappy [ATTACH]...
Progress has finally been made. After the debacle that was the middle of my 2022 we ended on some high notes. My oldest got married in September...
Thanks everyone for the input. Again, this is a parts pile build. I am not sure what the steering shaft is out of.. I will be using a late 30s...
Thanks @nickleone My caliper reads 0.681 on the outside of the splines. I figured it lost 0.006 to wear and tear over the years (and caliper...
Doing some work on my roadster project and I am trying to sort out the steering using what I have on hand. My question is: Was there a prewar...
I just took a look at the classifieds and the least expensive driveable cars are all starting around $15k and sky rocket from there, Project cars...
No particular order 58 vette. Such a beautiful behind 36 Pierce arrow 1601 convertible coupe. I grew up in the greater Buffalo area 64 nova....
My lifetime subscription is alive and well. I love to see people succeed... And I have to belive people succeed by hardwork, perseverance, and...
Well, it has been a few months since I last did an update. quite honestly, progress has been a bit slow. I have gotten some very important items...
Well done. Thank you for sharing... Chappy
Welcome, and cool car. I don't know if I would change a thing. There is nothing "practical" or particularly "mannered" or "reliable" about...
This sucks...i literally just finished reading his latest blog post then came over here to catch up and saw this post. So sorry to hear this....
I have had the "two is one, one is none" philosophy drilled in to me from an early age... So, I have a military ammo can with: Basic hand tools...
I gave it a try last year when I rewired the '30... Chappy [ATTACH]
Here is my current project, my buddy Billy's, and a few of my other favorites... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Making your own is fun... get creative with the material... Chappy https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/yo-yo-revisited.1250009/
I was wandering the swap meet at Cleveland and I saw this pull wagon, it was to cool to pass up. Best I can tell it is a '35ish Murray Mercury...
We brought my buddy Billy's recently finished 32 ford sedan to the Cleveland Piston Power Show (where it was included in the Dirty Dozen display)...
Some random thoughts: RE TRJ, I don't know exactly what happened, and I don't really care, it's none of my business... my business with TRJ begins...
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