The Jalopy Journal
Just found this in my brother’s basement. Anyone familiar with it? Grandmother gave it to my brother 40 years ago. My grandfather raced in So Cal,...
Question: If my TOB went bad and leaks, shouldn't the fluid be low? Clutch has stuck down on me a couple times, but fluid level is okay. Can bad...
Nearly 10 years ago, when I first hauled home this project, someone on this forum shared a road trip video with this song by Clutch. I always...
Looking at old Hilborn mechanical injection intakes. Anyone know the bore size on the Pontiac intakes? I heard they were small. sm-all. Anyone...
I am driving my 61 Bonneville from Minnesota to Southern California (via Chicago) on Route 66. Everything is going well except my valves started...
Doing some unrelated work out of Ventura, don't know the area yet. Don't really want to drive to Thousand Oaks or further, hoping there is...
Every oil cooling solution I have read about has an oil cooler on the same circuit as the oil pressure for oiling the internals of the motor...
on my 61 Pontiac fullsize, it started to have wheel hop. suspension style is original triangulated 4 link. i inspected rear linkage, and found...
Quick cam question: I installed my cam straight up, measured ICL at 109. I want 107. My crank sprocket is adjustable to adv or retard 2 degrees...
I've read about methods of cleaning combustion chambers while running, but that seems to clean combustion chamber more than back of intake. any...
I need to figure what to do. Feels like I need to pull motor out and start digging into it which I don't really want to do if not necessary. I...
Sounds just like a belt. I can drive around light on throttle, even at high RPM and it won't squeal. Soon as I have any fun at all it squeals like...
Just curious because I hear it as if it means something in particular.
Have bench seat in 61 fullsize Pontiac. Putting 6 belts in. I know it will work either way, but figured if I could match what was original,...
Converted to dual master with disc/disc. MC is corvette style without residual. MC is mounted high. Proportioning valve installed in rear line,...
I have an o2 sensor in exhaust. they are particular to any crankcase sealants being 'sensor safe' like the ultra black silicone. anyone...
When you road trip, what do you bring? A friend of mine calls it his 'un-fucked bucket'. Wondering what you have in yours?
i weld in my garage at home occasionally, my TIG is Miller Diversion. a friend loaned me a pretty fancy tungsten sharpener that puts a perfect tip...
61 Bonneville. tail lights have 2 dual filaments on each side (1157 bulb I think) front lights have 1 dual filaments on each side (1157NA bulb...
Can light scratches from the green abrasive side of a kitchen sponge be removed from side door glass? 61 Pontiac.
there are a ton of posts on this, with a lot of information. i want the front fender wells to drop one inch. 1961 Pontiac Bonneville. i think...
re HAMB member TININDN - Posted on Pontiac forum this evening: "I was just sent terrible news that POCI President Dave Bennett was found outside...
Headliner goes into my 61 Pontiac with 4 bows through sleeves, and then gets stapled at the edges into a material that was originally either a...
61 pontiac. the plastic gear in side of trans is accurate for the tires and rear gears. the odometer is accurate. however, the speedometer is...
I have a 1.5" OD cast aluminum thermostat housing. turns out the upper radiator hose is for earlier 1.75" OD housing. The housing I have can...
I *think* it's out of '69. I fixed the valve stem seals were fried. Putting rocker back on and wondering about valve adjustment. does this motor...
Fastening some moulding. I have some stainless clips I made out of 18 gauge sheet stock (bout dime thickness) They have a hole to put a 10-24...
I am picking up a project that has sat for 15 years on the side of barn. Car is super rusty. No idea if motor is seized, but would like to soak...
61 pontiac. i don't know if the ammeter works or not, but before i finish wiring and put a load through it and find out if it works - i measured...
1961 Pontiac Full Size Enough changes to electrical that I decided to drop in a new wiring harness from Rebel rather than use original fuse block...
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