The Jalopy Journal
long story short found out the previous owner really REALLY fubard some elements on the 41 chevy i have. It's not a lost cause but it is beyond...
hello all! was FINALLY a decent day on sat so i took the 1964 galaxie out for a (short) drive. it was a short one because even after 15...
hi all, finally got the 53 poncho out of storage today. id love to swap the grill if i could find something as the original one is pretty well...
hello all, just picked up a 52 chevy 2 door project with mass title (i am a mass resident). mass is a notoriously tough state to get a title...
hello all, after making some steps forward with my 41 chevy coupe proj (installed M2 setup, rear leaf conversion done, picked up a 350, started...
literally .5 miles away from my office with storage to boot, couldn't say no. she runs though most likely needs some adjustering. straight 8...
hey all, well looks like the 41 coupe project is back on after a long hiatus. anyway i have the chassis engineering front M2 suspension in place...
long long story short a friend turned me on to a 47 plymouth coupe running with stock 6 cyl, everything works, its registered insured and daily...
got taillights and turn signals front and back working still have the following left: - horn (it works just need to connect it to steering...
got tired of staring at the ron francis retro kit on the floor and never driving the galaxie for fear of jacking my insurance for no inspection....
hey all, well its been a while and went back to working on some bike projects and hanging with the kids. weather is good now and i have made some...
bought the rear leaf spring conversion kit from JPL streetrods made by chassis engineering. for 575 id expect it to come with a $20 set of...
i know its the right thing to do, thins the herd, puts ash in pocket that can go to the 41, etc etc but man it still hurts to sell something - at...
well been trying to sell my c10 to fund the 41 build and not much luck unless i literally want to give it away. i know its a tough time to be...
wanting to keep the original steering wheel and connect it to the mustang 2. i counted 20 splines on the steering column shaft plus about a 1/4...
i know this stuff is pretty basic and easy for most HAMBers but i am pretty stoked that i got this far. Trying to tackle one task at a time...
i apologize as i know there are a billion threads on the t5 installs. honestly i am just confused so trrying to get 1 last bit of info. i have...
hi all, now that a lot of the mechanic stuff has been taken care of on my 64 i want to focus on redoing the wiring. it's a nasty rat's nest,...
hi all, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Took a couple hours to get the stock suspension foff the chevy coupe. Got the M2 bolt on...
drove down to warwick rhode island today to pick up my "barn/garage" find from afew weeks ago. the owner was very patient in allowing me time to...
hey all here are the numbers i found on the trans which appears to be a saginaw 3 or 4 speed. on the case: M 3962645 beneath that is: E 6 1...
switching over to manual steering and all i need to get out is the damn control valve that seems like its pressed into the pitman arm on the...
never having driven a car this big with manual steering isn't a big deal to me unless it will be atrocious on the road. my aftermarket setup has...
hey all, just curious. i have a complete drivetrain from a 71 chevy i had picked up - 250 six banger and 4 speed trans w/ granny gear. i did...
2 weeks ago there was an ad on local CL for a 41 coupe that was within my budget - aka cheap. i didn't notice the ad until a few days after it...
hi all, my 64 galaxie's transmission was not shifting into 3rd so i brought it to the local aamco station. i know some of these places arent the...
im not if the engine and trans are original. i looked online and saw that in 63 there were roughly 4000 meteor sedans plus 2700 2 door custom...
evidently my 283 is of the pressed in harmonic balancer and pulley so i have no crankshaft bolt. i need to rotate the engine to set timing and...
ey all, please forgive if this is an idiotic question but i am swapping my stock carb to an edelbrock 500. got everything installed except that...
trying to swap to a new edelbrock intake and carb and this thingamabob is in the way of the intake manifold. any idea what it is and if it...
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