The Jalopy Journal
Going mild on my 63 1/2 Galaxie. I know you don't see many but I think it does have the lines for it. 64 low riders are plenty. The plan is...
any of you guys running spider caps, what lug nutz are you using? I've got a Galaxie and cant seem to fit the the lugs into the acorns, the nuts...
My Galaxie has drum brakes all around. I did convert to, i believe a mid sixties style dual reservoir ( the one that has the center bolt for the...
So I've done some surfing and its kind of confusing about what engines were available. With your help I think it got narrowed down to a 325/326...
Anybody know an easy way to id the engine. Was the 324 red ram a hemi that year? Its a v8 so either 324 or 383. Friend of a friend has one, might...
Doing some wiring cleanup for a buddies old Chevy truck. It's got a saginaw style gm tilt column in it. We were thinking about using the dash...
My father picked up a column and steering box for a new build out of a 63 Plymouth Savoy. The box needs rebuilt. The catch is its a aluminum...
Got some parts laying around from previous project that didn't get used.... all SBC Got a MSD pro billet dissy w/ no vac advance...used for...
My old man picked up a 62 Chrysler 300 hard top yesterday with the push button trans. The guy he bought it from said it ran awhile ago but not...
My old man has a 50 ford business coupe that he's switching out to a 51 dash. It looks like the guages are all electric including temp. Is there a...
I was out in the garage working while my brother in law( an Engineer) and another Buddie had the existential argument about ported vs manifold for...
I have been thinking about disc brakes on the front since I got the car.My wife may drive it from time to time and shes not very car savy....
I picked up a 4100 for my Galaxie to eventually replace my 2100. Is there a quick way to measure the butterflies to determine its size. Also I...
It would seem that being in south east lower Michigan which, lets face it, should be called the Motor Area. With Dearborn, Detroit, Pontiac, and...
I'm trying to finish my Galaxies under-dash Mark unit. I got the setup with the factory Mark bracket for an FE without a compressor. So I am...
In my hurried state of trying to get my car on the road I neglected to take pictures of my trunk pan underside before starting repairs. I was...
A buddy that lives a couple of hours away has a set of 390 headers for a 2wd pickup and was wanting/thinking i could use em. Anybody ever try it...
My brain is always working and I don't like not knowing the answers. So what do I do, I ask you guys. I'm really bummed about the way Ford used so...
I'm going to put cutouts on my Galaxie, but I'm worried that the 352 will sound kind of funny. Anyone here run them on anything with less than 9...
The 66 Tbird 390 I've decided to go with on my Galaxie is missing its carb. It has a very beatup holley something or other on it. I do have a...
Imagine this...... Its mid 1963 and you went and bought a new Galaxie 500 XL with the newly redesigned sport roof for Nascar.....which plate...
My father and I were BSin earlier and got to talking about a merc we saw at the merc/deuce reunion around 89 to 91(not sure which year it was). It...
What type are most factory LSD's. I've read enough about the different types and I'm probably a little more confused. I'm specifically refering to...
I've been kicking around the idea of mild custom on my 63 1/2 galaxie and I'm having a hard time visualizing/ finding pictures of mildly done...
I posted over on the Fe specific forum that I have a 406 without pistons, what are my options. The only reply that I got was 455 Olds, but the...
Am I right in assuming that my factory 352 has non-ajustable rockers and most 390s had adjustable. AND (heres where I'm going with this) that the...
I've been working on a buddy that owns a salvage yard that has a 66 tbird and I want the 390, know absolutely no history on the motor. Recently...
My good friend had a 61/62 t bird parts car in his salvage yard with a complete Mark AC setup. The lines were shotty and condenser is weak but I...
So I got to the point wher I wanted to clean up and detail paint under my hood just a little, you know to make her a little more pleasing to work...
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