The Jalopy Journal
For those curious about peppermint this video convinced me: [MEDIA]
Just use a protractor, set your diameter, scribe your circle, then do a little trig. to find your hole spacing, set your dividers to that distance...
A few things that stick out to me: The top of your sprue is about level with the top of your casting, so you essentially have no head pressure at...
You can't harden mild steel, it doesn't have enough carbon. However I do disagree with the guys saying it won't survive. Maybe Gimpy will chime...
You can make a siphon blaster using a air gun and some vinyl hose and blast them with baking soda or sugar.
I don't have a garage so summer means pressure is on to get work done. Light until 9pm and dryer weather. Someday I hope to be able to afford to...
One more vote for offshore. Sorry, I drooled over Miller TIG welders for a long time, but when I needed to make the purchase I just plain didn't...
Shoot! Thanks for reminding me - I need to go throw the air-cleaner back onto my Buick. Poor thing has been sitting aircleaner less for too long.
I mean they aren't fuel injection. As a whole they do an amazing job but watching an AF gauge can make you feel like its all over the map.
I spent days driving around staring at a vacuum and AF gauge trying to tune my edelbrock 1406. After awhile of changing swapping out jets, rods,...
I'm going to louver the deck lid of my '27 roadster so when I close the doors the air pressure doesn't spike and hurt my ears. In all honesty if...
I'm 29 and am slowly gathering parts for a '27 roadster build, going to be a late 60's inspired build. I also have a '56 Buick on the back burner....
I'm only in my late 20's now but 10 years ago me would say "You are still poor and haven't finished anything yet? What have you been doing the...
I had a hell of a time with a 300, it had an nasty bog/flat spot if I tried to accelerate too quickly. The two things I found were my carter had a...
You probably need a diode in the white wire coming off the alt, its back-feeding power to the ignition while running.
I've seen the LS guys heat their balancers with a propane torch to help get them on - I can't imagine you will hurt anything. If you aren't...
Can't wait to see what you do with it. Great find. I've been a fan of your work since you built that Nash.
Something I noticed in your first picture, the red/clear wire running along the top of the head, I would assume is the power wire from the...
I think your adage is exactly why I like cars with original, worn paint and am leery about painted cars. How many threads on here have you seen a...
That is only true for flared/tapered fittings - some brake parts use NPT threads and do require the use of sleant.
CNC Inc, a aftermarket brake parts manufacturer told me to use blue loctite on their NPT brake fittings.
Sounds good. If you do want to try some cores I've had luck with linseed bonded cores. I just got some sodium silicate cement sealer I want to try...
Is the last picture how you plan to rig it? Do you plan on doing investment or greensand casting? If you are planning on using greensand I would...
The idea that young people working on cars is dying is laughable - you are just looking the the wrong places. Get on Facebook, Youtube, or...
An OT automotive youtuber I enjoy has done several videos on the topic that I highly recommend ; [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
I am floored at what you paid for that place. I've always heard how expensive the east coast is but that building in my area would go for probably...
Bought big-ol rusty Craftsman top box at an estate sale that had been sitting under a table in a carport for what looked like many years. I barely...
Actually the dumbest thing I ever did was buy a truck I didn't want because the guy begged me to make an offer. That $50 has turned into $2,000...
I've have done so much dumb stuff to cars... a few that come to mind; I moved houses and towed my '56 Buick wagon to the new place with a ratchet...
Probably Peel and Seal. Its aluminum foil backed with rubberized asphalt adhesive. It is used to seal roof flashing. I used it to deaden a parcel...
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