The Jalopy Journal
It is cold here and the car is up on jack stands so I do a lot of thinking. This has nothing to do with HA/GR bgut are any of you old enough to...
I am still recuperating from the last back surgery and am not looking forward to the third one. The great news is that my friend and machinist...
I am laid up and didn't race but I heard that Todd Martin's car went 11.36 at 117mph over the weekend. That is not bad for a 50+ year old GMC...
I have a bad back so I can't drive my car but I asked my grandson, Vince, if he wanted to drive and he said yeah. We showed up at Tulsa...
Now that Tulsa is going NHRA I would like to know what you guys and gals are able to run. Do they limit you to a couple of events a year or could...
I just got my new Hot Rod magizine and it has a story about Chris. He started in 1959 and is still racing Top Fuel. That is 60 years folks He went...
For a 70 year old man this has been an exciting year probably as much as I can stand. I have been in drag racing since 1956 won a few races but...
The big Brown truck showed up with a package for me. It was a great feeling, almost tears when I opened it. I have it in my living room and touch...
At the SDRA races on Friday night there was 5 dragsters there. Bob didn't have his but Joe Hamby was out he was easing it through but still ran...
I am amazed at how some top cars have been sold and then they disappear. Oky Outlaw, Speed Merchants, The car Mr. Mac drove. The only one that is...
Got to Tulsa and was it hot. Went through tech and then found Bob Hindman. I asked him where everyone was and he said that everyone had a problem....
My wife made this for me to keep me warm in the winter. It has pictures of me standing in front of my grandfather's 38 Ford also me in front of my...
I went to Ozark last night and when I got there the place was loaded with motorhomes, big rigs and fancy trailers. I thought this is test and tune...
I got a call last night from someone who saw my car in the Hot Rod Deluxe magazine. He asked about the car and wanted to build one. Since he lives...
I haven't been on here for a few days because I have a medical problem. I'm losing the sight in my right eye. It is really frustrating becuse I've...
I'm going to take some pictures and post them tomorrow but I have been working on the frontend all this week. The old kingpins were worn out and...
I just got my March issue of Hot Rod and it has an article about some guys from Montana building a roadster to set a record at Bonneville. They...
Here is Patty Wagon naked waiting for a new front end. I am having a hard time getting a piece of 2 in. DOM .120 wall tubing for the axle. I can...
Here is a picture from KC with me and Dwight driving his and Ron's car. Notice I'm out on him by a half a car.:D This is his 120mph run. I went...
Pat and I went to Ozark Raceway last night. Talked to Wes Phifer at length about running these cars and If he would like a group of us to run a...
I have been working for 2 days getting my shop ready to pour concrete for the floor, I'm tired of working on gravel. Anyway I didn't look at the...
Some of you know that I work parttime for Gary Sellin who builds injectors and dynos engines. He machines things for me and welds things so I...
With the middle of September here the racing season is about over. I would believe it would be getting underway in land down under. We have the...
All the weather prognosticators are saying it is going to rain all day friday:(and saturday and sunday. I am going to call my cousin friday at...
I just came in from the shop. I lost high gear after one run at the Nationals. I have fought clutches and trans from May until now and haven't...
I worked on the car off and on all day yesterday trying to circumvent Murphy's Law (what can happen will happen). The car is up on jack stands so...
Can you put hairpin radius rods on the front end without much modifications? Also does anyone have or make motorcycle front wheels that bolt on...
I used to have a site on my computor that would let you calculate horsepower by the weight and speed at the end of the quarter mile. If you know...
I had the new engine in and it had not been tested or ran until we got to Tulsa. I went to a speed shop on the 11th to buy some gas and heard...
I have been sweatin' bullets on this fire up thing on the new engine. I have used Isky Rev Lube on the lobes and lifters and I am using Vavloline...
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