The Jalopy Journal
My Dad and I went to lunch and came back around 1:30pm and he was gone.... I wanted to find out where he scored the bitchin' Lime Green...
....This post started off as 'technically' o/t 'TECH-WISE', but now it's Right on Track..!! Read on, and Rock'n'Roll...!!...
I know it's tech week, But.... on Oct. 5th I emailed them a few questions about their show, I still haven't heard back from them, and I don't...
Ok, I can't get under and measure it myself right now.... the damn car is too friggin' low, I don't have a jack at home, and I can't drive it...
specifically the Yucca Valley/Palm Springs area..?? looking for glass/plastic/etc. media for a blasting cabinet... also, how does one avoid...
1965 Buick Riviera, 425 engine, new Optima yellow-top battery, good grounds on battery and engine.... I know electrical stuff is much easier to...
I'm looking to buy one of those portable 'emergency' jumper/starter boxes.... Anybody have a particular favorite or not-favorite brand..?? Are...
You need to go pick up the fenders at Roadway asap..!! I do not have a number to reach him, and they keep calling me in the early am.... So if...
The front suspension on my Rivi needs a complete overhaul.... (minus shocks and springs, those have already been replaced...) Who sells the...
A friend of mine has a '69 or '70 (can't remember..?) Cadillac with a 500 engine.... He needs new rockers and rocker shafts, but the local parts...
sorry if this has been covered many times before, but I'm looking for some solid advice to show to a good friend of mine..... looking for...
Ok, I don't know everything about anything, never claimed to.... But, I do know that the block and side covers, head, intake, and exhaust are...
Ok, so my buddy is looking at buying a 1988 Chevy Silverado with a 454, auto. trans., double-cab, long-bed, dually... it's not a 4x4, it has...
Who makes the best Y-Block to T-5 trans. adapter..?? 292 Y-Block in a '56 Ford p/u.... if it matters.... Thanks alot..!! -Snacks....
I know 'nothing'.... want to know 'something'.... hahaha..!! It's an early Rocket engine, pulled from my buddy John's '51 Mercury, an old custom...
Ok, so I'm getting ready to order the header/exhaust kit from TA Performance... (possibly a new starter as well... mine is weak as hell...) Have...
My buddy John has a 1956 F-100 with a 292 Y-block... nothing fancy or overly built-up, basically stock... He does however live in the high desert...
Ok everybody... so my Dad is entertaining the thought of getting a '29-'32 Ford roadster.... (most likely '29-'31 Haha..!!) So let's see some...
Just wanted to throw a HUGE THANKS to a few people.... a bunch of little help/favors/happenings made for an AWESOME time had by my Dad, my buddy...
I need a better alternator for my '65 Riviera it seems... nailhead 425 engine and I have a stereo system now too... any particular brand or place...
If so, I picked up a club plaque that was literally scraped off the back bumper of a 70's black Caddy(?) late Friday night at the A&W.......
I need a side view pic of a Rivi shifter and knob.... to show how the button goes thru it, and to show the size of the plastic center around the...
My Dad said he saw a bunch of 30's and 40's cars driving north as he was heading to Buelton from Santa Barbara today... is it further north..??...
check the pics...!!
the big 4-door with the wrap around rear window..?? they look neat, but am looking for pics of them that are done up as a custom or even just a...
My car is over at my buddy's shop right now... I want to order a new set of lugnuts and I need to know the thread pitch... actually, the main...
Ok, here's the deal... laugh if you want, but I'm serious... this will be the very first year I'll have a car worthy and ready for Paso...
Will a 6-volt fuel sending unit work on a 12-volt system..?? Do the volts make a difference with the resistor..?? 6-volt unit is ALOT cheaper...
Is it easy to remove chrome plating from finned aluminum..?? Anybody have experience trying to do such a thing..?? Not too big of a piece......
The car is SO close to being 'done' I can taste it... But I need to rebuild the front end of the '65 Riviera... it's a bit loose and needs...
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