The Jalopy Journal
Last week I picked up this '51 Victoria. 4" chop, '55 DeSoto trim and '55 Chrysler taillites. Im told was built in Oildale, CA in 1956 [ATTACH]...
Im working a deal on a chopped '51 Victoria that was supposedly built in the '50's.[ATTACH] Previous owner says that an early photo of the car was...
Im finally pulling the trigger on adding power steering to my '49 Ford coupe. A little background on the steering that was in the car. I used a...
Traditional Hot Rod & Custom Show, Pre-1970 only. When: Saturday, October 5th, 10AM - 3 PM Where: Vallejo Elks Lodge, 2850 Redwood Pkwy,...
Im putting an early Olds rear axle and transverse spring in my Model A and need a good starting measurement (between eyelets) so I can locate the...
A buddy sent me this link to a video of Gassers at Martin 131 Dragway from the '60's. Cool footage...I did a quick search to see if it had...
The rear panel below the deck lid on my 1930 A coupe is toast, mangled and semi straightened with lots of heat years ago. Im in the market for an...
Ive been thru the Olds/Pontiac rear axle tech section and my searches have come up empty on this one... Im wondering if there are any differences...
Maybe a little OT since its a big block, but Im hoping there are some current or ex racers out there who might have some insight. I ended up...
The clutch/brake master cylinder for my A coupe came in the mail today. Its a Raybestos PN MC34404 for a '61-'62 Chevy truck. First thing I...
Finally getting to work on my 1930 A coupe that I picked up a month ago. It was my brothers car 45 years ago and the first hot rod I ever rode in....
I just opened the door bumper kit for my 1930 A Coupe and after much searching, I cannot figure out where everything goes. I see where the...
Last weekend I went on a road trip and picked up the pieces of my brothers old hot rod. In the pile of parts were a pair of 15x6 aluminum mags...
It all started for me the day in 1967 when my brother Tom gave me a ride to grade school in his 1930 Model A Coupe. With a solid lifter 283, 3...
I picked up this flywheel thinking it was early Hemi due to the way it registers on the outside of the crankshaft flange. I searched thru the...
I picked up an early Cad motor the other day ('49-'54) that appears to have been sitting tarped up in the same spot for at least 30 years. I...
I picked up this wheel today from a friend, thinking it might be early Olds, but really have no clue. Its an 18" diameter flat wheel with a smoke...
Hot Rod, Custom and Bike Show, Pre-1970. When: Saturday, October 6th, 10AM - 3 PM...or so... Where: NEW LOCATION...Vallejo Elks Lodge, 2850...
After 10 years of progressively crappy service, the 2nd stock steering box in my 49 Ford coupe went south. It hung up at full lock in a left...
When: Saturday, October 8th 10AM - 3 PM...or so... Where: Allen-Simmons Heating & Air 9320 W. Cordelia Rd., Fairfield, CA Who:...
A fellow club member, Anji, just found a picture of her '27 T Roadster in the July 2011 issue of the Swedish Magazine, Wheels... Is there anyone...
Im frenching an antenna into the fender of my '55 Chevy...thats the easy part! Ive got an older Harada power unit with only 2 wires (red and...
I just got word that my friend Rick Hanson (RoadsterRick on the HAMB) passed away Saturday afternoon. Known as Zoomie, Rick joined the HAMB in...
I recently purchased a 45" long, 11/16" thread tie rod from Speedway. Their catalog only lists them in kit form, with the tie rod ends and jamb...
I ran across some older cans of STP at a sale this weekend...cardboard can with a pull top. Almost everything I own has a flat tappet cam, so my...
Can someone lay a tape measure along the beltline of their '30-'31 A Tudor or Pickup door for me and give me a width? (Ive been told Tudor and...
Planning an S-10 clip for my '49...I searched all morning, with no luck... There was a thread a while back about putting an S-10 front clip in...
Really little pages... Thanks to Crashhead here on the HAMB, My shoebox was featured in a 32 page promo for the Hultsfreed Hayride show in Sweden...
I just received this picture of my friends great grandfather. It was taken in Texas, Im thinking late 1920's. We are trying to figure out the make...
Im looking for the bore sizes for various early Ford wheel cylinders. Ive got a new wheel cylinder that fits a '39-'48 backing plate, but has a 1...
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