The Jalopy Journal
Somebody put a hopped up motor in this car!
Yeah. I think we were in the same military. It all makes sense now.
Thanks to this thread, I know what these pictures show. And it is the answer to an obscure lyric in a famed "hot rod" song.
Yeah, and now I'm catching up with you and the count is up to 3,700+ Guess I know what I'll be doing for the summer, fall & winter. And,...
You guys are awesome. I came looking for what the heck "safety tubes" were -- since I have 7 versions of Hot Rod Lincoln in the MP3 player -- and...
Dang! I've got a set of that particular jack stand.
The 5th time I put a V-6 T-Bird blown head gasket motor back together and it STILL leaked water to the pistons despite milling heads (3X) and...
Yeah, seems like I remember an article in the early '60's (from Hot Rod Magazine?) that featured a 283 bored totally out and replaced with...
Humm. So this weekend's pleasure has been to slide the Crower hi-lube tappets down on the Duntov 097, seated with the Comp Cam's 3/8th" magnum...
So 10 years back the newspaper add said "'56 chevy engine, $25.00". We got in touch a few days later and it turned out to be a "rebuilt, but but...
woodiewagon46 has great wisdom. When you're unsure about a critical repair you constantly hear things that you are CERTAIN are signs that the...
Well sure. Anybody can do it if they have James Dean to help.
Hey H.A.M.B.ers, I've already done an intro, but just wanted to say how much I've appreciated the knowledge, inspiration and encouragement...
I grew up looking at sbc's that were red -- not orange red. A red engine with a bit of chrome and some black on accessories (which are not hung...
My heart's with you bro. About a year after I lost mine it suddenly hit me that there was no one I could trust on the other end of the tow chain...
And also invest a call to "Old Car Parts Northwest", no cerainity, but he's got several containers filled with the good stuff.
I still have faith in RockAuto, its been awhile since they've surprised me by not having something I needed.
:confused: Shoot, now I've got to thinking (always a bad sign). Its not a 283 -- the distributor is in front. But it's not a 289 (the exhaust...
It's been a long time since I've last seen a checkerboard dash. Sure looks good (and so does the 283).
Oh man, that's soooo fine.
Have you ever noticed that ex-wives always knew a lot more than you did, even before they became ex-wives? ;)
Shoot, I think I've still got a 30' roll of Packard 440 somewhere in the back of the big metal building, along with a set or two or rajas'...
Ok, I'm at a "gee, I sort of don't know ...." I was once using an impact socket to hold the crank on an upside down engine while I broke loose...
Ok, take a few deep breaths and repeat after me: "The Slant 6 engine is one of the best engines ever built -- with the obvious exception of the...
No, because of the firing order, the exhaust impulse sound wanders from one side of the pipes to the other. I'm in agreement that an H pipe...
Oh yeah, that #**!*## committment to dive in. As I've aged, it's gotten to where sometimes it takes me 1 or 2 days to finally let that...
I was passing a local airport one saturday morning and notices a sign that said "auction today" by a hanger so I went in to take a look. The...
Good looking ride and rides don't have to be Bad and Scary, there's something to be said about being just something that makes you happy when you...
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