The Jalopy Journal
So, my old girl is twenty five years old, the rad has always had green coolant in it, and after all this time it needs cleaning. It still cools,...
I know-knew, but for the life of me, I can't remember, can you run a 6 volt gas gauge through 12 volts and have it work accurately? Got a friend,...
My 36 ford pickup is approaching thirty years old, it has a fusebox that I understand was built by a guy in Langley BC , who used to sell them...
Hey guys, been lurking all winter. My old girl, my 36 has been running green coolant for twenty five years, it's time to give it the big clean. It...
Thought maybe I'd update on my favourite website and all my friends here, some know I had heart issues, diagnosed last august as a valve...
So, BC guys, who's going? Three hours+ each way, and unless it is literally blistering down, me and mary are going. May run into the crew from...
Looking to date these, one is unmarked, looks to be a quality piece, these are all steel, no plastic.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Can you guys-gals date these pieces? One has no markings at all, but looks and feels like a pretty nice piece, two timing lights, wondering the...
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So,I debated sharing this, because, I'm smarter than this, it is embarassing. For 22 years I chased a slight annoying vibration in my steering...
Got a 64 327 in my 36, hei ignition, never has had an issue with anything to do with it. I just fixed a huge vaccum leak, (power booster), but...
First, its on my 36, I built it with spare parts not knowing what this was. It has failed, now I need to know what it is, the master is ford, the...
So, the weather's been not bad, the snow and most of the crap is gone from the road, old mary hasn't been running too good the last few startups,...
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Bob Skilling passed away at two o clock this morning, he was a great guy, hot rodder through and through. Nomi tells me there are no plans for a...
As some of you know, I've been chasing a vibration in my 36 for a long time. First, some history, although part of it is off topic, the info will...
So, got a call from an old, dear friend, long timer in my life, the kind you have deep respect for, he got cancer, went for surgery, was told he...
Anyone here willing to predict whether bonneville speed week will happen? I have my doubts, I know its a ways off, but its not looking promising....
Turned 65 today, didn't die in my sleep, still here, collected my first OAS cheque, how does life get any better? My 36 was stored at a friends...
I built my 36 20 years ago, I painted it flat black, it was a seldom seen colour at the time, kinda happened by accident, my painter taught...
The thread, canadian bacon got me thinking, why don't we assemble somewhere to compare notes? Could be a dedicated meeting spot, a weekend devoted...
How old are we really? Got me thinking, we ARE getting old on this board, I personally have never been to bonneville for speedweek, gonna be 65,...
I gotta make one for a 41 dodge pickup, gm column, usually I fab one up pretty quick, but after staring at the dash for a long time, I've come to...
So, posted days ago, never did get the wheel off, even though I swore my best string of bad words at it. Opened up the floor, took all the panels...
I've beat on it with a rubber hammer, pulled, grunted, swore, (apparently the swearing thing is not effective) and can't get it to move. My...
My friend has a 1965 Pontiac Acadian, (same car as a nova) he is unable to get the correct parts for, apparently the acadian doesn't share some...
Me and a buddy piled into his 33 ford 3 window, ran hard for 12 hours to have that car striped. Gotta say, two bigger guys in a three window is a...
Too good to pass up, $1500, got everything but rear fenders and headlight buckets. Thing is, this time I'm clueless as to what I'm gonna do with...
My 36 was my first full build, was a fire truck, built with a 51 ford p/u frame, wescott frame plans for measurements while I tracked down parts,...
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