The Jalopy Journal
The very first picture of this thread kind of reminds me of the Green Hornet. I'm really curious to see what this will look like when you are done.
Squirrel, you met my dad. The apple didn't fall very far from the tree. I don't hardly ever sell anything. Where I differ, is if it had to sit...
Are big dumb wheels a prerequisite to entry in this event? The Henry J Ute is pretty cool. Even the design of the donks minimized their...
Clarck Copper head gaskets could probably make the thicker gaskets you need.
Joe was trying to make it sound like a super simple fix so that the NHRA tech lady would pass the car. At least that's what I think he was doing....
Thanks for all the great responses! Very helpful.
Hi, we are new to plasma cutting. I got a cheap one off of eBay to get started, hoping to make cleaner cuts than the oxyacetylene torch does. How...
Our local body/paint shop owner lets every employee know that they will be fired on the spot if they ever bring a can of WD40 into his shop. I'd...
Study the rules a lot! Title or not, that 48 Buick is too heavy. You're building a street driven race car. Make it light. Mark Fisher has the...
Even better, hand them a $20 and 3 quarters. LOL. I remember back when LOL meant "lots of luck".
Saturday night, I decided we would change the oil and filter, to flush out any remaining water that might be left in the pan. To my astonishment...
I didn't set it when I originally installed the gear drive in 2020. I'm not sure why? There is a reason why I am providing the details about...
Tuesday Morning, I started the car and let it warm up to 210 degrees before I turned on the fan. It was holding in all its fluids and the oil was...
By This point, I was really tired and really in a hurry. Time was running out. I called Cam and asked if we could change his flight from Thursday...
Then I got an idea! I removed and pressure checked the Mopar oil to water oil cooler. Sure enuff, it was cracked inside, allowing the oil and...
One thing I forgot about is that the header studs go into the water jacket, so I didn't put sealant on them. So we fixed that. Then restarted it,...
The cam end play was way off, so I ordered some shims from McMaster car and got that dialed in, then torqued the cam gear bolt with orange...
I got all the valve reliefs in the Pistons opened up. After the mad thrash to be ready for death week, my shop looked like a tornado went through...
OK, I'll back up to the beginning, it was a challenge just getting there! Prior to the event, I'd been laid up for 6 weeks, recovering from a...
Are you going, Squirrel? I'm planning on it.
Cornfield, it is a t56 Magnum, six speed manual. 5th and 6th are overdrive. It's a great transmission for this sort of thing.
I'll try to get some more details filled in when time permits.
Unfortunately, sick week 2024 ended a day early for me today. I made some changes on the car that I was very confident were going to improve it,...
I made two passes yesterday, at Gainesville. Spun the tires on both passes. The best one was a 10.60 something, but I turned it in anyway because...
[ATTACH] Got a decent pass in this morning, it's good enough for me! I just turned in The time slip and we are getting ready to hit the road....
I found some one
Hi, me and Cam are on Sick Week with the 31 Plymouth hot rod, racing at Bradenton Tuesday. I need to bend my shift lever. It's there anyone around...
Another vote for T&B. I find NOS T&B on ebay.
Cool, are you driving your hot rod?
Swifty. I'll try to do a daily report, it depends on how much time we have. Some days it get to be real time crunch just to get to the hotel after...
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