The Jalopy Journal
Years ago, out at a motorcycle run, everyone setting up their tent and bags and stuff. A friend of mine had a air mattress and one of those new...
Frank Zappa
Check out some motorcycle shops or catalogs - they used to run them for after market M/C head lights.
As said before - keep everything clean,run your gas[Ar] at about 12 to 17 on the flow meter, tungsten sharp[2% thoriated for steel],don't dip your...
S.F.V. - mid to late 60's
Ya should drain it after every long term use - any air left inside will have moister in it, which will cause the inside to rust, which will ruin...
That was the longest slot car race in distance I've ever seen. Can't imagine how much track that took. I used to race slot cars and build all my...
When we moved into our new house, all of my Dads stuff was packed up and stored and we haven't got around to unpack the stuff that was in that...
I don't know how I missed this thread - but , just a slight correction - I am Jim,[ Lightning] and Jack is my Dad, who was known as Doc - he was a...
My best times were the days I spent in the garage trying to help my Dad - I know now that I was more of a hindrance than help at the old age of 3...
U.s.m.c. '68 - '71 semper - fi
Just to show you guys how well known the Bl. is - they had a news report about the water main busting at Shermanway and Van Nuys up here in N. Nev.
When I ground my 327 block smooth and painted it, I found that it ran about 10 to 20 degrees hotter than just a regular block - I later tore it...
Per say - the V.I.N. system was not in effect at that time, but there is a plate on the cowl with serial #'s that decode the yr.,place it was...
I'd have to say it was my dad, he raced a Bantam roadster at El Mirage in the mid to late '40's and in the mid 50's let me work on all of the...
Different tungsten for different materials - 2% thoriated [RED] for steel, stainless, Green,Yellow and brown for aluminum, magnesium. But unlike...
Still have my dads SCTA ROAD RUNNERS plaque from the late 40's
Up in the little old public dump in N. BF East Nev. was a complete '62 Corvair station wagon - got it for $20 - put in a batt., new gas and it ran.
I was running around in a '69 El Camino that was running Blazer 4 WHD running gear under the El Camino frame connected to a stock 454 - 42" Super...
First off would be to check the nozzle for any blockage, also check the nozzle size to see if it's to small for the size media you are using. I...
I really dont want to ruin the piston. Well, if it's that stuck, I'd say that the piston and bore are shot!
A respirator will not work to filter out the phosgene gas, they may say it will,but we had a guy at work that was wearing a respirator and it...
Yeah -that's what I thought I'd do, enrolled in a school and found out that they said to forget all I knew about military jets - plus all the guys...
Many yrs ago while working in a yard, we found the remains of what looked to be a rather large rats nest of food wrappers,soda cans,beer cans,...
Spent 4 yrs. working on F-4's from maint. to major R&R but never got into it in civilian life.
Well, I've been a certified mig & tig welder for 40+ yrs - the torch control is great for hard to get places where your laying down or in a...
Welds are looking good for a first time tig - When dipping the rod, try about 19 dips in a inch - and when you come to the end of a bead, stomp...
I hired a young guy to do some cleanup and light welding around the shop a few yrs. back - He showed up with frayed bell bottoms on and I told him...
I maybe wrong, but with my '47 Chrysler, I was told that the biz coupe had no back seat so they could place their sales material in the back.
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