The Jalopy Journal
My unsuccessful search for rear quarter panel chrome strips/trims/moldings for my 63 Falcon 2-door sedan has led me to wonder if it might be...
At the stage when I can put the interior back into my falcon, but I'm deliberating whether I should reuse the factory sound deadening/underlay I...
Silly question perhaps, but what would the advantages and disadvantages be of mixing diameters of dies on a bead roller? In practical terms, does...
As I have discovered in the helpful responses to my Falcon build thread, its seems theres plenty of folk on here very clued-up on all things...
Despite frequently browsing and using the encyclopedic search function of the fantastic HAMB, I ashamedly feel I perhaps don't contribute and...
Hello fellow HAMBERS I have bought a repair panel for my 63 Falcon, so I can get to work sorting the bodged area of drivers rear quarter panel...
Hello fellow Hambers! I am currently rebuilding a 302 to go in my 63 Falcon 2dr Sedan. The steering and crossmember etc has been...
I thought I'd share, somewhat belatedly, some shots I took from our trip over to Bakerfield and LA for the CHRR. A group of six of us came over...
I want to make a frame table of some sort for my 100e build. My workshop is an old chicken shed of all things, and the floor is not at all level....
A group of eight or so of us Brits are flying out for the California Hotrod Reunion in October, and will probably stay on to the NHRA Vegas...
I am a Brit, planning to come over to Bakersfield in October for the CHRR with a group of car/drag racing/hotrod mad buddies. I want to buy a pre...
Hi all, I am looking at a small block ford for sale on eBay. The seller says he thinks its a early 80's engine. The block number he says is e30e...
I have just bought a pair of these umbrella check valves for my 390cfm 4160 Holley, as my one needed replacing. The old valve came apart where it...
Just a quick one. Are the umbrella type accelerator pump check valves for vac-sec Holley carbs universal? Mine needs replacing, and all the...
I am keeping my eyes peeled for a SBC to use as a basis for my first proper engine build. I have found two potential candidates and want to know...
Just finished (for the second time) Burt Munro's biography, One Good Run, by Tim Hanna. Love the book and am now hungry for another hotrod or drag...
As per title, can't seem to get a date from the website(s). Excuse me if I am being dumb...
On a flathead v8, both inlet and exhaust valves are inboard. How do the exhaust gases get from out the valves on the valley side of the cylinder's...
Can I use head gaskets around .20" larger in bore size than the cylinder bore? The engine's a Rover 3.5l V8 with a 3.50" bore, but I have some...
Why is it you don't see that many Poncho V8s in cars as you do Chevys and Fords, especially when the trans choice offers th350/400's and...
I am sure its been asked on here before, but I searched and nothing really answered my question. I have my car in grey 2k primer, which I love the...
I want to keep the grey 2k primer on my car because I like the colour and the look, but I want a little more protection and resilience against...
I am always curious as to why people choose, say, a 302 Chevy over a 302 Ford or a 383 Chrysler over a 383 BBC. I know very often it is because of...
I have heard that it is not advisable to mount a rod-operated auto shifter on the trans tunnel because it can shift out of gear from engine...
Anyone here ever converted a B&M cable shifter like a mega shifter or quicksilver and made it work as a rod operated shifter instead? I am...
I am fitting a v8 into my car. It was a real squeeze so I can't fit the radiator in the normal behind-the-grill spot. I knew this would be the...
Ok, I have my car sprayed in 2k grey (see avatar). It is assembled again and running like this because it is the look I want and I actually quite...
Got a newb question. I am building my first rod/car. It is not going to be road legal and is really just a race car to get some cheap fun from....
Ok, so I am about to cut my bulkhead bigger on my car to fit a v8. I have been measuring and have a horrible feeling the body is slightly (5/8-1")...
I know this topic has been done to death on here, but searching hasn't really provided me with an answer, so here goes. I am swapping engines in...
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