The Jalopy Journal
Well, best laid plans......I had to sell her, new house and no room and all that. Gonna fix up my cummins daily driver, and maybe later in the...
I love it all, killer candy. I got the same dash thrown into the deal for my T, but don't know what it's from. Where is your dash from? Please...
Getting cut is a regular thing for me too, but the 2 that scared the crap out of me were both at work, both times it was a 9" grinder, got snagged...
I dont know if it was smokey or junior johnson, but one of the stories my dad told told me was about how nascar always suspected the car was too...
My dad, me, and my boy should all be there. I'll be the guy yelling "seth, Seth, SETH.....GET BACK HERE NOW!!!"
I have an older R&C that re-ran an old cover showing a Hemi-head conversion for sbc's from the early 60's. Apparently a small num,ber were built,...
Great work. If you look up "Short T" you can see my new sedan that is chopped 11.5", that'l give you an idea of what your looking at. Where did...
Welcome from the depths of Surrey, B.C.!
It took me more than 4 days just to clean out the garage and get mine in! Good job, nice looking pans.
2nd - most welders have multiple voltage capability, you just have to open them up and set all the jumpers to the right configuration. If your...
Cozy up to a chicken processing plant, they always have some extra stainless kicking around. Most food factories have extra stainless around, but...
It snowed up here a day or two after I brought my "T" home. Must be a sign!
I know gassers are kind of the "in" thing right now, but.... I always liked the look of 4 door altereds. How cool is it to show up with the engine...
No panhard rod on the rear end? Will the angled coilovers keep it centered ok on a light truck? Looking to do something similar on my T, and I...
I just got my body for $400, andf landed a good running Y block for $275, with a new clutch and bagged tranny. I'm with everyone, you need...
One more just to say, gotta have one if I get rich before I die. I've never even seen one in real life, maybe one day I will.
UPDATE: I have secured an engine for the beast! I made a deal on a good running, possibly rebuilt 1961 292 y block. It's in a running truck right...
You gonna use any body mount bushing? I am looking at the channel/floor on my t sedan, but can't figure a good way other than running a thin...
Thanks all. 1) I am 6'1, and I don't know how it will all fit - I've only seen the car once, and never owned anything older than a '54. Good...
I finally got my new project! We made the deal tonight, I pick it up wednesday. It's a 26/7 T sedan - and it was a steal. I'm not saying how much...
Finally - I sold my Harley project! 2 very cool dudes came and picked it up on Sunday, they have about 8 choppers between the two of them, and are...
Nice clean brackets and routing man. Doesn't need to be all exotic, just nice and clean. Good Job!
My buddies always called me a greasy #$*%, and nobody had taken this yet.
Has anyone ever seen someone put a sunliner glass top on a ranchero? I have seen the edselchero, but I thought a glass top would be super smooth....
Just do what a buddy of my dad's did in high school, put a 348 in it with a nasty cam, and TELL everyone it's a 409. Cheap and fun. And come...
Been here for a while, but missed this somehow. Years ago I had a 56 Ford Meteor Rideau(?) It was missing damn near everything, because it had...
Could be just me, but I am looking for a project up in the northwest, and there is just as many crazies as there are amazing deals. 2 years ago...
My boy is 2 1/2, and loves helping. He really likes my o/t cummins, because he can go right under it, and "fix it" with "tools". I gave him an old...
I don't have any pictures, but I have heard there was a 54 Merc Sun Valley that ran with a green plexi glass hood to match the roof, and to show...
Once again - well done! I have read that the amber blinker thing is a hard regulation down unda. Apparently, even classic cars that are imported...
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