The Jalopy Journal
Hi Everyone, I have a customer who wanted me to track down a speaker for his 1948 Dodge truck. He sent me a picture of the grill with a tape...
Hey guys and gals- I have a project I am not sure how to proceed on and was hoping for some feedback. I have searched this site and the internet...
I did a search and didnt see a models post for today yet so hers some fun stuff I have been working on.. Found a large lot of poorly built...
The rear end in my 66 Plymouth is making noise. At about 55 mph its howling pretty good while going straight or takign a curve to the right but if...
Finishing up my romp through the woods and loading up my treasures to bring home. Figures The only Banjo Wheel I find looks like this.:( Anyone...
The radiator in my plymouth has given me problems since day one. The front of the upper tank keeps splitting at its seam. I got tired of tryign to...
Hey guys- Working on pulling some car parts outta the woods (yes I have permission) and there is a couple old truck cabs out there. They were all...
Post up some pics of your model monsters. Im finishing up a Hueys Hutrod, Daddy-oh and Mothers worry now- Will post pics later. BTW- Anyone with...
In the late 90's early 2000s Hotrod had an artist drawing Fink-like mosters in their Q&A section. The pages said the illistrations were by Revin...
Hey guys- Need a truck and looking for something different. Anyone have pictures of a car someone converted into a pickup? I know its not for...
Car si a 66 Plymouth Poly 318 with an Auto. car has always been down on power but figured its a big car so its not fast. Well it started haign a...
Hey guys. Ran into an old guy here locally who was demolishing some old barns on his property and asked me if I wanted an old truck axle he had....
Okay so I have driving past this pile of scrap metal for the last six years thinking it was a crushed up oil tank or something. Well I drove by...
This tech will descibe the most common reasons for pushbuttons to be stuck/ hard to push /hard to set on old car radios For those of you who...
Here is a cheap and easy way to add an auxillary input to most stock radios so you can listen to your ipod, MP3 player or XM radio through your...
This tech is how I made power windows for a car that did not have the option of power windows originally and no aftermarket kits are available...
Okay so I have always been unhappy with the dash lights of all the classic cars I have owned. I found an easy upgrade for the dash lights in my...
Hi Everyone- I have to pick up a parts car (65 Corvair) in PA. I am going to NJ for a business contract and planned to pick up the parts car on my...
Im in NJ all next week and then again the week of the 22nd of October for business. What is around to do, who to visit with? Usually I wind up...
Hi all, I am lookign at a rusty '59 Dodge truck (regular not power wagon)as a potential project to hot rod. Anyone got one? lets see em. :cool:
Hey everyone. I picked up a really rusty '28 ford cowl a while back. I decided I wanted to try my hand at making a new one from sheet metal using...
This is happening in my daily driver truck but since 10 bolt rear ends are common I thought it might benefit rodders with a similar problem. The...
I passed by a local car wash and found that they had a larg number of white plastic 55 gallon drums next to their dumpster. Immediately thinking...
Well- maybe its only a jackpot to me.;) I came across a wooded area not too far from home near a park that turns out was an old junkyard- closed...
Maybe I have the name wrong. My dad drove way out into the middle of nowhere in Michigan a few years ago and visited 2 places. One was called...
Hi All, I have a 28 Model A firewall I was gonna build an RPU from but all the woody talk lately has been getting to me. If I build a woody, I...
I have an older "MultiMig" wire feed welder I was using to fill trim holes. I dont use any gas- just flux core wire. I've done some small patch...
Need some advice from anyone who has ever dealt with people in New Zealand. I am about to make a sale to someone in New Zealand for a few grand. I...
Okay- took the heads off the caddy engine to see why it would turn over. Turns out there was some gunk in the cylinders and a few stuck valves....
Okay heres the story- I picked up a free Caddy 429 Engine and auto trans from a HAMB member (THANKS STUART!!!!). He said he was sure it was locked...
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