The Jalopy Journal
I always use that dielectric grease on hoses (inside) and water necks, radiator necks etc. to ease assembly and help reduce the pitting of the...
I was given a '64 Fairlane with a 260 / Fordomatic back in the '80s that also turned out to have been seized due to a sheared oil pump drive...
100LL aviation gasoline is probably pretty close...
No one noticed yet? It's still chilly, the dog is wearing a sweater! [ATTACH]
I would not like to go through school with that name.
Very nice car, too bad the thread got kind of sour. It's funny that at first glance it looks like there's no engine: [ATTACH]
Looks like an early copy of the famous Tubman Trashcan Condenser! [ATTACH]
Maybe when they invented that stupid metric system they could have made a millimeter exactly 25 to the inch... Oops, responding to a post from 2...
I have often taken apart and cleaned hydraulic lifters and reinstalled, when any were ticking or when I was overhauling the engine. I never...
Stay tuned for the Hot VWs coming soon!
There is no such thing as "perfection" in manufactured items. What there is, is tolerances. There should be a tolerance limit for "out of round"...
Boy that Brassworks place isn't cheap. Over a million bucks for a polished Ford tank! [ATTACH]
A friend made one of them live steam model engines, he used silver solder for joining the brass and copper plates of the firebox, which might be...
Looks like he's happy to see her! [ATTACH]
I bet a lot of people in the world don't know this is also California: [ATTACH] The part I like.
Maybe the wrong filter, some have correct thread and gasket but the threaded boss is recessed a bit.
I was pouring gasoline through the big old copper filter funnel yesterday and caught a bunch of weird fluffy white stuff - snow! So one good...
Well if you do get injured, you know who to call!
I think the answer is yes for any make of engine. For instance on the Ford 1978-up small block, the stock bolt on rocker arms can be replaced...
I like to free up engines without taking them apart if possible. Last one I made spark plug adaptors for two cylinders and applied 125 psi to...
Mine is an actual true photo of me.
.... until one of those undrilled engines came down the line and the build sheet said the car was supposed to have those options!
Another trip driving with the mother in law and a load of treasures / junk from the old ranch heading through the mountains. A spark plug wire...
I got a flat front tire in the middle of nowhere B.C. a couple years ago with the family, so pulled off the road and discovered I didn't have a...
From the linked vendor site: "I will also machine your bearing retainer to fit the stude bellhousing." So perhaps the big hole in the adaptor...
With a stroker kit there is more piston travel and higher piston speed at the same rpm vs. a stock engine, so one would think that there would be...
I hope the winning bidder set aside a few bucks for new wheels.
Or C6.
I'd love to have one of those $1.98 Model A cylinder heads, or even spend the big bucks for a $5.98 radiator. Even with inflation, that Chev...
How about posting the HAMB post it's from?
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