The Jalopy Journal
Good day all, I am going to be hopefully (wife willing) beginning the metal work on my 58 Ford Custom300 4 door. I have a rotisserie as the body...
I am looking to get some recommendations for reputable companies that do repop sheet metal for 1958 ford cars. I am working on a Custom 300 4 door...
I have been looking but cannot find the drain plug for the 9" ford diff I have been working on. Does anybody know the size so I can get a...
Just wondering what people have used to do a frame coating after sandblasting? I have seen threads on POR 15, Rust Oleum, and others. Is there a...
I will be doing a bit of a road trip to Omaha Nebraska towards the end of April from Manitoba Canada. Looking to see if there are any junk yards...
I am wonder what people think the minimum thickness of replacement sheet metal should be. Specifically things like Rocker panels on a full frame...
I need a little help. I am redoing the bushing on my 58 ford custom300 and have found that the replacement bushings are to different interior...
So I know this has been discussed before but I could not find the thread. I am looking for a set of stock height front coil springs for my 58 ford...
I was recently in Rapid City South Dakota and stopped in at the Motion Ultimate Car Museum. Amazing Place and I will post pics soon. While There I...
I am needing this info for my girlfriends dad. What is the wheel size and backspace and hub size and bolt pattern for the 1950 Studebaker...
Well as I have mentioned before I received a number of magazines from my girl friends parents for helping them with their house. I found in Chevy...
Well all this past week I have been helping my girlfriends parents renovate and move into their new house. As a thank you from them I was given...
I tried to find the answer in the search but came up empty. I want know all the steps in painting an engine. This will be a 292 Ford Y block and...
Can anybody give any info on the ford used in the movie Cry Baby? Or for that matter any of the rods that were in the background at Turkey Point?
I know its not the best show and when you look outside and there is still snow everywhere it doesn't feel like it but the world of wheels is back...
Sorry if this is the dumb question of the month but could I blast my cylinder heads myself with my blaster. I have a medium grit wallnut shell...
I'm going to be in North Dakota on the 1st and 2nd of December. Any good Hotrod part stores or cool places to go?
Well Im from Winnipeg manitoba and far to young to know the Saints car club here. It was around in the 60's and 70's for sure and longer. Anybody...
I bought a buch of totes full of parts from NAPA a few years back and never did anying really with them. I guess they were getting rid of old...
Well this past week I went to an antique store and found some sweet old books. Not really like I needed them but they were cool. I can use the...
We I'm in the start of the rebuild of my 58 Ford custom 300 and have been getting parts together to build different thing ie tranmission , diff,...
What paint should I use to paint the springs in my ford custom 300? Coils in the front and leafs in the rear.
I have a 1958 Ford Full size ford. It'a Custom 300 4 door. I am in the process of doing a complete rebuild of everything and have noticed...
I just finished stripping off the bearings from the shafts from my 9" Ford. When I pulled the bearing off of one shaft there was a hole under it....
I have just reciently purchesed a 1958 ford custom 300 4 door parts car. I was wondering if anybody would be interested in the roof?
I will be starting to finaly put my three speed back together after about a year and a bit. Just wondering what king of grease to use on the...
So I have been trying to reassemble the front suspension on my 58 custom 300 4 door. When I put the uper shaft in the arm is there a certain order...
So it is that time of year again. The Red River Valley Swap meet is back. Sunday the 15 of May at the Ex grounds. Anybody going? This year I will...
OK maybe I'm a blind deff fool. but i have been thinking that there are sertain cars that dont have a group to call a home. 49-51 Ford and Merc...
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