The Jalopy Journal
Cover of Dec '60 issue of HRM featuring 12 pages of Detroit Nationals event coverage. Springfield MA Strokers "Purple Grape" going off against...
Thanks for the detailed update and great video. The easier you continue to make it look is a direct result of the ever increasing amount of...
GF had one, first time I got behind the wheel she advised me about the extra weight of the tranny in the rear. It handled well the first 80 miles...
It's interesting with this form of racing as you can run in a tethered roller Dynometer type of environment for analysis but that is very...
The 1 hour turnaround was an international (FIA/FIM) requirement for their record certification. SCTA Speedweek in '71&'72 used one course for...
Per pre entry list here: https://scta-bni.org/sw-2021-pre-entries #880 AA BGALT Shawn Driver is the owner/primary driver. Ed
First meets for me were '71&'72, dedicated racers, crews, and just a very few spectators. West Wendover consisted of 1/2 the Stateline, Jim's...
Nice job! As valid in the hot rod world now as back in the day - "with a torch and a lathe everything fits" :) Ed
Depends. Far more to the meets than making runs and collecting hats. Rainy or windy weather can stop a meet for mins, hrs, days or for the year....
I cut the metal bottoms off food cans and tubes and keep a few popsicle sticks with them to mix JB Weld and small batches of filler with. I keep...
A big thanks for posting the pics, they helped take the sting out of not being able to attend. Ed
I chatted with the builder of a well known roadster that he had relocated and rebuilt after it had left his hands many years before. He said...
Re: Post #14 rbrewer, I like your chain hanger set up for painting multiple parts. More capacity, heavier duty, quicker and easier to...
^^^^ Very well could be. I had a couple '54 Fords back in the '60's, Dad a couple of '52's. I was chatting with a gentleman with a real nice...
For well over 60 years it has really -issed me when some self anointed "expert" has described a "scavenging air blower" (GM's term) as sucking...
Very early submarines were small enough to be carried on ships, thus the traditional "boat" reference still used today. Ed
^^^^^ See post #5 here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/six-fabulous-forgotten-rail-jobs-from-the-golden-age-of-drag-racing.950751/ Ed
I'll have to say '56 was the pinnacle year of refined elegance in the looks of most makes and models for me. At the time the new 57's had the...
Great proportions! Nothing wrong with "stares way too long", it can minimize wasted time do overs later. It's been said that a job well planed...
Coolant have an anti freeze in it? Avoid running the engine if it does. Dunno 'bout the new anti freeze blends but he old ones could wipe out...
Bulldogs off Mack trucks for hood ornaments were "hot" for awhile back then..... Ed
Great finger saving tip when using a band saw for small part fabrication. Thanks for sharing. Ed
Got one, also a similar one with 4 points for small Phillips head screws. Stashed where I wouldn't loose 'em (or can remember where they are),...
Do you remember if one rod nut might have been a bit looser than the other when you pulled that rod cap? Ed
Back in the day there were smaller hand held E-wheels available and used for working out dents while the fender was on the car. I have seen some...
I like your build style. Take the parts you have handy, juggle 'em around, and let them talk to you telling you how they want to go together....
I have no experience with the High Temp Belzona epoxy so can't comment on it. Back in the '70's we experienced block rust through issues on the...
I have had good success using Original JB on some one off fabricated cooling system parts for an OT race rig that leaked a bit, my welding and...
Some pictures of Bearing Burner's K88 have survived here in this thread:...
An old co worker used to say "there's tight and then there's oh shit..........." Ed
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
