The Jalopy Journal
Hey crew. I wanted to throw this out on a post to let people know that I'm considering leaving my full-time job to build cars. I have been in the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1954 Bel-Air purpose built to look like a 50s custom left for...
BUILT VERY TRADITIONAL The car runs great! Stops as it should and steers well for its age. I have consistently driven the car 55-65mph with NO...
What's the one special thing you have to tell someone that drives your hot rod that you have to do to drive it? Mine: The old switch on the...
So, I have made progress on my 29' AV8 coupe over the last couple weeks. I'm to the point of getting the motor and trans installed. I'm curious...
UPDATE: My apologies, I got in a hurry yesterday listing this. This is the 276 "Firedome". I bought this motor 2 months ago. Once I got it apart...
Complete 1953 Desoto 11 tooth grill and pan. The chrome is on average a 7 out of 10. The 3 right teeth have stress cracks approximately 3/4" long...
I'm going this weekend to look at a 1 owner 51 Merc coupe. Last tagged in 1963. Good news... Never parted out, 100% bone stock. Bad news...it's...
I'm hoping to get a 1931 coupe bought in the next month or so. I know that there are hundreds of combinations that are acceptable. I'd like to...
One of the most clever things I've ever heard over the years is the thought behind three simple words and that you can only have 2 of the 3....
Has anyone ever pulled this off? Curious if anyone has removed the quarter window, moved "B" pillar back and used Tudor doors.
Go grab your pre-64 magazines (not those magazines!) and let's take a trip back in time. Let's see some centerfolds and/or the for sale-wanted ads...
At the risk of being banned from the HAMB, which I love. I just watched the Brian Bass interview. (Great watch BTW). Can we open a discussion on...
Some of you might have already known this but I searched several threads and never saw it mentioned. I tried to get on his website earlier...
I couldn't get it out of my head that I needed to attempt flipping a upper grill mustache over and creating a lower chin to the grill. After...
I have a 1954 2 door 210 Chevrolet car for sale. No title. Bill of Sale only. I started parting it out about a month ago. Now the rest of the car...
I was curious about the stories about the "Just missed buys, Should have bought, Local guy cut it up, High school kid bought and stripped". You...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Unfortunately all of my pictures from my build were lost on a phone that crashed. I got it out today for some pictures....
I have 4, 1956 Cadillac hubcaps. All four of them are in great shape. Driver quality. Call or text for pictures. 913-206-1344 Thank you!
I have a complete 1954, full pressure 235 engine for sale. The motor came from a running/driving car that was upgraded to a v8. I purchased it...
First year for a new car show dedicated to: Builders, Fabricators, Motor heads, Greasers and Hot Rodders. Live Music, Beer garden, hand-made...
I'm sure this will be an easy one for alot of you but it has me stumped? My engine runs so much better with the timing advanced but it gets HOT!...
I haven't tuned alot on my engine for the simple reason that from day one it seemed to run great so other than tweeking on the air screws and the...
Maybe I just have a guilty conscience but everytime I drive my car around town I'm just waiting to get pulled over by the local Barney Fife. The...
I just took my son on his first ride in an old Hot Rod. It has taken me 4 years to get to this point and it has seemed like 14!!! With all of the...
What is it about a car show that makes you drive hours to one show but not the other? Is it the location, the people, the date, trophies, the cars...
I did a search for information on this topic with no results. I just bought a set of the hard to come by 50's Gennie style wheel with 5 on 4.5"...
Can someone please spray some paint and a 32' Ford grille shell on my lonely old car.
Here are the latest pics of my chassis and the engine going under my 32' Chevy 5-window. I just fabbed one of the lake headers tonight, I hope the...
I have an aluminum hood that bought just this last week. It is from a 20's-30's style car with approx. 20 louvers down each side. The sides hinge...
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