The Jalopy Journal
Not trying to start a flame war, and I'm not thinking about doing this. Just wondering if anyone had seen anyone do this? You know those cheezy...
I just got a lead on an overdrive for my '62 Willys 4x4 pickup and think I can get a good deal. It's a cable operated OD and its in a '59 Willys...
This thread will probably fly like a lead balloon, but I'm getting pretty psyched about roundup happening next week. It made me sit back and...
After spending hours here looking at "The history of Los Angeles" thread and "Vintage hots of days gone by"... I'd really love to see some Austin...
My daily isn't exactly HAMB material... but the folks these cars are associated with typically don't like to think outside the box. What I'm...
When I was 10 years old, an old friend of my father's gave me a WWII Homelite aircraft use generator. I'm not sure if it served on board a bomber...
Hey guys... I've got an idea and want to know what you think of it. Good advice, bad advice and general HAMB smartass replies are more than...
I've done a little bit of reading up on babbitted bearings but still don't fully comprehend them. Plus what I find points to much older machinery...
Now i'm not asking if it's traditional or not. I'm just wondering when they came out. I've seen some pretty old ones that I think would look...
Just dickin' with ya. Don't get your panties wadded up boys. lol
I've had really good luck in finding parts for my "rare-ish" '58 2D-HT Commander Stude recently. So far I got a back window for the car, which I...
I just picked up a pair of old Texas plates that need a little bit of refinishing. I've already read the posts here on HOW to do it, but what I'd...
I took my brother's Muncie SM318 transmission to a friend of mine that specializes in vintage transmissions. This guy is a whiz to be honest with...
Since i'm known to be long winded, i'll toss out the question first. "Does anyone know if a 4.0 H.O. Jeep motor will work with the original...
A brief background on my question. My father and I like to go up to the classic tractor show in Temple every Summer. You can run your tractor in...
I'm working on the 226 Super Hurricane in my Wills PU. I just bought an early 50's dual point conversion kit for it but am trying to think of...
So has this happened to anyone? I'm working on a Carter YF2467 1 throater on my Willys pickup. I'm fully disassembling it to put it into the dip...
Rebuilding the little 1 barrel carb on my AMC 232 and lo and behold, the power valve broke as I was pulling it out. I think it was phenolic...
I've built a few performance engines that did great on the street/strip, but I have yet to get a car chassis dyno'd. Eventually i'm going to...
Just bought a '64 AMC Typhoon. It's got the Flash-O-Matic 3 speed automatic transmission in it. I got the car humming along beautifully and the...
Just bought a '64 AMC Typhoon and am in a tight spot (literally) concerning how to move the damn thing. 4 flat tires - these will be inflated or...
After digging into a book, watching youtube videos, and getting motivated by the fantastic welding posts here, I decided to try and tackle a...
I forgot the dates for '09 and wanted to look at some of the '08 pics anyway... and came across a message saying the domain name expired. Anyone...
I searched previous posts and found a lot of really good information, but the big question I had wasn't soundly answered. I want to know for sure...
This looks like a fun way to split some logs. Add a couple of Lone Stars to the mix and you might even get a nice accident. Maybe get a...
One of my buddies jokingly said that i wasn't at the Lone Star Round Up earlier this year... and when asked for a pic of my Willys there, I...
If so I'd like to see some pics if you don't mind. I've found a few pics of '58's on the web but they're all stock. Pics are kinda hard to come...
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