The Jalopy Journal
I saw this post a while back and know everyone wanted updates. I found this body for sale today on instagram posted on @rodswapper for $2000, nice...
I just ran exhaust on my 55 chevy and wanted a vintage sound, just didn't want it to sound like everyone's street strip nova. I didn't want to...
I like the blackwalls on the chrome oem style wheels for your car. I don't like anything on the chrome smoothie style wheels with the small chrome...
I wouldn't sweat it, get the historic tags. I have had a dozen or so cars with historic tags in MD and been pulled over a handfull of times and...
Good info, the link was a good read but possibly left me more confused than before other than the simple muffler cfm calculation. How does one...
I am building a 55 chevy wagon in a 60's mild custom style, but it will have more of a hot rod engine. The engine is a gm zz430 350 430hp. I will...
If anyone is worried about the missmatch bolt patterns, there is a ad in the parts classifieds for a jig to drill your axles and brakes to the...
You can use adapters to get the proper bolt pattern, but that will widen the rear track width. Another option is to cut the long side axle tube...
The rear looks good in there, I am considering the same thing for my 55 chevy wagon because of the proper width and most of these rears coming...
Oh, that would be great to get the smithy's in the bigger inlet/outlet. I will check out jegs.
I am getting ready to run the exhaust for my 50 Chevy truck that has a 350 in it, I am going to go from the headers to mufflers and then tri-y...
I think I got her straitened out, I put a new performance point & condensor set and set the points to specs and reset timing to 36 deg fully...
wires/leads look good and getting plenty of fuel, It has new plugs but I will double check gap and inspect them. Thanks for all the input.
point lobes look fine, I will try another condensor and some high quality points.
Just checked and the advance is working fine, looks to be around 35 deg when revved up around 2500 rpm.
I just got my sled back up and running with a 283 replacing the old six, and it breaks up at higher rpm. It was worse and I could only give it 1/4...
I like a little longer bed length, but that might be a bit much. Just take about 8" or 10" and center the axle under bed.
Devillbiss, and don't forget hvlp air line fittings.
Need a direct side shot, hard to tell if the axle is centered under bed and see dimensions.
Here is a early 60's rollfast I picked up at hershey for $10 cause I was sick of walking, then I fixed it up and flaked it out for the woman. Hard...
You guys know where to find anything, maybe you can help me with my car. I have a wadulator valve going bad and rubbing on my waternator which...
Ok lots of good options, maybe I somehow screwed up with the eastwood stuff, not cleaning enough. I figured freshly sandblasted would a pretty...
I was working on a car without a strapped down battery and it moved a little and hit the fan and did the same thing, what a fing mess. I waited...
Alright I will check those out.
I got the new 283 in my chevy and painted everything up nice and tried some eastwood coating on my exhaust manifolds, I ran the engine to break in...
My 65 pimpala is not reallly traditional it is kinda a traditional themed lowrider it has original 60's astro supreme style wheels {that need...
hey plym 46, I agree would be easier to put lights on the filler panel. I just don't want it to have that roll pan look. Although some 58...
Hey Ratmotor, I thought about raising it up but It is actually about even with the bottom of the rear fenders, it also makes the rear the truck...
I just finished fitting up some 49 plymouth bumpers to my 50 chevy truck, I widened them 3" and sunk them in tighter to the truck. Now I need to...
Nice job, that was well thought out and requires minimal metal fabrication. That is just the right amount of chop, the end result looks like it...
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