The Jalopy Journal
I'm looking for someone I can give referrals to who can hard plate or replace worn distributor shafts common to Fords. Y-block and older, as well...
Hello! I just got my 1966 Buick Special Deluxe Hardtop with 4.9 300 v8 on the road after getting the motor rebuilt. Parked For 45 Years: 1966...
New to the site, but I finally got here! I'm a Naihead and early Hemi guy just entering the Flathead World. I've got an 8BA '49 Mercury Flatty I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello everybody, I have recently purchased a new to me 1963.5 ford falcon with the 260 v8 and auto trans. it WAS running at...
Had a ball with the old car 2 days ago - a friend and I surprised another friend I'd hidden the car from for 2 years while I worked on it... Took...
Hi folks, I'm posting here because I can't make heads or tail of what is going on with my engine: 347 stroker Pertronix III HEI dist (stock...
I have a 1952 Buick Super that is giving me trouble. It sat for 25 years in a field before it came into my possession. It being my first classic,...
Ok, so here it is: Distributor rotor turns in a CW direction. Manual advance lever rotates the body of the distributor to provide either spark...
13 years in business, I specialize in performance advance curves for OEM and a few aftermarket distributors. I'll work on just about any brand...
Wasco Ford timing fixture for 1932-1948 Ford 4,6 and 8 cylinder motors including Lincoln Zephyr and tractors. Set your timing and dwell to...
Good evening everyone! I am having a backfiring issue with my '59 GMC pickup with a '72 Chevy 350 in it. It's always started and ran good, but...
I would like to find the official timing records for my late father's 1930 Hupmobile that ran several times at Bonneville, including in 1937, the...
Hi all. New to the community and to car building in general. I have a 1949 Ford Club Coupe that has a 1972(?) Small Block Chevy 350 and TH350...
I just switched from a 4 barrel quadrajet to a street demon 625 cfm carb. its on a newly rebuilt stock 283. the car ran fine before the carb...
Hey Everyone. I've got a new (for me) Chevy 181 in a '28 Model A roadster. I'm trying to track down timing information for it. It also has...
Quick question. So last night i fired up a new BluePrint 355ci roller motor. At TDC on 1, I dropped in the Accel HEI dizzy in w/ #1 terminal...
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