The Jalopy Journal
I bought this pile from a friend for fifty bucks... Most are new, with slight surface rust..... They're made by Martin (never heard of them,...
I know that plenty of people have been down this road before... I need some input on the best way to build these things... A little porting...
So, I have the heads off of the engine and I want to remove all of the crud... The plan is to clean them up a bit and do a little valve work......
Hindsight note: I should have documented everything that DON WOW ever said.... I'm on the fence over an Olds 303... Only problem: it's stuck...
I was checking out the online vendors and these things seem overly expensive to me.... Plus, a lot of them are aluminum, which I can't use (need...
Just a quick one here.... Is the thickness and height of the raised Model A bodyline the same on the 28/29 and the 30/31...??? This is the...
From what I've gathered through a bit of reading, it seems that a 216 will bolt right up to a Saginaw 4-speed... Am I correct..?? The motor is...
I've got a '50 Mercury rear that I'm thinking about running under my "A"... I was just wondering what the width difference is between this and...
Is this hard to do...??? I have access to torches and a fab-shop.... My "A" spring needs "the treatment"... Any tips...??? Or should I...
I can't find anything on these..... Any idea on value...??? They're new... What's the company history...???
I'm kinda new to this (First Build)... Just wondering... -Frames Crack... This I know. Where are the areas that I should pay attention...
Sorry to do this, but I ripped the yoke off of my rear end, and I've been coming up pretty empty-handed on finding parts.... The car is a '66...
Anyone have any good plans for making their own...??? Is is possible to make a planishing hammer using an air chisel or something like that...???
I hate to do this, but I need to know... I have a SBC 4-bolt, complete... Cam is trash, but everything else is good.... It's from an early...
I have a mystery torque converter I need ID'ed... It bolts on to my 350 flywheel with 3 bolts, so I'm pretty sure it's GM... But, I don't...
I don't know if this is old news or not, but apparently Mazda's new Miata has an aluminum to steel weld that attaches the roll bars to the...
TIG guys: I have half-decent MIG experience, and lately I've had the chance to use a TIG pretty much whenever I want.... I started using it...
Intresting story... I'm working on a friend's car, filling in the trim holes in the doors with my welder.... Anyway, as you know, you need...
People have debated this a lot on here.... I just want to know that they work.... And are they available in spray cans...??? Will the cans if...
Just wondering..... My battery won't hold a charge... I think it's my crappy SEARS battery.... I already had to replace it once before.......
I'm wondering what my options are for rear suspension on an A Coupe... I'm still in the "planning" stages, and I was wondering what different...
I guess it's the time of year to discuss this shit.... What's the best way to economically heat a small garage...??? Just wondering what you...
I could have sworn I saw a B&W picture of an old modified that had a leaf spring mounted on TOP of the cowl, running perpendicular to the...
This is a bit off, but it's still more relevant than not... What's the best way to straignten that crappy plastic shit they use for bumpers on...
I think that's what it was called, anyay... I was watching "Mail Call" and they were showing these firefighters using these "petrogen" torches to...
Anyone from around here think you can give me a ride...??? SoWhat crew...??? yeah, i know i usually end up asking you guys for a ride to...
Since this will be the first engine rebuild i've done, i wanted to ask you guys if i had all the right stuff listed... It's for my friend's...
Alright, i need some advice... I'm about to get an SBC... Don't worry, it's not going in any of my vehicles... It's for a friend's car that i'm...
Just wondering, have any of you ever built up a 308...??? This seems like an expensive process... I'm planning on getting one eventually......
'53 Plymouth Cranbrook more-door... I can get it for a few hundred... the roof is dented, but the body is STRAIGHT... not much rust, either......
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