The Jalopy Journal
I smell Federal Pacific breakers..
The stator in the Turbo 400 converter changes that 2.48 to a more performance friendly 5:1..... The Super Hydra-matic came with a 3.97 first gear...
I wonder if it was running a four speed Super hydra-matic or a Turbo 400?
I missed this thread... Glad its still going. This has to be the greatest car thread ever..
I'm with the pro 307 group... It really doesn't take much to turn them into a decent screamer... Don't dump a bunch of money into it, stay with...
Those wheels look like mini Pontiac 8 lug wheels lol... [ATTACH]
I got one of these for Easter 1960, a David Bradly. It was big and slow but It was a perfect starter. It also taught me how to use a manual...
Yes, I remember going through junk yards up on rt.28 north past Ford City. I noticed the wheels on a 62 Chevy wagon seemed deeper and sure enough...
Diamond Back, Mastercraft Avenger tires.
This Hurst Dual Gate. I let it go for $400.. [ATTACH]
If they are factory 1961 buckets, they are worth a bundle if they are the hard backs..
Ford should of put all that money and engineering into building a 57-58 that didn't fall off its frame from rust a couple months after purchased.....
My buddy had a 64 Fairlane 289, Cruise o Matic. That car was just plain fast.. It felt like it weighed a couple hundred pounds! LOL.. Too bad the...
If there is no return line, I run one. I use 1/4" steel. I mount a Tee in the supply side of the fuel pump or even better, get a fuel filter with...
I use the far corners of these two blocks in my garage door. I've been using them for decades. The old sealed beam lights were bright enough...
That's what I always thought. I don't remember seeing those 59 or 60 Pontiacs doing that and they had the X frame...
Make sure they run the grounding wire on that sub panel!
I draw a circle like a analog clock but with one arm. Remove the distributor cap. Where ever way the rotor is pointing I think of a clock face and...
BMR rear 2" lowering springs would set that Olds up perfectly. This would also add a little positive caster which these cars need all they can...
Another important part is where the steering is located in front of the front wheels or behind. Next time your pushing your two wheel recycle bin...
This Christmas I got my uncles Strombecker set. Back in the sixties the super market he used had a special. The Strombecker Monaco race track with...
Toe in or toe out it doesn't matter, both will cause your car to wonder/ Toe out with a degree of negative camber will have your car taking bends...
Racer Brown..
I liked the 64 Sting Ray best. They took that split out and it looked so much cleaner that is until they added that extra tail light and threw...
I use a shifter porch to provide a level base for the boot. This is my Hurst Auto Stick One shifter. I used a shifter porch from e-Bay. [ATTACH]
I'd love to have a pair of those Douglass steel pack muffler's. I had a complete Douglass exhaust system on my 66 GTO with a 1963 421 motor. Wow...
I like the block mounted oil pressure gauge. I would run Mobil 1 synthetic 5W40...With the K&N or Wix filter. Engines need good oil circulation...
The 57 to 64 Olds Pontiac 9.3. Very strong, I never could blow one up. They are also very easy to work on..
I always thought they were from the early, four seat, Thunderbirds..
WOW!!! ^^^^ Straykat, what are they in?
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