The Jalopy Journal
Made it out to the shop this weekend and the plan was to continue finish welding the panels that were tacked in. That meant today going after the...
The shop is cold and the farm is busy so progress is slow but I was able to make it out to the tub for a little bit this weekend. The task was to...
Have a Merry Christmas Tim and I'm looking forward to the updates when you're back on that project! All the best 2023.
Wow! You're just sailing along. As always, excellent work! You're kinda putting us younger guys to shame. :D Sorry to hear about the roadster....
Two for one update this weekend, though not huge progress, mostly just straightening up some things that have been bugging me. Because I'm using...
Thanks Bill. That's what happens when you cut all the bracing out. The rear section is actually just falling off the back of the frame since I had...
Thanks!
I believe it's a '34 Plymouth.
Here's my amateur attempt at a friends car and the Santa Monica pier. Acrylic on canvas.[ATTACH]
Not a huge update but I do have a better cell phone now so at least the pictures will be nicer. Just been catching up on the welding so not a lot...
End result looks great in my opinion. I left a indication of previous ownership above the back window in a certain 1954 Oldsmobile that I hear...
I was missing the last few updates. Looks really good Bill. In my opinion I like the second version of the distributor pocket design wise better...
It's just a practice practice piece. Lol Nice work anyway.
Another hammer form and a BFH? :D
So cool!!!
I think the double hoop looks cool too! Nice work.
Well, if anybody was waiting eagerly for the next installment and expecting to be wowed because of the time between updates, sorry you're going to...
Looking good Bill. Thinking ahead to serviceability? Can you teach a course. lol.
Looking good Bill. Nice way to get stuff to working height. I'm finding it harder to work off the floor as well but thinking that the roof of the...
Looking really good!!
You nailed it! Dash insert is much much better. Awesome job! I've done some woodgraining before, not sure of the process you used (guess that's...
Cool pictures Bill, and one heck of a good time!!
Wow! looking really good. Love the grill.
Love em! You nailed it! Makes you wonder why people spend so damn much money on wheels :D
^^^ Thank you! Quick and easy update today. Just out patching some rust on the lower cowl. [ATTACH] Step one, mark area to be removed [ATTACH]...
Wish you were coming to Vancouver island, B.C, Canada. I've been given a set of whitewalls that I need to get home. lol
The red and white model in the last picture is the martin mars water bomber, a beautiful sounding plane. We had a forest fire on the mountain...
Pictures working now Bill. Can't believe with organizing 50 teenage seniors on a 3000 mile trip/hotels/fuel stops etc... that you didn't have time...
Ok, back at it again. I'm thinking of making a bit of a cage inside the body of the tub between the outer sheet metal and the inner so with that...
Part 3 cont'd [ATTACH] I don't have a very big sheet metal brake so, edge of the bench and a hammer works. Again it's best to fold it slowly a...
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