The Jalopy Journal
Been away a while, life got in the way. Now have new house finished, new shop too full and time to get a project going. I (think I ) want a model...
I'll be returning from a delivery to Houston end of Jan,first of Feb in a full size Tundra with topper. Be glad to haul anything that fits back...
I live in Elizabethtown and have watched several new hotels going up at Exit 94 off I-65, about 40 miles from the Fairgrounds in Louisville so if...
Has anyone put a Chrysler industrial engine (56a 354, 413, 440) in a car? There's lots of BS, assumptions, confusion and just plain wrong...
(sorry they are so big -- ) I bought an old trailer and these shocks were on it. Are they anything special to be saved? [IMG] [IMG]...
[IMG] Lot of folks are guessing what specialty this multi-tool is designed for, or is it just a "multi-tool"? The guy who posted the pix I...
front view [IMG] side view [IMG] backside [IMG] opening and lugs [IMG] contacts at bottom of opening [IMG] Five lugs in opening, seems to be slot...
sorry, link doesn't work and it's in "members only" forum. I'll try to get the guy to post it here -- bunch of pix of old US cars on the road in...
Incredible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ww6rDfGeJZI
I vaguely remember an article (from waaaaay back) in a magazine about a guy who built his own engine -- a flathead with huge valves IIRC -- and...
How long is a stock "A" bed? Would a longer bed look better? [IMG] (Okay, it's 'glass, but it fits and I don't like the "king cab" look;))...
Time to move on. I'm not going to have the time or money to put it back on the road and a local guy wants it. I'd like some advice in putting a...
Spent three days in the swap meet area, did get some time during heat of day to walk around. Four things I noticed have changed -- 1) a ton of...
Good info on stovebolts -- best pix I've seen for ID purposes between the three. http://www.6066gmcguy.org/Inline6.htm They list a "270"...
Picked up a pre-war air compressor and it's locked up. Started with a PBBlaster soak, moved on to ATF/acetone as suggested here and am getting...
Read about this on a woodworking forum -- auction is Sunday (Bob & Myrtle Sheets Estate of Geneseo, IL.) Hope some HAMBer gets these books:...
What do you guys think of this? My Willys needs new rear fenders :confused:[IMG] (Shot at '79 NSRA nats and I don't like the wheels/tires)
(searched and no recent threads) (I've got two aftermarket-knees that aren't clutch friendly so let's not go there:() Just wondering how this...
I know it's not the perfect engine, but it's cheap, etc etc. Here's a link that gives a lot of the differences between various years, etc that...
After reading about the accident where the driver's belt failed I happened to notice that my son's convertible had seats with the belts in them....
I need to make an intake manifold for my 401 GMC V-6. Right now it's set up for an industrial 1 bbl (came out of "New Idea" harvester) and I'm...
I'd like to check out a guy -- please PM me and I'll send you the name and address. No reason I'm suspicious, just been burned before. Bought a...
Sometime in the next week I'm heading for St. Louis with a 16' trailer to swap a table saw for some wood. Should have some extra space both...
LOML volunteered me to make some monuments for her home-town veterans memorial. No problem, I've got a plasma cutter, grinders, etc and the...
What went wrong? I bought this pickup two weeks ago, owner said it had been repainted but there were a few flaws -- mostly rust spots on hood....
[IMG] That's all I've got to go on. It's near Louisville. PM for any questions.
Looking for a new shop truck and came across this. The ZR2 option on a second gen S-10 might be something to look at if you need something a...
When my dad was 18 he rode in the caboose of a Santa Fe freight train from near Amarillo, TX to Kansas City to sell a carload of cattle. While he...
Planning on dropping a 401 GMC V-6 into my Willys Overland PU. Right now the engine has a 2bbl it ran in the New Idea harvester but I think I'll...
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