The Jalopy Journal
I better reintroduce myself after a 7 year break from the HAMB. I retired and moved from the Denver area back to Huntsville Al . I have spent the...
NO LONGER FOR SALE>>> DECIDED TO BUILD HER Sedan Delivery Body with Factory filled roof . Includes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Garnish and a new grill
six years later....... retirement, moving home , being out of control busy with anything but cars has had me just ignoring the piled up new shop...
A little good news, a little bad news , and a just plain update as well. :) First of all , I tried to retire in the fall of 2012 and agreed to...
Here's my friend Brian ( Maaco Shop Owner) with the trucks frame I picked up from Blast Tech Saturday morning.. It WAS painted black and now...
I have been looking for a 1958 V8 Hood Emblem. If any of you have a nice one that you would let go of? While I don't have to have this, as I have...
I have tried every rivet manufacturer and given up any hope of finding these replacement shoulder rivets for the attachment of the factory floor...
you will need to order up a new seal for the heater to the air intake. It's square and fits the duct.
One of my first calls.. no luck at Jim Carters. I will try KCMONGO and advise. thanks
I have not been able to find the floor studs/ rivets anywhere so I am probably going to have them made. A real bummer as it's suich a simple part...
I can now advise that it is a nail head shoulder rivet!
NEED HELP... what do you call the rubber floor mat anchors that are the posts you attach the floor mount to? I need a couple of them and have not...
Porknbeaner, It actually turned out to be a 348 W motor. I finished up the hole drilling for the firewall booster and got it in this weekend for...
I finished stripping the chassis down to bare rails and cross members last night. I loaded it up in my trailer to make the short drive to the Sand...
Just Rear Ends is shipping my Ford 9" with 3.5 ratio and 11" drum brakes tomorrow. The bolt pattern to match the front hubs is 5 on 4.5" spacing...
I had a good weekend in the shop playing with the 58'. ( I was looking forward to cutting the holes for the new firewall brake booster . While I...
My spot weld cutter showed up and I cut the spot welds out that were holding in the remaining two legs of the steering column support bracket. I...
I worked hard to find a Stewart Warner Police Special Speedometer when I built my 34 coupe. I was told I couldn't find them and ended up buying...
I am unloading all my HEMI collection to play with W blocks. Weiand 4x2 Intake $1200 Sold (Pending payment receipt) Edmunds 2x2 Intake $1200...
348 Build Update... The block is now cooking in the machine shop tank. Rob and I have had an initial review of the desired build specs. Smooth,...
I have a SYI . "Smokey Yunick" by Edelbrock
After the realization that my new column is too long, I spent some time measuring and thinking about it. I spoke to the folks at CPP who state...
I mocked up the steering using 3/4 wooden dowel rod. ( a 4 ft stick is only 3 dollars) PLUS, It's a whole lot easier to cut and sand on wood than...
The nice thing about doing a simple rebuild with minimal changes is that the fabrication projects are fun. Please see the attached picture of the...
As an afterthought, please see the below picture of the factory REAR leaf springs vs. the 3 inch drop springs. They are both 2 inches wide. The...
With the new rear leaf spring installation completed, I was able to drop the back of the truck 3 inches. Next up this morning was attaching the...
As committed, springs out tonight. I had to use the plasma to cut the U bolts off as they were solid rust and certainly not worth the effort to...
When we put the Mustang II cross member in, we had the chassis at a dead level zero degrees and the cross member tilted back at 2.5 degrees. I...
We have all heard of a 20 footer car. How about my 348 being a 10 footer paint job? She looks great...until you realize that someone sprayed her...
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