The Jalopy Journal
It's been quite an ordeal (the prep on the body), but this part of the project should be completed fairly soon... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At this...
Hmmm, had a few months off and went to the Grand National Roadster show in Pomona. It seems that the “Covid Inflation Spiral” struck there… $9.00...
To be sure, the most time consuming part of this job has been prepping the "Old Metal". Although there was very little rust-through, the primer...
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Wow, the summer is ending quickly and it seems like the body “saga” is never ending. I have made headway and believe I am on the downhill slope. I...
Yes, it’s been a while since I reported on my progress… not for lack of progress, but there is just not that much to see. At this point, the...
Starting to work on the electrical (I can do that in the house) - I will be using a relay box for the headlights, horns, vacuum pump, electric fan...
Yes, it has been a couple of months with no real updates, but then body work is like that (I have been busy just not much to see). We had our...
Been a while since I posted an update on my project, and I have to say that the body work has been slow going. The old Ford took a lot of...
Finally got the exhaust finished...[ATTACH] I am going to run a couple of short "dumps" in front of the rear axle which will pass a "Safety...
The "Wall" was my MIG welder itself. The Stainless wire was a lot stiffer than the "plain" steel which I typically use, and was giving me feed...
OK, OK... so it's been a little longer than I expected, but I haven't been sitting on my hands. I have been working on "details" (always the...
Hey MindTraveler, I read posts on this site to help me with my current project, but that does not mean I am not into motorsports of every kind...
"It was a cold and wintery night... " and my shop is not set up for winter work. With the Covid 19 thing going on, I wasn't travelling this year,...
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