The Jalopy Journal
I work in a engine machine shop and test run a lot of engines.... And one of the biggest misunderstood thing guys think is Timing... street cars...
The only problems I ever had were with a couple of the original disc style freeze plugs...they blew out on 2 different days when it was good and...
Hello Bullet Nose... You know I just haven't been on here for a long time and I just seen your post... Actually the last pic I posted was the...
Hotheads sells a crossover and it's $200...
This is a water pump and crossover for the Chrysler 331/354 early hemi.... It's kinda dirty but is in good shape... still has antifreeze in it......
Early hemi dual 4 intake and two wcfb's… came off of a 1956 354 but will fit 331/354... not sure about 392 the spacing may be diff... Please note...
No this is not a marine motor...the guy I got it from took the adjustable rockers and valve covers off a marine motor... And I'm very glad he...
Here's the block.. the first picture is the way it looked when I got it home [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I really dont have many pictures of the engine build... It was weird but basically a small...
[ATTACH] And because I have no water pump by-pass I drilled a couple 3/16 inch holes in the thermostat(no hot spots)… I came back and added this...
Oh I just remembered... The Studebaker had a key ignition switch and a foot starter switch... I changed to a key crank ignition switch... Well...
You can see in the first picture the chain is still on the motor... I had just put it in... so I celebrated with a cig and a mountain dew...haha …...
Putting the motor in was kinda anticlimactic... I mean I knew it and the trans were going to fit... The only thing was it was so big that I had...
The rear seats are just plywood with 4 inch foam and I just stapled it on... under the back seat is where I put the battery[ATTACH]
Hey Tubman I bet it does run very good... If you believe all the crap about 8 to 1 and 9 to 1 compression and hemi's you wont make much HP.... I...
Hey guys I really do wanna thank you for the compliments.... I hope nobody thinks I'm trying to make me look good or you not.... I just hope maybe...
I guess I should put a picture of the trunk... this area ate up hours and hours of work... their wasn't anything left and what was left was ate...
Hey tubman is that your hemi in the picture.... what is it
You know I worried that it might be nose heavy... I didn't really care, but I thought about it.... But no I dont think it is nose heavy... the 56...
I replaced all the window runs and the fuzzy's and all the rubber... oiled up the window regulators...And now they close with one finger and...
Oh yeah... I mounted the door panels with those little plastic push in studs... had to put them in before I glued on the vinyl and carpet....( no...
Here is a picture of the door pulls/ armrests... I hated the dinky, weird original ones... I found these from a 85 mustang... so of course I had...
I guess I should give a pic of the finished car[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hey I need to know where that auto parts store is to kidcampbell71...haha
In the 2nd pic you can see the old original arm rest with the stash box under the cushion lid... I just glued pleated vinyl around it and dyed the...
Moving on to the door panels, kick panels, and rear panels... They are just Lowe's Masonite 1/8 inch with pleated and smooth vinyl, and carpet on...
Aint that dash pretty... sorry I'm bragging, it's really neat at night with the lights on The 2nd pic is a shot of a trial of the seats with all...
I then blasted the dash primed and painted it... I took the cluster apart and hand painted all the numbers and all the little hands on gauges, and...
Have to kinda jump forward and gloss over some things and get to my week end project, and that would be several week ends... now this is the old...
I'm sure any of you that have re-done a basket case like this thing know I have glossed over 100's of hours of little things that make it all come...
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