The Jalopy Journal
I need some assistance from any fellow H.A.M.B.'ers out there if possible. Mooneyes down here in SoCal recently purchased this '63 Fairlane Ranch...
Does anyone recall the nickname that was given to the steel matting used in W.W.II to line airstrip runways in the Pacific ? Hotrodders eventually...
Anyone making the trek? Seven of us so far in our group. Impromptu bar set up out of the trunk of the Rocket, moonshine disguised as motor oil.......
Always wanted one for a project to practice my wares on. This one is out of SoCal, I believe its whole life spent here. Super straight,very little...
Can anyone point in a direction, or offer any form of assistance to a fellow H.A.M.B'er? Friend and fellow H.A.M.B'er Brian Gibson is limping into...
Eric finally got his beloved '29 today, after a few years of bouncing between my shop and The Kennedy Brothers. While it may look 'rattish', its...
Keep an eye out for this on the roads of America in the next several weeks! Fellow H.A.M.B.er and friend Brian and his lovely lady Nikki from...
Anyone know where in SoCal I can buy a bag of media for some outdoor blasting. The Harbor Freight stuff just does not have the quantity I need for...
Does anyone around here in Southern California recognize this '63 Fairlane? A chop was started on it, but never completed. A friend is acquiring...
Anyone catch this while at the Winternationals today? We were up in stands about in line with Mike Austins dragster when it climbed the wall and...
A friend picked up this door and I'm trying to help him ID the shop the '56 Chevy came from. Anyone recall this?? [IMG] Thanks if you can!
[IMG] [IMG] Posted from another site, in theFairfield Pick-A-Part. Truly sad to see one of these , with this engine, not in someones hands to...
While participating at the annual Mooneyes Christmas Show 2010, many of us around the starting line/staging area got to witness firsthand the...
We got the Rocket Comet out on the street today. Straight, true, and predictable street altered wheelbase fun on the street:...
I'm hoping for some help on a Granada master cylinder that I"m putting on my altered wheelbase '64 Comet Caliente. In the interest of safety...
Several month's back, I picked up this '63 SSNova, and have slowly been working on its resurrection. Seventeen years or so back, it was painted in...
Whenever I have visitors to my shop, they always trip on my bandsaw. Its served me well for a number of years now.I thought I'd share the idea ....
In the hotrodding world , where there is sooo much of the "same thing", its cool to come across something that says, "I don't give a shit! I'll do...
When you stop by The Kennedy Brothers Shop (for me, its just around the corner) you never know who, or better yet, WHAT will be there: [IMG] [IMG]...
I was able to give Jim Hetricks Hemi Coronet its first run today, on the newly installed A-100 straightaxle conversion::...
Here's the newest addition to my metal shed. 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente. SHEESH!!! I've been wanting one of these to play with for some time, but...
I've finally got to cutting and grinding on the newest build to come out of my metal shed- a '64 Dodge Polara. Venturing off deeper into Valley of...
The Funnycar Farms latest bomb to hit the track and streets, will be finding a new home across the Atlantic in England. Seems to be a real good...
Remember those old aluminum spring contraptions on the public playgrounds, that are now gone 'cause we used to launch ourselves to the moon? A...
We just got up a video of my fastest pass to date in the altered wheelbase Dart from Bakersfield at DragFest '09. Now, the problem is stopping the...
And they say these stiff as a board sidewall tires won't wrinkle and bite!! Fooey!: http://public.fotki.com/bowtie0069/dragfest2009/img4142.html
Here's, oh, about a thousand or so pictures from the event. http://public.fotki.com/bowtie0069/dragfest2009/
I've been working with a company out here in the West trying to help them develop one of their products for hot rods and old cars. Its a highly...
My buddy Mike got some wild top end shots from this weekends March Meet. Heres one of many: [IMG]
Cool deal! In a couple month's, Mr. Rich is heading down, and we're gonna pull off a mad thrash on one his donor cars to become the next altered...
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