The Jalopy Journal
Recently got a solid 1963 Grand Prix. Super solid find. 421, automatic, 4.10s. Was an older drag car turned circle car. I am wanting to lose my 8...
I have a 53 Bel Air and have a set of generic 15" chrome smoothies I wanted to mount today. Unilug, 15x8. The shop calls me and sayd they wont...
On the way back to work from lunch, a 16 year old kid thought it was a good idea to learn how to drive a stick on a public roadway. Leaving the...
Ive been doing a lot of research and found a few different avenues, but still have one main question: if I run Granada spindles, do I have to swap...
Well last night I decided to try to tackle the gaping hole in the rear of my Edsel. The last owner Lee had to do a quick on the fly fix for the...
So I got a great deal on a set of Cragars but the bolt pattern is wrong. Im wondering if anyone has successfully made a unilug wheel from a 5x5.5...
Well, I've been searching and cant find anything. My car is 12v with a generator (1958 Edsel) and I'm considering running an amplifier for tunes...
I know there are quite a few of you guys that are working and building in one car garages. I just bought my first house and im very happy I have a...
Well, here's another one to bring a lil cash to the boss. I have a cool old Junkyard Jalopy game. Think Operation. You have to grab the pieces out...
We got about 3-4 inches overnight. Pretty nice snow, so I figured id go out and slide the shoebox around and take a few pictures. After playing...
So Ive been scouring the archives for the past 2 hours and am still left unsatisfied. I am wanting to kill the rear wing windows in the quarter...
So we all know how terrible the scallops were on the car. I have hated them since day one, but they were on there and that was that. Well, after...
I think I am growing tired of my dummy spots. Would you leave them on or take them off? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
If I arrive tomorrow late in the afternoon, is it going to be too late? I have prior engagements with my step daughter but I am done around 2...
All I can say is HOLY SHIT!!! This is the best thing to ever happen to my car. It feels like a completely different engine. HUGE thanks to Petejoe...
So Ive been fighting typical flathead sputter, stammer, shitty running for a week now. 8ba, 2 94's, 12v, stock dizzy. Normal stuff, sluggish under...
So I did Aerostar coils about 3 months ago on the box. Yes it is lower, and yes it rides better, however, im wondering if it is low enough? Ive...
So my shoebox has home made headers on it from the gem of an owner before me. Rough pot metal and gnarly as all hell. I have a crack in one of...
Im swapping to 12v this weekend and right now my generator is offset to the passenger side due to my Offy dual intake. Does anyone make an offset...
Okay late night guys, I need some help! Please spare the search function comments, Ive been studying for weeks. A few quick and easys for you....
If anyone can help me, Im looking for a gool rendering of a shoebox kustom for a tattoo. Ive been looking all over here and have found a few, but...
Sorry it took so long to do this guys. Ive been working on getting everything together on the car and until not, its just been cobbled together...
8ba flatty in my 50 shoe box. Just bought a 6 volt elec. fuel pump. My car is positive ground. When I wire this in, does the positive wire from...
install the SS trim around my windshield and rear glass of my shoebox if I already installed the glass. Yes, I know I should have done it before,...
Stupid young pup question alert!!! Where is the brake light switch on my shoebox, and can someone school me on pressure activated switches? I've...
[IMG] So I'm just doing a quickie paint job on my top for the rest of summer before really tearing into some bodywork this winter. I would love...
So I may be a complete idiot (actually I am :) ) but how in the hell to you get the lid off of a 8ba oil filter canister? Ive searched and...
Just picked up a BRAND NEW set of 7.50 14 Firestones with a 2.25 in white wall for 150 bucks!!! Just thought I'd brag a little and share the...
to start, I did search. I found only one thread that helped, but not enough. 1950 ford shoebox, still 6v, all original wires. Just had to run new...
So to start, I did search, I figured out a little, but still am retarded. My fuel gauge in my 50 box does not work. Im not sure where to start on...
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