The Jalopy Journal
Thanks for the help everybody. I'm going to see if I could get the ASME club to take a trip down to that casting plant. Sounds like it would be...
Hi everyone. First off, I'd like to say that I'm a third year mechanical engineering student and I've been thinking about some things they don't...
That's pretty much what we do at our shop. We just coat it with oil and wrap it up in 2 big garbage bags just to be safe.
Man that thing is awesome! I'd love to build one of those injected with 4 small turbos. That thing would be insane. I've been looking for a 702...
Thanks for the help. I'm going to email Big Daddy and see if i can talk with him. And Joe Amato lives about 1 mile from me so maybe i can talk to...
Well I need to give a speech on the evolution of top fuel dragsters for my penn state speech class and I need some more information. I have a few...
69 chevy c10 - 8 96 sedan deville - 8 92 eldorado - 8 96 grand cherokee - 6 93 s10 - 6 07 f150 - 8 96 lincoln mark viii - 8 90 gmc 3500 - 8 90...
I'd be in for a grand. As long as i can race there i'm in.
Does anyone have their kids on there insurance? I need to get insurance on my truck and some of our other cars but all of these places wont let me...
This is the bike me and my dad made in tenth grade. I designed it in autocad and it took 3 weeks to build it. It has 26" 144 spoke wheels,...
I always got this at school, "hey nice car, isn't that from ghostbusters?" and my teacher asked who was driving the old car in the parking lot. I...
My dad has one of those spray welders and it works great. We used it to fix the top of the doors for a shoebox chevy and some rot spots on the 36...
Thats what i was thinking. Long flat beds are never seen at shows.
Well there would be different wheels on there smart guy. :p
I was playing around with ms paint today and did this truck. Am i crazy for liking this or what. It would be something different at a show....
That engine is great. I had one in my 86 chevy truck. It was a one ton crew cab that weighed almost 8000lbs and it run great. Me and my dad built...
The right guy won! Go Dave!
Is that paint original because mine is. ;) The first couple are straight from the garage.
I'd just like to say that i'm 17 and have been working at some parts stores for two years now and I know a pretty good amount about older cars. I...
Nice truck. It looks good.
Fake? Those woods cars are very close to being mine. If anyone sees anything they might need LET ME KNOW. Those cars are going to get scrapped so...
That looks alot my dads old car. It was a pickup bed dropped into the car.
If they are down there they might be good. This tank still ran. http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=2893. More pics...
I have an old book from 59 that has some chapters on racing frames. I have to find it so I'll post the scans tomorrow. If your interested for any...
I might not have what your looking for, but mine truck is a little OT for the hamb. I haven't done much to it yet but i am working on it. I'm 17...
Show some pics and tech on how to do an ultra low budget rod that looks cool. Anything that isn't mainstream.
I got a small collection as of now but the coolest and the rarest thing i have is an unused still-in-the-package hurst airheart electronic igniton...
Hey. Honest charley or the el camino store sells the kit to do that. They also have a lumina front end kit but that doesn't look too good.
Forget all of these alarms and fancy tricks. All you have to do is jack up the car, put the wheels in the hotel room, and leave it on blocks....
Any know of any secrets that the old time drag racers used to use to get their full bodied cars as light as possible?
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