The Jalopy Journal
Ozelle the '55 Ford, Fairlane Town Sedan, 3 on the tree. I am pulling my hair out getting the clutch adjustment right. No matter how I adjust the...
Northeast Alabama hot rodders will probably know Gary Key. Gary wasn't on the HAMB because he didn't do computers, but he was a top-notch paint...
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Any yards left in my part of the country (NW GA/NE AL) with any '55-'56 Ford parts cars?
On one of the FB '55-'56 Ford groups, parting out a '56 Ford?
So Ozelle has a 292 and original 3 on the tree. My parents bought it new and I learned to drive on it. I foolishly let it sit in the shed for many...
I'm probably overlooking something obvious here. Just changed out the engine on my '55 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan with 3 on the tree. Grew up with...
Is there some special tool for unbolting the rear U-joint retainers on my '55 Ford. They appear to be 1/2" heads but I can't get any kind of open...
Nice pair of '55-'56 (and probably '54) Ford exhaust manifolds for factory dual exhaust, came off a '55 272 fit all Y blocks. Get rid of...
Harold was never on the Internet, but if you were into '50s Fords in the southeastern US, you probably crossed paths with him. Harold was 84. Died...
[IMG] Changing to a dual chamber master cylinder on Ozelle the '55 Ford, can't use the original pressure activated switch on the MC. Easy...
Ozelle the '55 Ford that my parents bought new still has the 272 Y-block with the crankcase breather and downdraft tube. I'd like to get rid of...
Owned since 1966 when I was 14. It was time. What's the longest that others have owned a vehicle before selling it?
Does anybody know the 2022 date for the Janney's Furnace show at Ohatchee AL? It's always in May.
Have I got the wrong harmonic balancer to go with the timing chain cover (or the wrong timing chain cover to go with the balancer, depending on...
Trying to pull heads on a 305 Chevy. Couple of the bolts on each side won't break loose with electric impact wrench. Any ideas or tricks to break...
Trying to pull heads on a 305 Chevy. Couple of the bolts on each side won't break loose with electric impact wrench. Any ideas for tricks to...
What is the last year Sbc that will take an old Edelbrock manifold and carb and conventional distributor?
What would cause a basically stock 307 Chevy that had new rings and reworked heads done on a 30.000 mile engine (came out of an old farm truck...
Doctor asked me if I want them to resuscitate me if I go dead. "Jumper cables?" I clarified. He said yes. Told him to remember two things. Six...
It's been 40 years since I saw the movie, but I got to thinking about a scene in American Graffiti that cracks me up every time I think about it....
I know cars with electric fuel pumps have a safety shutoff that cuts power to the fuel pump in an accident. I've heard that the one on Ford...
I keep getting ads in my FB feed for A-team carburetors, alternators, and o ther components. I'm all for saving money, but I am skeptical of...
Working on the '55 Ford 4 door that my parents bought new, trying to get back on the road after 35 years in the shed. Mild custom, stock Y block...
What's the widest modern radial that I can run on the stock rims (originally had 6.70x15) on my '55 Ford 4 door without running into problems with...
I know they're supposed to be a bolt-on swap and were a popular custom trick in the '60s--does anybody have a picture of a '55 or '56 Ford with...
I remember somewhere hearing that there was a sway bar common in the junkyard that is a bolt on for '54--'56 Fords that is larger diameter/stiffer...
I've worked on my share of Holleys, this is my first time working on an Edelbrock carb, Needing to replace the accelerator pump. Watched a...
I don't know the Dodge/Plymouth/Fargo trucks as well as I know Fords and Chevy/GMC trucks. We always called the old Mopar trucks "frog eyes"...
Any idea what is causing this gremlin? Daytona Instruments tach that has been in my '38 Ford pickup since about 2001 or 2002. Just looked at it...
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