The Jalopy Journal
It has been quite some time since I have posted here. I thought that since I had some extra time, I would stop by and show off what has been going...
Hello folks. I am needing to replace the front brakes on my 1959 Edsel Ranger. I am having trouble finding information and a supplier for the...
Its time for me to do my rear suspension righ, currently I have 4 inch lowering blocks I made on sagged out leafs with worn out bushings, in my 51...
I have wired a tach into my 51 fleetline with a 235, which has a 12 volt conversion. the tach seems wonky, but I took keyed power off the + side...
A close friend of mine and I are trying to adapt his 1951 olds selector trans to a floor shift. We have a few ideas, but I am not completely...
I am getting a 52 olds doner car I am using alot of the parts to customize my fleetline, bumpers front wheel arches headlights grill etc. I have...
I had a 216 in my 51 fleetline and when I bought the car the guy told me that it was running. I worked on it for a few weeks and couldnt get it...
My granadpa just bough himself a 23 t altered and had it shipped up here from the states. When he got it we went through it and cleaned it up and...
I spoke to an interesting fellow on the weekend who is experimenting with 235chevy heads. he has done some neat things with a 3-d cnc mill as far...
I am serious about hartopping my fleetline. There was a very nice rendition in the last R&C of exactly the way I want to go with my project, the...
This has probably been asked a million times, but I searched and found very little info. So my deal is I want to lower my 51 fleetline 4 inches, I...
Hey I am throwing this around on a few different forums. Alot of folks think this motor is a 235, but I have been under the impression it is a...
I was talking to an old fella and he has worked on tuneups his whole career. He specializes in carbs and distibutors. I have a 51 fleetline with a...
Heres the deal, I dont want to clutter up the column on my 51 fleetline with an old plastic school bus type turn signal switch (UGLY!) I also dont...
I want to start building my exhaust using mandrel u-bends, however sometimes when I make a cut and tack it the joints look square instead of being...
What length of lake pipes are people running on their 49-52 chevs? I would like to run a single outlet with a flange plug, I am not sure what...
I have heard that cutting couls can affect the ride quality, is this true and if so why?
OK so how many people are all about the build, all about the drive or all about both equally and why
So if any of you were to pit a flathead into a model A would you box the frame or keep it stock and why
What has anyone used or seen used for interesting "shinies" for fender scoops, for example Hirohata merc used 52 chevy teeth cut down. Pictures...
I have a 51 fleetline I am building as a mid to late 50s custom. I am still running six volt neg. ground in it. This is the first closed drive...
I am into late 50s customs, I have a 51 fleetline I am building right now keeping the 216 in it and have an edmuds intake and a fenton exhaust on...
So I am interested in finding out what things truly make a 50s california custom. I have a 51 fleetline and would like to do it in the late 50s...
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