The Jalopy Journal
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I was talking with a long time rodder at a cruise night last night. Really nice guy, seemed be a straight up guy. He has a very nice 40 Ford coupe...
I'm selling my freshly built new "antique" Coca Cola dry bar. I built this in my shop principally out of 3/4" plywood. It's about 5 feet tall, 18"...
Selling my Coca Cola Soda machine bar. I built this bar in my woodshop about a month ago. It's primarily made out of 3/4" plywood. It stands about...
I have always loved old stuff. I like for it to usable, though. That and coupled with being retired and on a tight budget, it doesn't leave much...
I recently bought an Old Craftsman stick welder, a 225 Amp model. It has the fine adjustment dial on it and you move the stinger lead to set the...
I thought this table of info might be useful to some out there....
Last year, I lost a good friend to cancer. Gary was a great guy and a real gearhead and craftsman. While looking at cars on Ebay, I see that the...
Here's a couple of photos of Bill Herb's coupe at Bonneville last year for Speed Week. Ya ain't aREAL rodder if these don't stir your soul. Enjoy.
Anyone know if there was more than one wheelbase available for off topic 70 Chevy panel trucks? I know the pickups had more than one size.
I'm interested in possibly building a shoebox Ford. I'm looking at a 1950 coupe that needs some patch panels. I have looked online, but the...
I hope someone out there can help me out. I need a 9" ring and pinion in good useable condition. I am looking for something in the 2:70 to 3:00...
I am looking for someone in the West Palm Beach area that can do a little machine work for me. I have a 9" Ford differential that has 28 spline...
Thought you all might like a peek at what has been coming out of Bill Herb's shop in Ohio.
I'm building a model car for the first time in about 40 years, and I could use some advise. I'm building a 1/24 scale 33 Ford coupe from Monogram,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YfTtGCsiD8&feature=youtu.be UNREAL!
A buddy sent me this address. I think most of the crowd here will enjoy it. Fred http://oldfortyfives.com/CarShow_DragRacing-1966.htm
I recently had a pacemaker for my heart implanted. I know that this subject has been covered before, but I thought I'd update you all with the...
Here Ya go...
Here ya go...Just like Christmas. Print this on photo paper for best results. Fred
All right, here's one for you flathead freaks. Or anyone else that would like a cool garage clock. Trouble is, I ain't furnishing the clock....
Let's face it, we all like cool stuff. Especially, automotive cool stuff. But things are tough financially for most of us. I, as do many of you...
I just finished reading the thread posted by fbama73, aka Brian. He offered to help anyone that had car trouble headed to a show in his area. This...
I stumbled across the following site...http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/ Lotsa hard to find small parts on it. I hope it will help someone.
I'm in the middle of painting my son's car and I made a mistake. It's B/C urethane. I applied the basecoat but when I mixed it up I mistakenly...
I found this interesting article while perusing the Rodders...
A buddy emailed me this address...http://www.vaautoracing.org/Gallery2.html I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I expect you'll find this as mind blowing as I did. This came from the Rodders Roundtable site. Enjoy. Acceleration Explained > > > * One...
I would like to urge you all to visit the following site: semasan.com When there, sign up for their newsletter. SEMA is doing a lot of work to...
My son does custom electronic installations for a living. He gave me a tip that I use quite a bit at work and home. When running wires, if you...
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