The Jalopy Journal
The head replacement project with Eddie Meyer finned aluminum heads has been deep frozen. Started to replace them at the beginning of August and...
Finally played around with the timing fixture this weekend. Also had a copy of Flathead Facts by the late John W. Lawson by my side. Using the...
Started getting a hiccup under hard acceleration. So momentary it seemed more like ignition than fuel. At idle thought I could hear sparking...
Thanks Dreddybear! Thought I had the heat soaked cranking problem resolved but it reared it's ugly head again. I was really concerned about...
Gentlemen, thanks for you comments so far. You've provided lots of great actionable information and ideas for me to work on. What I have...
That fuel line setup is neat and simple, really like it. It would also be easy enough to add a fuel filter in the middle. I've heard that...
Great eye! The pedal linkage position has always bothered me. The pedal linkage is stock and the engine height is stock. It's the hi-rise...
Going for a period correct 1940's hot rod look under the hood and want get my fuel lines and carb linkage looking like it would have back in the...
Put about 1500 miles on the car since I bought it 18 months ago. Surprisingly, the engine compartment and chassis were getting a little dirty....
Finally got the new radials mounted and, after a few glitches, operational. Even though they're tubeless tires, I bought tubes with them figuring...
Safety issue. Looked at the date codes on my tires and see they're 22 years old. Planning on taking this car 60-70 mph on the freeway; not gonna...
Thanks for all the encouragement to keep it stock. That's keeping it real. This is a 6V car as long as I own it. Now that it works right, I'll...
That could be. Since everyone I met was polite, I'll be the same. There were some very nice cars there. I've shared this on FordBarn as...
Cool! I never get enough of art deco and streamline moderne design. Went to a new cruise-in this morning at Rancho Santa Fe, California, an...
Working my way through electrical. Bought a digital multimeter and a NOS voltage regulator. With the multimeter easy to see the charging...
Original plan was a T5 conversion. It's more involved than I anticipated when I bought the car what with the torque tube and frame clearance....
Mike, you have a real dilemma. Need a little more detail on your goals. I see, "drive it a lot, some longer runs than others. Just want to make...
Oaki Pete, looks like that started life as a long door coupe. The chop converts grandma's car to an awesome cruiser. So glad it has the stock...
Thanks for the reply! Great ideas. The more I think about it, my post is on the wrong forum. A moonshiner would have a Ford Special, but it...
[ATTACH] This is a Ford Special (strippo) stock. I bought it a year ago. It has the blackout side grills stock. Leftover '40 bumpers stock....
You know what you want. Build it, drive it and enjoy it. I'm totally over horsepower. You can buy a 1000 hp crate motor from GM. What are you...
Have one big air cleaner stuffed with some white filter material. Runs the same with and without. Just a little concerned about running too lean...
Decided to go full traditional hot rod on my 41 Ford flathead business coupe. 221 cid maybe bored .030 over, nothing else, otherwise stock....
Thanks for your notes and the pics!
Great insight, thanks! I see how this is the case. Hot rods are all about removing weight; why would you want a roof?
Thanks for the tip; just ordered this on-line. Yeah, they're pretty rough. About 13 years ago I saw a TV show about the Burbank Roadsters CC(?)....
To the best of my knowledge: these are reproductions and the book I bought has near zero collector value but substantial historical interest....
[IMG] Just got a new used book, "The First 12 Issues" of Hot Rod Magazine. No doubt at all that many are more familiar with it than me. [IMG]...
OK. Uncle. You're right, I shouldn't really care about what other people think, only what I think. What I really meant to say was that after...
My car is a nearly stock '41 Ford Special Business Coupe that's in great shape. Several people have encouraged me to keep it original but after...
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