The Jalopy Journal
Just bought this at an auction, it's new but only comes with assembly instructions. I have searched the interwebs for info on this thing, but it...
The 46-48 Chevy sedan original rear axle always looked like it was about 1" too far forward (with the wheels on the ground). I am putting in an...
I am using a 250 from a Nova I've been told, and have it fired up, but am not getting the trickle of oil from any lifter gear. These use the same...
I have a 235 from a '57 which had noisy valve gear, so I removed the external head oil line, and no oil there. I then removed the line from the...
I was going to install a harmonic balancer onto a Blueflame crank, so I went to put the key in the slot on the crank (slot at 12 O'clock), just...
I am putting together a 250, and bought new studs, nuts, etc for the inlet/exhaust manifold assembly to mount to the head. While I was working on...
I am putting together a T700R and there is a small magnet in the original pan. It looks like it was just sitting there, just holding on by...
I saw this at a local auction, it sort of looks like a SBC, but not. [ATTACH]
I am looking at importing a vehicle from the U.S., but while checking them out, occasionally I come by something which I like, but the title is...
Was this engine as fitted to REO trucks an Oldsmobile engine in disguise?[ATTACH]
I bought some NOS gaskets and in there were some early cork-only gaskets for sideplates, valve covers, etc. They are very brittle , but I remember...
I have a "pulsating" feedback on my pedal, and I reckon it is coming from my front end. I have early Holden (same as Chevy) discs, and I have...
How do you find an old post in threads which you have posted in, using the "search" function. Many times an old thread has been dug out from the...
What needs to be done to a Chevy 194 to get it to 250 inches? Rebore & pistons? Rods? Any other modifications required? If I go down this...
I have to change the seal on my rear axle ('64 Ford ute). The seal stays in the housing after the axle is removed, so the sealed bearing stays on...
Can the 194 ci 6 cylinder go out to 235 if bored and stroked? Will the stock 235 head fit? I am looking at a late 194 to bolt up to a T350 trans,...
Many moons ago, I posted a picture on a thread which was titled "What did you save from the crusher" or similar. I have tried to use the "search"...
I went to move off after the car was not used for a couple of weeks, & couldn't select a gear. After finding the trans fluid on the floor, I put...
In my search for whitewall tires, I came across these:- https://www.tirestickers.com/shop/white-wall-tires/ Has anyone used these, and did they...
I want to run the original temp light together with an electric gauge. If I fit a "T" into the head where the original temp. light switch was, fit...
I am looking at making a small parts cleaner for nut, bolts, etc, which I will set up in my lathe, on low speed. Anyone suggest a medium which can...
Can anyone I.D. this rim? It is a 16", with a 5X4.5" PCD. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I went to show yesterday and saw a South African Chevy, based on an Australian RHD car, which had a 250 Chevy six. The bolt pattern looked like a...
With the engine off, the level of my T350 is above the filler neck seal, as it leaves a puddle once shut down. The level on the dipstick is right...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These have been in my shed for around 30 years, but I never worked out what they were originally from. If I...
[ATTACH] I have one of these (or similar), and cannot figure out where they were originally. Also the small VIN? Tag which starts with a "68"...
When faced with the job of getting off 50-plus years of caked on grease and dirt, what secret brews/methods etc does everyone use? There must be...
What auto would be behind a 250 in a 1975 Chevy Nova? I am looking at an engine/trans swap into a 47 Chevy.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Picked this up in a boxful of bits, thought it would fit my 47 Chevy, but no cigar. The mechanism and fittings are very...
Iv'e got my new Vintique screen seal , but cannot work out which way or where it goes. It's A kind of "T" shaped strip. Does it just sit on the...
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