The Jalopy Journal
Okay, so I flipped the rear leaf spring shackles on my '49 Merc a long while ago...The rear suspension is Jamco 4" lowering springs, 4" lowering...
Hey y'all! Just thought I'd give anyone a heads up that's in the area...we brought our 9 piece band with horns all the way to Texas and we're...
So I'm currently putting together a 1953 Ford Mainline 2 door coupe for my girl...and I've run into the problem of the mechanics u-joint in the...
Okay fellas...this may sound like a stupid question, but I was working on my '59 Cadillac tonight and when I leaned on the power steering pump...
Okay, so I've been fighting with this running hot issue for a little while now...'49 Mercury with a '61 390 Cadillac engine, adapter plate, turbo...
Okay okay, so I haven't been on here much lately...just been busy as the devil after gettin' my Mercury on the road, but it's not every day that I...
Okay fellas, I've got a real stumper here...'62 390 Cadillac mill in a '49 Mercury...I built the car and installed the engine. I didn't know much...
I've got a 1950 Mercury that I've owned for 9 years...pulled it out of a field...it was trash...I rebuilt/remade the whole thing...the guy that...
Hey everybody...I haven't been on here much lately...thrashing my Mercury together for Back to the 50's...I'm missing part of my trunk latch...
Hi fellas...Been a while since I've been on here...gotta small problem...I'm trying like crazy to get my '50 Merc to Back to the Fifties, I'm...
Okay, so I have a '48 Ford pickup...F1 with a 53 V8 flatty and original 3 speed trans, original driveshaft and rear end. I bought new U joints...
Hi everybody....got a '48 Ford F1 with a '53 flathead V8...this gonna be a positive ground system? Thanks for your help!
So, I've been kinda scarce around here for a while....had good reason...been out in the shop pluggin away at this '50 Merc that everybody and...
So I figured that enough buds have asked to see her...so here's some updated pics of my Willys coupe. When I got the car, it had a smashed rear...
Could someone please post a couple pics of the 50 mercury in the new issue of rod and custom? Thanx guys-
Okay, so the mill in my model A keeps oozing oil out of the breather tube on the front of the block. Full race 390 Cadillac recently...
Okay, so I did some searching and came up with zilch on this car. Anybody have any info on it? I've seen the movie more times than I can count...
I don't know how many are still noticing this thread because I started it 10 weeks ago...but I wanted to show that you CAN assemble a hot rod in a...
Picked this up from my ex-girlfriend's dad last week...1930 Model A 2 door sedan...he boxed the frame and did a pretty decent job with that....but...
So I have a 45 amp generator on my coupe (59 cadillac mill). This is the generator that came on cadillacs with air conditioning...the other cars...
Okay. '59 Cadillac. Original 390 rebuilt a while ago...like 250,000 miles ago. Ran great up until last fall. Intermittent miss from both sides...
Damn it! Just when you think you have it figured out, something like this goes and happens.... I finally had the mill in my model A running...
Hey guys...just thought that I'd put this up for all to see... I'm on tour with one of my bands...The Jazz Orgy... We're in Charleston,...
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We lost another great one this morning....Lou Rawls passed on at the young age of 72....I know it's off topic, but he was one of the big ones, and...
Just wanted to let everybody know about a superior act of coolness done by one Hamber onto myself. Scallop53 gave me a running 283 Chevy last...
Okay, I realize this might have been asked before....but I did a search and came up with diddley...Where can a fella buy brake shoes for a 49-51...
Okay, I know this is off topic, but what's your favorite Christmas song? If I had to pick an old one, it's probably gonna be "Have yourself a...
Okay, so here's the question of the day... Do 1949-1951 Mercury drums fit with 1951 Lincoln backing plates? I've got a '50 Merc 2 door body on...
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