The Jalopy Journal
One of my ongoing projects is restoring my dads old 53' Ford F-100. The whole project has been a fine line between restoring it back to a factory...
Any have any survivor stake side sets on their trucks, or old sets they restored? I have a couple sets I dug out of a South Central Texas...
I have a non-automotive quandary/application I could use your help with: One of my (many) projects is fixing up and setting up some old over-head...
So, back when my dad started restoring his 53' Ford F-100, he got the paint bought/mixed for it from a local auto part store, but then we moved...
I'm working on a 53' Chevy 2100 4-dr. I replaced the windshield a year or so ago with a new gasket and some butyl rubber cord along the outside...
Google isn't helping me out this morning. I just got the trunk emblem back from the chrome shop for my 53' 2100 4-door with Powerglide and am...
Doing some planning for my 54' Chevy 2100 4-dr. I'm sticking with the old 235 straight 6 but want to go with a split Fenton exhaust. As far as the...
[ATTACH] I picked this up a few years back as a spair, but need the space. The guy I got it from said it came out of a running driving car, so I...
I've had this one in storage for years, but finally made shop floor space to put it on. We got it when we moved our family business into an old...
I know there have been a few threads on classic car hitches, but they seem to all go into the realm of pulling campers and other class 2 and...
So this one's been in our shop longer than I've been alive. My dad didn't put it together and dosn't remember where he got it. But he says once a...
Anyone else still have an old vacuum tube AM radio in their ride? I have a push button one in my 53' chevy and think it's cool, but it's rare that...
I like that there's this old "stuff" section now. I got LOADS of that (they just find me). Unfortinatly I havn't always taken pictures of my...
Got a technical question for you guys: This is for my 54' Chevy 4-dr. 2100, and is in regards to the stock instrament cluster. The temperature...
This is a looooong term project that began in the early 2000's and I fully expect it to at least go on for another ten years. This was my first...
So, getting my dad's 223 spruced up for his f-100 has me in "engine mode" now. I don't have enough stuff to make any progress on my 54's 235,...
First I gotta admit I haven't been very active on the forum lately. I've been busy with work, family... you know the deal. But It's fall, and I...
More projects... I'm good and starting those. So, aside from my 53' and my 54' Chevys, we have a few other classics in the family. My dad is...
I have an Oil/Temp instrument cluster that I haven't been able to identify. It's up for grabs if you can figure out what it is. As far as I can...
So..... Ive found a replacement body for my 54 2100 4dr. Which means its back in the works! Ill post a build thread later. My plan now is to get...
I had an Idea for my 54' Chevy 2100 sedan's eventual restoration/customization and would appreciate some feedback on the subject: "What if" Chevy...
In regards to the dome light switches found in 53-54 chevy passenger cars (and probably other GM makes and years), I've never been able to find a...
I've been working on getting my 53 chevy 2100 4-dr. (with the old 235 and powerglide) back on the road and thought I'd scratch your brains about...
I'm in the process of remanufacturing the driveline out of my 53' chevy sedan (powerglide) after it burst a few years ago. I was backing up and...
Just joined. Very interesting and informative forum! Hope I can contribute as much as I get out of this. So intro on the cars: My first car was...
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