The Jalopy Journal
I cut my whisker strips to length and used the SS #4 flathead screws to attach them to the lower window opening on my coupe. Need the window fully...
Most older cars have the drum and hub integral, so have to pull them together.
I bought my Austin 100% original also back in 2010, but right from the time I saw it for sale I planned on drastic changes. I was driving it in 6...
Pop rivets gave me fits as I couldn't get the tip of the rivet gun into the bottom of the channel on the fuzzy channels. I went to Old Car Parts...
I went with a short pump on my SBC in my '39 and the old pulley worked great. I bought the pump new, but don't recall what the application was as...
I personally think you've got pretty close to the perfect gear ratio now. If you did change to lower gears you wont get across an intersection...
I put Pertronix in the first time for a BBC distributor back in the late 1980's and put the old points in the glove box just incase. Sold the car...
So glad you won, but I sure hope he pays up now! I'm looking forward to seeing the new thread you start as you make the repairs as they should be...
We can blame the big American companies who had their parts manufactured in China for later getting ripped off by those same Chinese companies...
Shame you pulled it down, but not as bad as if you had pulled the engine out and began total rebuild. I'd put the heads back on with the same...
Fenders are pretty easy for the rear since they simply bolt into existing holes in the body. Some got sideways, and some up into threaded holes....
Speedmaster is as bad as any others we all avoid, and because of their size they're more blatant about ripping others off, and not even removing...
Been trying for years to figure out how to change the carb angles on my Austin gasser's tunnel ram. I set the engine in the frame rails low to...
My local sign company makes stencils specifically for laying out paint patterns, or for lettering. I've used them several times and the stencils...
You can buy 1/2" hole snap in plugs all over Ebay and Amazon. But once you snap them in be sure to bend the little tabs over the back side to make...
That's the way I made them. Drill a small 1/4" hole clear through, then open one side up for locating hole, and drill and tap for Allen cap screw...
Nice start! Looks like it's headed in the right direction so far!
Too much cam. Too little compression. Too tall rear gears. Too low stall speed for the cam. Going to be tough to fix without spending more money...
I replaced all the sheet metal in the lower 5" of my '39 Chev, and found all of it pretty easy to do until I got to the lower doors! The inner and...
You can always build up a 327 using a 1968-69 327 crank in a 350. Those last years they shared a main and rod bearing size so easy to swap cranks...
There were plenty here on the West Coast on the street and even more on the strip. If there hadn't been I doubt so many companies would have...
Some years ago I won a small bottle of Purple Power at a car show, and it's a water soluble concentrated cleaner. I used it to clean gunked up...
Depending on primer color, and number of coats the colors might easily be different than what anyone might post for you. Need to know primer color...
The differences between the 2004R and 700R4 in OD are miniscule. The 200 is .67:1 and the 700 is .70:1 The big difference is 1st gear which is...
You must be kidding? There were plenty of guys I knew back in the 60's who swapped in GM hydramatic 4 speeds in their street and race cars. And...
The old style air shocks like the Hi Jackers were made to specifically raise the rear of a car a lot. But today's air shocks are not made the same...
The idea of a rollbar being more dangerous on the street is based on the simple fact you're not wearing a helmet on the street, and the tubing is...
Yes, the original was the one I was referring to. Should have said that in my question.
A lot of companies make shorty headers with an angled collector. So just get a pair that angles, and bolt them up so the angles are both forward...
I've used 3M spray adhesives for years, but found it letting loose where I wrapped material over the edge of my panels. I decided to try something...
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