The Jalopy Journal
Hello folks , There seems to be a lot of people that don’t understand point’s distributors,,,or are afraid of them for some reason. There is...
Hey guys,,,I need some inspiration from the hot rod machinery mod fellas . These pistons are for a 330 DeSoto,,,,but I’m using them in a 291 ....
Hey guys,,,I have a bolt question,,so I thought I would ask the best in the land . I am coming along with my DeSoto,,,,and noticed that the oil...
Hi guys , I need some advice on going through an instrument cluster for a Dodge truck . If misses the cutoff by a few years so I won’t mention...
Hey Denny , I remember you posting about the Mercury factory intake opening size . If I remember correctly you stated you had opened the I.d. up...
A few weeks ago some negative stuff was said about Mr Walker and his business . That situation was handled in a professional manner and it’s old...
Hi guys , I’m beginning to get back to some things that have been neglected for a couple of years. My 8BA,,,(8CM),,,,,block is about ready to go...
I was just thinking,,,,there have been a lot of SBC threads this week and I haven’t seen Jim post anything . He hasn’t been in here,,,since this...
Hi guys,,,,,,I wanted to post a few pics of supercharger rotors and show the pinning done from the factory . There has been some discussion about...
Okay guys,,,,,I’m looking for an idea of which manifold I should proceed with . I could buy a brand new “anything “,,,,but at this time these are...
Hi guys,,,,,especially Jim , Does anyone have the measurement on the short main bolts ,,,,,in a 4 bolt main SBC ? Years ago,,,,I bought some...
Hello Brethren , This just arrived a few moments ago on the “Brown truck “,,,,,I can’t believe it arrived on a Saturday,,,all the way from...
Hi guys , I’m looking for an experienced person that does brazing repair work in the middle Tennessee region . Price is not a problem,,,,,talent...
Hi guys, Would anyone happen to know the length of the pushrods in a Desoto low deck engine I have looked several times and can’t seem to find...
Hi guys , It amazes me at the number of these old engines that are still around and in service . I realize that Henry made millions of...
Hi everybody,,,,,,my title probably doesn’t tell any of you anything you don’t already know . Last week I had posted on some thread about a book I...
I know that the fourth ring creates more drag and robs some power . Would it really hurt all that much,,,,or would it be offset by less oil on the...
Hey guys, I was just reading Rocky’s birthday post and saw his video of one of his friends rods running and it gave me an idea . I think it would...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi guys , I was gonna start a thread soon for my Desoto build,,,,but that has been side tracked for now,,lack...
Hi guys, I need some advice on the direction I need to go in my search for a Flathead. Please only give constructive advice as I am completely...
Forgive me guys,,,,but I have never owned a Ford personally. But,,,I have been admiring the Y blocks I have been seeing here. What would I need to...
I know that some people sometimes think that the old stuff might not be as good as modern times,,,and sometimes they are correct. I recently...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi Guys, I thought I would post a few pics of my blower rebuild. Nothing fancy really,,,,but I wanted to show what can...
I was getting my block ready to go to machine shop,,,,(Desoto 291 block),,,and was removing all the old core plugs and galley plugs,,,,down to the...
i have been looking at the oil journals in my crank,,,they look awfully small. Mic about.180,,,,or a few thousandth less? I seem to remember...
What is your opinion as to the color of my blower case. I am planning on going with case painted Hemi orange,,,the ribs polished,,,the bearing...
Hi guys, I have a Mallory dual point distributor that i need some help with. It seems to be in excellent condition,,,but I need some expert...
Hey guys, give me your learned opinion, Will these be too big for my heads,,,durability wise? They are 2.02-1.60,,,the intake valve is awfully...
Hey Desoto specialists, I have a few questions about my block. There is a passage that is machined into my block that I am not sure what it is...
Hey guys, A few years ago I saw where Hamilton was producing some really nice intake manifolds for the low deck DeSoto (276-291). The pic looked...
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