The Jalopy Journal
I've been attempting to set the valve lash on my 283 all day and I'm at my wits end with it. I've never actually done any of this so bear with me....
I've had this photo for a while now, don't remember where i found it, somewhere online. Anyone have any info about this car? when it was built,...
I saw this video the other day and got to thinking how cool this kind of thing might look done to a steering wheel and shift levers, maybe even...
the blueish bench seat in this picture, whats it from? is it tri five? guy wants $20 for it.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Most times I'm out working on my 57, the neighbor guy comes over to chat about cars. He says he had a 54 chevy back when he was my age and him and...
Last night the place caught fire, it's right off route 66 in Illinois. Here's an article on it. Thank go no injuries but a lot of classics were...
Well, after 2 years of looking for a 2 door 57-59 chevy i could afford, i finally settles on a 4 door 57 belair. I picked up the car for $1500,...
I was thinking about 58 oldsmobiles earlier and thought man that is one ugly car. What is your least favorite hamb friendly ride? Sent from my...
Anyone know who built it and where it came from? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
So I'm pretty young and it seems odd to me that snow tires used to be such a popular thing, or at least it seems to me. Anyone have old pictures...
As someone who wasn't around more than 20 years ago, i can only wonder, but what did people think of automotive design like tail fins back when...
When you guys change your plugs and wires, do you disconnect the battery first? I was changing plugs and then thought maybe i should disconnect...
were there any cool ones? i know mopars aren't really the "cool" car to have but were there any cool mopars back in the day? through my search for...
So, i'm a gm guy i dont know jack about ford. Im looking at a 59 fairlane with a straight 6 though and if i got it id want to swap in a v8. What...
So, how do bonded titles work in illinois? does the car need to be inspected? has anyone bought a car without a title and successfully get a title...
I have a few parts I'm curious about. The first one is this chrome trim piece. I found it while walking around family property a few years ago...
I have a few questions about doing this, and thought i'd make a separate thread for the topic. So, i'm planning on building a 283 or 327 with the...
Not really sure where to post this but this thread will be to document my intro into hot rodding. I'm pretty young (17) and since i'll be a broke...
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