The Jalopy Journal
Been mentioned before... have a fairly clean shop, nothing that can be used for mice bedding. food crumbs etc laying around. Pulled the rear...
Ya the 350 T/H Transmission Has been gone for a long time but many still use them in their old cars. the slip yokes were used for many years with...
Another accident so close to him being burned Is a great low key guy
Normally most of us have corrosion which develops around our batteries terminals ,battery box etc but my is severe and develops very fast, after...
Don,t tell my Wife ,After 57 yrs of marriage to one another she figures because of our age the buying or building cars from ground up is finally...
I don,t believe this is a issue but will ask anyway Don't like doing anything twice. Sometimes one is not suppose to run certain wires touching or...
Winter is about to arrive here in Mn. Moving everything out of my shop to clean the floor and rearrange the old cars & stuff. Before I shove...
Seeing and watching videos where newly installed lifters were bad , damaged the cam lobe and left metal in the engine. Ground wrong or not...
Not sure I remember this right .This question came up some time ago :which is better to use when relocating a battery when there is distance...
As many of you know that have spent years working on cars it can be a dangerous job ,hobby or both. Many may not know what I'm talking about if...
Big garage discussion last night with all us old timers. Has been talked about before; but many say rubbish,no truth in it. ( Engine SBC w. HEI...
Not sure many of you know this. My Dad in the 50,s never would buy a vehicle with what he called gadgets that could break so he ordered cars that...
Been welding with my wire feed for some time and have always used argon gas for a shield at the tip.The welds are smooth ,good penetration and...
Have any of you had a issue with battery tenders over charging after letting it hooked up to the battery in your car for several months Here in...
Simple question: Every article you read relating to wiring it stresses good ( grounds.) I usually go overboard and have numerous grounds...
No matter what electrical component you might buy for your car the same thing is always mentioned on the item or the package that it came in(...
Maybe this was started some time ago or in fact maybe it's always been around and I never paid any attention ? I,m talking about ( top cog...
Want to move my battery from the firewall to the trunk in my 40 Ford sedan w. SBC mild performance Want to go with heavy gauge bat cable , maybe...
Probably a issue with a lot of us running headers that are touching or too close to the plug wires . Had to end a car cruise Fri. due to a...
Just wasted a bit of money due to a mistake. This caution was even mentioned in the directions that come with LED tail lights but who reads...
Now that most drivers all around us are driving inattentive I,m sure by now a lot of us have a 3rd brake light. My question, I,ve noticed a lot...
Saw the topic earlier on most useful tool. Want a 1/2 heavy duty battery operated Impact tool for removing stubborn lug nuts on trucks and other...
As most know compression is one of the most important things to check on a old engine when your buying it or about to dump a bunch of money is a...
I use our websight for tech / learning only .Usually my tech questions get moved to another category ?? well here goes Question ! Yes I know...
Recessed a firewall 4 inches in a recent car build and it made a nightmare for the steering, brake and gas pedals and wiring locations. Was time...
Probably been discussed a million times..A issue with a lot of us up here in Mn. Our cars are stored for a period of time during the winter...
Sun , weather elements etc break down tires over time. For most of us our old cars are inside most of the time,not exposed to the ( sun) being...
A little humor Most of us car nuts when we were young ,foolish with little money ,our 1st cars were usually wore out before we got them.Having...
Just installed fairly expensive straight through mufflers on the old Ford, SBC. Am disappointed (,much too load.) I like the dual deep mellow...
My favorite color for any car is black. When it,s clean and polished they are beautiful. That is the color of my Model A which I painted myself...
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