The Jalopy Journal
Road Trip!
I’ll take the Blems! Very nice, you going to make enough to sell?
That shows how strong the Top Loader is, just change the input and output shafts and now that small block trans can handle a 427! Dan helped me...
Plan II on BaT might break their server! Good thing I’ve already got a blown Chevy II!
^^^^^^^^^^^ This is too funny, one of my best friends is named Brent. When he was right out of high school he became friends with another guy...
On your tacking before welding choices. I hope I’m clear with what I’m asking. If you were to tack two pieces together with MIG and then did the...
[ATTACH] This is the #4 hole on a forklift I was given for free cuz it was “junk” and heading to the local scrap yard. Head gasket blew, guy kept...
When I got it from the guy living off grid out in the 40’s…. [ATTACH] Then when I got all the extras off and on a stand… [ATTACH] It’s a 63 401...
Cast iron is traditional!
I’d rather have a polished turd that looks pretty good that I didn’t have to baby than a show car with a perfect finish that I’d have to worry...
Love me a 292, the Long Arm of the Law!
It’s traditional cuz those fenders were cut with a handsaw! Lol!
Got to check out Gabe’s Model A at the SEGA race in 2021 @ Shady Side, very well done race car, he won the race! Real nice down to earth guy and...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Are you going to do a build thread? Be good to know what you find in parts availability these days. I have a ‘63 401 on...
[ATTACH] Loaded up and heading to warmer places!
Went to see the Vampire yesterday, had to get blood drawn for my annual exam. Dr that owns the place remodeled with a bunch of cool Mid-Century...
Nice! [ATTACH]
I miss Gratiot, my High School best friend bought a L-88 BBC crate motor from them in 1980, might as well as been a Ferrari F-1 motor, it was so...
Duh! Squirrel isn’t dumb, she might know how to cook Brunswick Stew!
Great sunrise shot right before the 4th round! [ATTACH]
Got to see this beauty in its natural environment, ElMo! Even got to help push it to the line up to run. Such a nice, well constructed Hot Rod!...
I seem to remember that an 8 lb sledge was required for that massage….
Beer…. It’s not just for breakfast anymore!
My dad bought this new 1 week before I was born in 1961, C-10 CarryAll, 283 with 4 speed and barn doors in the rear. [ATTACH]
How are you splitting the exhaust? No mufflers, after the mufflers, from side to side?
My dad had a construction yard on Umbarger St just over the fence south of the San Jose Speedway. Could hear the roar like I was in the stands!
PBR, HangOver in a Can! Lol!
Freiburger!
My buddy has this from his dad…..[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] From back when men actually fixed stuff by hand!
My buddy is down there running his White 55 with a Blown 392 Hemi… [ATTACH] Just talked to him, he said the track is packed and that I’m really...
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