The Jalopy Journal
My coupe has one of those wood covered chrome Superior steering wheels. The wood grips are starting to come loose, so, since the car has an old...
With all the talk about the future of hot rodding and under 25 doing it, I have to believe there are many right here on the HAMB that never built,...
For that last 2 or 3 days, I've gotten calls from 3 or 4 different people telling me about a Plymouth sedan sitting at a location near me. None of...
Hi all, my son bought a 62 New Yorker with a 413. We bought it not running. We have a new battery, and are maintaining the charge with a battery...
So my son bought this 54 Chrysler. It had a 6 volt positive ground electrical system. We are going to convert it over to a 12 volt negative ground...
I bought a 48 Plymouth business coupe a couple years ago that didn't have a title. I knew I was going to have to bond the title, but shortly after...
Hey guys, I'm looking for info and pictures of how the hood hinges and latches were set up on the mid 50s Buick where the hood could open from...
Friday morning I made a quick trip to the post office, the return trip was anything but quick. I was on a 4 lane street (2 each direction). The...
So, I'm building this 48 Plymouth business coupe, real slow. Its on a Dodge Dakota frame that I drove to the point where it was disassembled. The...
I am in the process of building a 48 Plymouth coupe. The coupe's hood used to have a chrome strip down the center of the original one piece hood...
This one is going to be different. I have a friend that has a pretty well equipted 2 car garage. He offered to me the chance to use his shop an...
Just got a call from my wife. Someone called her cell phone. Dabirdguy (Glen) is broken down in Cuba MO. No info other then a cell number....
One of my customers has an 88 Chevy 4x4 with a efi 350. The frame broke and I'm swapping parts from the "old" truck onto the "new" truck and when...
It has occured to me that there may be many folks here that are just begining their hot rod additions, and may not know what the terms we throw...
This afternoon I was working in my shop, doing some fitting up aluminum. So I'd just installed a fresh sanding disc on my air sander and was ready...
Got this friend that changed the fuel pump on his small block Chevy (350) and forgot about the push rod. According to him, he installed the new...
So, I had to give up my other computer and am forced to deal with this old piece. The old printer had a photo editing program with it, but this...
Hey all, went to a model car show put on by stickshift here on the HAMB tonight. Here are some pictures I took from the show. Really sorry I can't...
My son sold his car in November last year to a guy from this board's cusin. Unfortunately neither my son nor I remember either of the two guy's...
Man, I'm such a dumb ass. For the last month or so my car has been getting doggier and doggier. I know the carb is a heap of junk, it has an...
Well, I went out and dropped big bucks :rolleyes: ($5) on a Sun Super Tach II from a guy I know. He had it in his truck for a while, but took it...
I was sitting here thinking (that always means trouble). I was 6 years old in 62. What I would like to know is: How fast would the average guy...
Well guys, I just got my "new" plain steel wheels back from getting sand blasted. They are going to go on my 39 Plymouth (pictured) to replace the...
At the begining of last winter my son sold his 47 Plymouth coupe to a HAMBer's cousin that had just gotten back from Iraq. They came and picked up...
I have a 39 Plymouth I fully intend on driving, a lot. The car has glass headlight lenses and I understand they are hard to find. What I would...
OK, my wife wants newseat belts put in our 39 before we do much more cruising. Is there a place that has a good deal on new 3 point seat belts?...
Man, I must be getting OLD. Wife and I took the first real ride in my 39 Plymouth late this afternoon, after it stopped raining. Man, that was...
So I got my 39 up and running. Cool. Now ready to move on to other important matters so we can cruise. Called the place where I have always gotten...
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