The Jalopy Journal
This is for my '37 Chevy (sort of) PU project. After long delays caused by 2 stokes I'm finally getting some work done. I found some early...
Guys, I'm wiorking on a deal for an F2. Not sure of the year (but its an early one, 48-50). Didn't ask a lot of questions, just made an offer. Due...
While sitting here with my leg in an immobilizer due to knee damage (and getting bored out of my skull). my thoughts turn to the truck project....
My brother in Bremerton WA sent me this. I love my brother..... [IMG] Strictly speaking, may not be traditional as this forum prefers but I...
Looking for some ideas on how to mount the grille shell on my truck. There will be no hood or fenders. On my truck, I plan to install support...
Its a roller! Rolled the old Chevy out of the shop for the first time. We (my brother Gary and I) wanted to get a good look at the truck from some...
Sorry, no pics as yet. I've been doing electrical work on this fellow's farm on and off for better than 4 years now. For the first time, I had...
Building the first rod. Had a few classics of the 60's, worked on a few fullsize Jeeps for fun but this is my first, ground up, rod build. My...
This is my '37 (?) Chevy PU project. Planning on a T5 tranny and a 4' box on the back. Maybe a top chop. I think the chop would look good but...
This is the nephew's rod. Dad is doing most of the work but the kid is doing more and learning a bit too. He drove it for the first time this week...
I have an old Chevy V8 (1960s I believe). I'm told its a 327. How can I be sure? Engine numbers somewhere? Please excuse my ignorance, I'm a...
Hotrods to Hell movie is showing tonight at 9pm central on TCM.
Altered the title on my original post to get noticed but it didn't change. Just want folks to know about this one. Lots of good cars and parts...
Ok guys, I'm watching the Buddy Holly movie and in this scene, Buddy and the band are sitting in a Cadillac in a dealer showroom. The Caddy is a 2...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found this on another forum, checked Snopes and found it to be...
A bit off topic but my brother and his son are bringing a mid-60s car from Texas to Minnesota today. They'll be travelling up I35 all the way. If...
Bringing my old post back up! This junkyard is being crushed beginning this week! My friend Jeff and I are trying to stop it for now. Some...
I lost a link I had to a manufacturer that made T-bucket bodies, C-cab pickups and C-cab panels. I can't, for the life of me, remember the name of...
My brother (whom I still love for time being) has talked me into buying a fiberglass '32 Bantam roadster body from an abandoned project. Does...
I realize this is tech week but this was an amazing find and I just gotta share. I was heading over to a junkyard I had been told about near...
My brother has fabricated a set of headers for his kid's hotrod. He's now building baffles for them and is wondering about back pressure. The...
Years ago, while in highschool (circa 73-75) My brother and I saw a Model A with dual slicks on it. I believe it was shown in one of the old Hot...
Here's link to some pics of the pickup my brother and his son are working on. I know, its a Chevy smallblock. My brother figures, if the kid is...
Found this place in North Dakota a couple years ago. Asked but the guy wouldn't adopt me. Waht you see here is about 1/4 of what he has out there.
A friend has an old tri-power manifold for an Olds engine. We are not sure what years it fits. Looking at the '53 super 88 we fixed up, it looks...
Only took 2 posts for Hot Rod to Hell to lay some lame words on me. His mommy must be proud. Name is Rande, despite my mis-typing when I...
Just posted for the first time and noticed the letters "FNG" below my name. I didn't put them there and need instructions for removing them.
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