The Jalopy Journal
I've finally concluded that I need to just go ahead and swap out the rear end in my 47 Chevy Stylemaster, stick in a T5 transmission and do away...
Can anyone recommend a good and affordable bonded title service for Texas? As is not uncommon, I purchased my project with just a bill of sale....
Now that I'm back on the build again, I need to address the issue that made me step back from my project for two months. I've decided I'm just...
Around two months ago I took a sabbatical from the 47 Chevy. It was a combination of a prolonged fight with it to get the blasted transmission...
Ok guys, I'm kind of at my wits end with this transmission in my 47 Chevy Stylemaster. It's a three-on-the-tree manual. Over the last few weeks...
Ever have to modify one small part to make it work then have to modify numerous other parts to counteract your original one small mod? That's the...
I've been dicking around with my column shift linkage for a while and I've had it. Its a 47 Chevy Stylemaster and that shifting thing is giving...
I've got my 47 Stylemaster moving back and forth on the driveway but I think I'm having timing issues. I've set the float levels on my Holley...
I'm just about to install a brand new gas tank to my 47 Chevy 2 door sedan Stylemaster. The original filler neck was missing on the car when I...
It's been slow going the last while in the run up to Xmas. Having kids means you kinda have to divert your funds to things other than cars in...
Picked myself up a 235 engine and tranny from a 61 Impala for my 47 stylemaster. Both engine and powerglide run, but I'm not keeping the...
In another thread I outlined my plans to see if my 216 engine worked or should I just ditch it for a 235. The main deciding factor was cash, i.e....
I'm in the process of hooking up some wiring to test fire my 1947 Chevy 216 engine. Maybe I'm having a brain fart, but the distributor has two...
I pulled the steering column shroud off my 47 Stylemaster with the intent of putting something prettier on. From what I can tell, it's basically...
Regardless if I keep my 216 or end up with a 235, I still need to find a pair of hoses for my oil bypass canister. I have a set of Fentons, so I...
I've had the original 216 engine sitting on a stand since I pulled it out of the Stylemaster at the start of the restoration. I've been back and...
This week is apparantly Clumsy Halfwit Week. I don't know what it is, but I've decided to do away with common sense and act stupid. Yesterday I...
I need to start getting my chrome grill and bumpers ready for plating. Right now I've got loads of flaky rusty chrome I need to remove. The flaky...
I laid on some black primer, gotta take out all those little dents then lay down some grey 2k primer. I reattached the fenders, etc loosely just...
I have a 47 Chevy Stylemaster that I want to install hood gas struts instead of the stock springs (which are long gone anyway). I'm thinking I...
I decided to take this week off work to "decompress" when the kids went back to school. So, I took a road trip up to the top of Texas to go see...
So here I am, a few months into my first proper classic project and it's dawning on me that I'm actually all alone tinkering around in the garage....
I really am all for supporting local business. I usually get better deals, better service and the happiness that in some small way I am helping...
I have a 47 Chevy 216 engine sitting on a stand in the garage. I've been back and forth for the last few months wondering is it worth the effort?...
For the last while I've been hmmming and ha-ing about taking the doors off my 47 Stylemaster. The problem was that I had issues getting them...
I'm pretty certain I'm going to stick an old school chrome column in my 47 Stylemaster. I got my tape and it measures roughly 48" from the back...
In a previous post I hearlded the virtues of alcohol and working in the garage. I now wish to recant the previous claims. Saturday night I hit...
Being Friday, I decided to take into the drink last night. I woke up this morning to discover the alcohol fairy had visited and left me a gift....
When I initially got bitten by the restoration bug, I was reluctant to spend any more money than I had to on tools, storage, etc, preferring to...
Actually, what kind of wrench do I need to take them out? Or do I need to fabricate a home made tool?
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