The Jalopy Journal
"5.2" may possibly be deck height
“ shark bite” …..has an O ring to seal around the OD of a tube or pipe and and spring loaded teeth that kinda looks like an open shark mouth to...
You know, with the price of fuel these days a lump of coal isn’t a bad gift!!
Is your aftermarket cam the same firing order?….is your intake manifold single plane or dual plane??….if you don’t have access to an igniter...
Naahhhh, your car looks like a correct vintage HOT ROD!!...putty and paint can't really make them what they ain't!!....although the OP's build is...
Soooo, you dislike FORDs because you bought a 70 year old car and there is rust in the engine??
Yep!…was driving the crewcab ramp truck home about 2 am on a 4 lane US highway…nobody around but us…look in the mirror every minute or two just t...
Perhaps something we ALL CAN AGREE ON??……♂️….I doubt it
As has been said, what kind of finished ride are you looking for?? If you want a relatively low dollar fun car that can’t even smell the Ridler...
Fenderless right??
Rodent infestation
Put your finger over the inlet of the pump, have a friend crank the engine…..does it suck?…if yes work towards the tank….if no, remove the bolts...
Weelll, everyone has an opinion and experience with what works/ worked for them…..I still have my first car, ( 1939 FORD tudor) that had been...
Dude
Runner up!!! unner
Greetings again HAMBers!.... I have a REALLY NICE survivor FORD pickup with a tiny bit of rust through bubbles showing on a fender...I really...
HEEEYYYYY, where did the op go??!!! We need pictures!!.... and they are " anti ROLL bars" ...not " anti sway bars"!!.... that should stir the pot...
How about red hot sparks going in the ear?!!! You can hear the little bastards coming before they hit the bottom!!... now , after I am uuhhh "...
If your talking about the car rolling over towards the outside when cornering but everything else about the ride , steering etc is good you need...
LOVE your car !!... I generally REALLY don't like blue but I have seen that shade blue on multiple early FORDs ( factory color isn't it?) and on a...
If it's not a FORD it's not a TUDOR.... a two door maybe!
The front end looks too high and narrow on the FORD....something is screwed up....the Pontiac looks like the rear half of the rear fenders have...
I believe I would have a known competent machine shop take a skim off of the drums....
Is your axle dropped?.. if so the steering arm was probably modified as well and may need a little bit of additional adjustment.....( heat and bend!)
Well, politics is frowned upon here so I won't share my thoughts on why it's HARD to find anybody willing to actually WORK.... fat, lazy, soft...
Bingo Flyer!! ...when I read " steel crank" I too looked.....needs a little Bessemer process to be steel!!.... still COOL STUFF AND STORY though!!
If you have access to a lathe and adequate skill you can use mid 70s FORD half ton truck rotors and machine the inside of the rotor for the early...
Greetings F-ONE!!... my uncle worked in the shop at West Penn power in the 50s....said they swapped straight sixes in after taking V8s out...
Cross shaft and a bellcrank....
[ATTACH]heck , if even done it with free buildings!!
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