The Jalopy Journal
Hello everyone, I have a 61 GMC, stripped it to bare metal, and used Eastwood’s high build self etch on it bc I was told by a couple old timers...
Hello everyone and thanks for any help in advance, have a 61 GMC pickup and picked up an aluminum radiator and the new one has ports for a tranny...
Hello everyone, have a 61 gmc fleetside 1/2 ton. Looking to lift it, nothing crazy, maybe 2-3” but looking around and not finding many options. Im...
Hello, everyone and thanks for reading my ramblings. OK have a Chevy 283, T5 (non TKO) hydro clutch and chevy bellhousing and adapter plate to...
Hello, everyone. Hitting a wall and probably over thinking this but hopefully a new set of eyes could possibly help. Have a Chevy 283, starting...
Hello, I have a 1960 305 V6 for sale. I just pulled it out two weeks ago if my daily driver, have a video of it running before I pulled it out as...
Hello, and thanks for reading my ramblings. Have a 61 1500, has the 305 V6 in it now with a four speed on the floor, hydro clutch. Built a 61 283...
Hello everyone. I am swapping a 61 283 I rebuilt and a ford T5 (86-89) this weekend. Chevy bell out of a late 80's pickup, nothing crazy. I was...
Hello everyone and thank you for reading this. OK so here is where I am at. 1961 sbc 283. 153 tooth flywheel " stock flywheel " as per rock auto...
Hello, and thank you for looking. I have a 57 283, and I am looking for a pressure plate and flywheel. I found one on ebay but was wondering if...
Hello and thank you for reading this. I have a 57-62 283 that I am putting together, I am putting the Pistons in but I wanted to make sure...
Hello and thanks for looking, I am building a 57 283, got a rebuild kit from northern with dura bond cam bearings, started installing them and am...
Hello everybody and thanks for any help in advance. I have a 61 GMC 1500 w a 305 V6 swapping to a sbc 283 out of a 57 Chevy. I was looking at the...
Hello everyone. I am in the process of striping my 61 GMC down to get ready for sealer/primer. I only have about and hour a day so I have been...
Hello everyone, I have a 61 GMC and I am stripping the body now, I am doing it at work after hours and everyone is fine with it, but the problem I...
Hello, I know this has been talked about a million times but bare with me haha, I have a 57 283, and a WC T5, the vehicle in question is a 61 GMC...
Good morning everybody. I have a 57 283, and a 85-89 wc T5. I am looking at the CJ bellhousing and need one with a hydrolic clutch setup for my...
Hello everyone, I just put in a one wire alt on my 61 GMC 1500. It started right up and I made it about a quarter mile and then the lights dimmed...
good morning everyone, I have a 61 gmc 1500, 305 v6 , the generator took a cleaveland steamer and I am switching to an alt today, some of the...
Hello, everyone, I have a 1961 GMC 1500, 305 V6, delco generator. Last week the generator light came on and while running and revving the motor it...
Hello everyone and thanks for reading. I have a 61 GMC 1500, I also have a 57 283, and a T5. I am planning on using a jeep bell housing to mate...
Hello everybody, I have a 61 GMC 1500, 305 V6 and a 4 speed even though its really a three because 1st isn't useful unless towing haha. I have a...
Hello everybody, I have a 61 GMC pickup, 305 V6, 4 speed. It has a holley 2 barrel on it, and one of the old timers at work "adjusted" it and now...
Hello everyone, I just got a 52 chevy 3600 pickup, I'll post picks as soon as I get it, its being shipped from CA to me in NY. The only hang up I...
Hello boys and girls, I pulled the head on my 58 235 thinking it was the head gasket, on account that I had been burning up alot of coolant...
Hello everubody, I have a 58 235 in my 51 chevy, did a rebuild on the motor, and put it back in, I drove to work, and it overheated about 6 mi in,...
Hello everybody, I have a 58 chevy 235 in my 51 chevy, I finished th rebuild an tok her to work for the first time, but about 4miles into it she...
Hello everone I have a 58 chevy 235, I just finished the rebuild and am gonna go w an electric fuel pump, what is a good psi for it, it has a 1...
Hello everyone I am at the end of my rope and cant for the life of me figure this out, I rebuilt my 235, and put the old fuel pump on cause it was...
Hello everybody, I am having a problem w my 235. I pulled it and rebuilt it, got it back in the car and can get it to start but it wont idle, I...
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