The Jalopy Journal
When I built my roadsters I used an aluminum power glide behind the 350. It would allow me to load the engine against the brakes and it would lift...
I have a 153 in my garage. I have saved it for years, but I have too many projects. I would like to sell it. I am in central NJ.
I have repro '66 Corvette knockoffs on my roadster. I had a wheel come off but it stayed under the fender. I took off the adapter and installed...
I was working in a parts store and a guy bought an old repair shop around the corner. He asked a coworker and me if we could clean out the loft in...
I would guess that my charger is 50-60 years old. It has a meter like the one in post 33. It does not do 6volts nor have a light on it. I brought...
As an aside When '39 tail light are mounted on other than a '39 they tend to "point at the stars". The only solution I have seen is to mount them...
I believe you are mistaken in thinking the hole above the filter is for an oil pressure gauge. I think only big blocks had a sender hole there.
I owned a 62 Chevy II with a 153 and a 3sp on the column. It was a 2 dr sedan. I got it from the second owner, a girl who worked with my...
First real swap was a 350 into the rear of my '65 Corvair including changing from a pg to a 3 speed in 1971. A few replacement jobs before that....
Only the HiPo vettes had 2 1/2 exhaust. Low performance ones had 2".
You need to install the disc! The fingers will give you clearance when the disc is installed!
After a few years of fighting bugs on my Model A, I inserted some plastic house window screen between the grill shell and the radiator. It is very...
I use the one I saved for standing engines on the flywheel end. They space the engine up just enough to clear the crank.
What is.the measurement from the table to the face of the pulley flange?
Years ago I broke the shaft in my '69 Camaro. I think it was 2". I priced a new shaft ($150) and it was outrageous for the time. I went home and...
1960 Renault Daphine in 1967. My buddy had blown the head gasket on the NY State Thruway. It became mine for the $37.50 towing fee. Surfaced the...
Since you have to replace the rear window wood maybe you could consider changing to a roll down rear window.
I used it for the windwings on my roadster. I rough cut it with a wood saw. I filed the edges to the final shape. I cleaned up the edges with...
The Tempest transaxle was similar to the Corvair but it was not the same. It had a larger ring gear and '63 V8s had four spider gears, a weak...
Found the body of my '30 Ford roadster '69. On the road since '76. Still has a JC Penny lifetime battery. I think it is on the fifth one.
Gm probably around 1976.
'57 Caddy Eldo Biarritz with the stainless top The relative of a neighbor would visit with such a car when I was about 9. I was impressed by the...
There are some stock early 30s Ford mirrors.that clamp the glass on the top and bottom. Maybe a late model mirror that dims by tilting the glass...
I ran a stainless fan for years on my 350 in my '30 A. It ran hot when the outside temps were in the '90s. I switched to a puller fan from an '88...
I read somewhere that the hole in front of the intake was on engines made in Michigan but not the ones in Tonawanda. I had a 1955 and that used...
'65 Corvair with a 350 in the rear. Over heated easily in the summer but it surprised a lot of guys in the winter. It even kept up with two guys...
Older British sports cars used two 6 volt batteries. They worked ok but there two things to keep in mind: How available are 6 volt batteries...
"Chevy never used one on the small-block" They were available on tri-five Chevies. They had vaccum wipers.
I built a '65 Corvair in 1971 with a 350 in the stock location. It used the stock trans with an adapter made by a company called "MID". Radiator...
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