The Jalopy Journal
Recently picked up a '57 T-bird project - runs, drives, stops, but body is in primer with rough wheel well lips and needing rocker panels redone....
My 14yr old son just started asking about cars late last summer. He mentioned maybe fixing up one of my old trucks. Well, I don't have any other...
If you've seen my F100 project you know I'm running a Duraspark II system on a later model 302 in it. I've got a chrome accel coil and an accel...
Got a great deal on a 1954 F100 a couple years ago - very solid body with only very minor rust in cab corners, a worked-hard bed, and a semi-stuck...
Working on my '54 F100 - swapped in a later model 302/AOD combo. I had picked up a rebuilt AOD from a guy who wasn't going to use it. It looked...
To all the folks out there looking for S10 tailhousings and top covers and for those where the S10 isn't forward enough, you've often heard me say...
I'm going to start collecting threads to include in this category here. PM me with suggested links and I'll try to include the good ones here....
Link to Scootermcrad's Hemi Tech Index: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118764
Want to do a Pertronix conversion for the converted single-points GM Delco window distributor on a flathead, but I don't know the original...
OK, so I went to put the July Banger thread in the archives and it doesn't exist! So, here it is. I have nothing to add other than I'm hoping to...
[IMG] Found this lurking in the header of my tiny Model-Y - it's about 2" deep from the back of the motor to the front of the header! Forgot...
Well, I had one last time I was here in the UK, but sold it before I returned because we ended up shipping a "practical" car back. This time, I...
Surprised I can't find a March Banger meet thread to add to the Tech Link already, so..... Here you go. The only banger-related thing I've...
Dec 2003 (this is just a voting list - have to research more) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6107 Jan 2004...
Recently installed an old rebuilt (rebuilt years ago & sat on a shelf) WCFB from a '51 Buick on my flathead. Figured I'd tempt fate and fire it...
Watched some dyno pulls yesterday and today for a pair of Bonneville-bound flatheads - yesterday's engine pulled 330HP and todays did 350HP!...
Well, I'm just about done. One small job left to do (might tackle it tonight even) and that's it - everything else will be optional. Been...
Been fiddling with this old aftermarket RedHead heater for a while. It had a big cast blower housing that did defrost too with a dual-sided 6V...
I'm going to be in OKC for work for 2 weeks starting Monday night - anything interesting happening there? Any must-see places? Any must-eat...
PART 1 I've been working on my 1936 Ford Pickup and hope to bring it to the UK with me sometime later this year. And while I can get by with...
Anyone know anything about the Stromberg 4 bbl carbs - I think they're called Aeroquads - used on Buicks (early '50s)? Good, bad, comparable...
Well I've tried to get the roadster body mounted firmly to the chassis I got from Sam in an effort to make this a bit more effortless to...
Recently acquired a '36 Ford Pickup (pics soon) and it's missing the bed. Considered a flatbed, but figured I might as well find a bed for it. I...
Got a line on what is supposedly a good '35/36 Ford pickup box in Oakland area (actually, Martinez/Benicia area I think). Guy swears it's great,...
I've got an MSD 6AL on one of my non-HAMB vehicles & I had an incident today with an electrical short circuit & now the car won't start - no...
Ok - trying to figure out some overdrive ratios for T5 for comparison purposes. I know the advertised OD ratio for the two transmissions, but...
Forgive my ignorance on mechanical aspects of Model-As... Will a V8 torque-tube bolt onto a Model-A transmission? Will the V8 driveshaft fit...
Just found out I've got to go to Macon for 9 days leaving next Tue - anything going on there?
OK - I'll start off with my disclaimer: Discussing oil with gearheads is like discussing religion & politics with normal people. Also, I have...
One of the items I never see mentioned during the various "bolt an S10 tailshaft on your Camaro/Mustang T5" discussions is that of the...
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