The Jalopy Journal
Check out a Grote 49363 LED lamp. Mounts in 3/4" hole very small, low profile, but bright. Made with a hi/low wiring so you can use them for...
Stock Autolite carb is a POS and a real pain to rebuild. From '72 up, ford built the 429 and 460 with the cam retarded 8° for emission purposes....
Connect your voltmeter + to the coil -, voltmeter - to ground. With the ignition on, is 12v at coil -? If so, spin the engine and see if the...
'70 Plymouth Road Runner hardtop, bright red w/the black&red hood. 383 magnum with the column shifted A-727, black bench seat and interior. Traded...
Check the solenoid contacts, if burned or pitted, could cause this problem. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
If memory serves me right, I used a pair of 1310BC u joints in it. Try www.driveshaftspecialists.com to see a list and pix of what's available....
I put a Maverick 8" rear in a '77 Pinto cruiser wagon to take the power of a 5.0 and C-4 swap. Used the stock Pinto driveshaft with "bastardized"...
MSD AL-7 with the MSD HVC-II coil did the same thing on my 440 road runner a few years ago, only it was the dizzy cap the got burnt. Coil wire...
I was curious, when switching from strip to street, do you have to also change the blower drive ratio? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The...
The last automatic I drove had "R" all the way down, not "L"! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Rebuilding my '71 International Harvester 1210 pickup. The 460 Ford from the late '80's got tired and the C-6 needed some revealing. This winter's...
"Junior, you know this is comin' outta your paycheck...right?" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Does she have a sister? ;) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Case is big enough you could rebuild it with modern parts and amplifiers for great sound. Finding a vibrator for it would be an expensive...
My local hardware store stocks motor/generator brushes in a bulk box. Brushes come from Dorman so the quality is good. Saved many a old motor with...
Don't ya hate it when you "accidentally" fix something while diagnosing the problem? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Check the wire that goes to the points. I had one where the wire looked good, but was missing the insulation on the underside because of rubbing...
Lost in translation..... Feebay has.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Texas allows you to put old period license plates on your rod/custom. Just look for a pair of Texas plates for the year you want and the local tax...
Amazing what detail an old style flashbulb can bring out! Stretched t-shirt not withstanding. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B....
A neighbor has a male peacock and 3 peahens. I dare anyone to try and enter his back yard! Between the noise and the peacock being territorial,...
Worked at H&R Chevron (corner of Colorado & Central in Glendale, CA late '60's/early '70's. Worked the graveyard shift so got all kinds on...
For those holes you had to cut for the Molex connectors, go online to Mouser Electronics, the have cutting dies specially made for panel mounted...
"I told you the car was a Ford, NOT to ford the stream!" Or...."One day Alice! POW! Right in the kisser!" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using...
As shown, that relay would turn on, then never go off. 86 is the relay coil, having it connected to the 30 terminal defeats the whole purpose of...
Honey....about that new refrigerator magnet you got..... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
After reading your comment, I guess my idea of a 2.3l EcoBoost in a '62 Falcon isn't so strange..... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The...
Any inaccurate gauge is better than an "idiot" light. If a gauge is off by 10-15% it doesn't really matter so long as it provides a reference to...
Sittin' in her rickety, old garage, is a brand new, shiny red, Super Stock Dodge..... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My Daddy says, "Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin', if you don't stop drivin' that hotrod Lincoln!" Them telephone poles look like a picket...
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