The Jalopy Journal
Does that first truck of the three photos have a Chevrolet bowtie emblem on the top of the radiator ??
And......that brings a big smile to my face !!
Smokey Yunick
Please....please give us daily doses of this project......I love it !!
WOW !!
YES !!
Yum....yum. Thought I was the only guy who regularly clears off a bench to work on a turkey or baby back ribs.....or moves one vehicle out of a...
Now those are TRUCKS !!! I love the Chevrolet 4x4. Keep them coming
Great to see all the survivors on here. I am in a huge battle with prostate cancer. Stage IV advanced metastatic. Finished 26 days of radiation to...
Great progress !!......and yes.....horses take a LOT of time and energy.....hope your family appreciates it. I made the decision as a youth in...
Maybe try www.ewillys.com I am on there daily and Dave who runs the site always seems to be able to give an educated guess or better on tops that...
Also.....GM actually made a factory heat shield for big block truck motors that could be made to fit on startera on just about anything. It was in...
This is the location where Gas Monkey Garage did a full show. Richard Rawlings tried to offer several million for some of the stuff. Show was...
Late 1950's early 1960's......small town of Cascade Iowa. Perfect 1/4 mi. from 1st Ave north to small concrete bridge. Go a little further north...
Wow.......while still in high school, I started an after school and weekend job at the local small town Chevrolet dealer in 1959. It was always...
Looks like Ford 3/4ton based quickchange with aluminum aftermarket "wide five" hubs. Common on circle track cars and some other stuff.
Relax......get things buttoned up with cooling system and fuel system. Run it......you may just cause other problems when you disassemble with no...
Please......please......please share everything you possibly can on this engine and entire project
Some days the best thing you can do especially if the tractor has been sitting for a while is button it up and USE it......WORK it for a little...
If a valve is stuck, I have done several and all loosened up. Get some light oil sprayed down around valve stem at guide.....light taps with...
235 or 261........if you are going to go the newer 6cyl route.......just put a smallblock in it.....just as much work in the end.
Ryan......great story. Keep this kind of stuff coming. Jimmy B.......great addition to the original story....great pictures and great work...
I will second the suggestion of www.yesterdaystractor.com. Lots of good stuff there and an actual Ford discussion forum besides. Also......when...
We need more youngsters like you.......says the 78yr. old to the 76yr. old. Have fun
Run em.....don't overthink it. Have fun
Regardless of vehicle.......I have a tire plug kit in each vehicle. Remove screw......clean hole with awl.....put dab glue on hole.....thread plug...
Cale was truly from a golden era of Nascar......he and his peers from the same time period made it the golden era.....they were "racers"......not...
I love this thread.......very traditional ! My dad had a Model 94 that he bought used in order to go out to Wyoming deer hunting. My three...
Mannheim Steamroller on right now. Merry Christmas to everyone.
I can just SMELL the inside of the Shumaker Parts Store and Gas Station.......wow....those were the days
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