The Jalopy Journal
Good Morning Bob, Yes, proud like I know you are on your progress at Dan's. I keep up on your site! smile. I have attached a couple of...
final 3 pictures...
David, Somebody snuck into the booth to take pictures for us, but has now been ousted for the next 24 hours.... Regards, George
Alchemy, You're too funny...I am waiting as well and I will receive pictures after they open the booth up ,...LATER THIS AFTERNOON. tic.. toc...
And here you go......base coat completed. NO thin spots and Dustin is mixing up his clear now. Regards, George
Thank you Loud Bang, She is ready to paint. The booth has been cleaned, new filters installed, the body masked and Dustin will have color on...
PAINT UPDATE: I spoke with Rex this afternoon and the wet sanding has come to a point of completion. Fred is masking the shell for paint while...
I enjoyed my visit with the Custom Auto team Saturday. We exchanged tires and wheels. ( pictures attached). Dustin and Fred were wet sanding and...
Drop Dead Must Complete by January 21st! GNRS set up is the 23rd. Regards, George
Just Gary, Here you go....Front's 24x7.50x15 and the rear's 31x12.50x15 When the rears are mounted they are 13.4 inches wide!...
Daddio, Directional vs non-directional tread pattern wasn't even on the requirements list. Hmmmm, to tell you the truth, I didn't even think...
Todztoyz, You never know if something is going to work...OR NOT, until you try it. If you look at the renderings below, plain goes to plain...
If you have any interest in how the interior paint looks?.... HERE YOU GO! While it will all be covered up with sound proofing ,panels ,...
Here's an update on the front brake cover detailed finish. Another small step. The drive shaft has also been painted and will be installed today....
Thank you Daddio, I spoke with Dustin tonight and he may have color on her by the weekend. It is going to be really tight on time to finish up,...
Josh says Dustin has her near flawless. I'm excited and will drive up Saturday to drop off tires / wheels and see the progress first hand. I'm...
Josh dropped an interior panel at the hard coating shop to see how a panel would look before we have them all clear "hard anodized". The caustic...
Thank you ALL!
Red Line tires arrived last night and I had them mounted today. See what you think? Smile. Regards, George
A 1946/7/8 Ford heater rotated 90 degrees with a 1951 F-1 "Magic Air" Script housing cover massaged over the upper half. No choice as the Magic...
I was building a 1948 4 door Chevy Crew cab and was almost finished with the re assembly after paint. It was time to put the bed on and my custom...
"IF" you don't want to do it yourself , you can have Diamond Back tires do it. "IF" you would like to try it yourself , get an old used tire...
It always scares me to see nice parts hanging from those little wires! Regards, George
Josh sent me the attached picture of the Kinmont "style" brake cover this afternoon. He has polished the lip and edge to match the backing...
Here's my 1958 348. Block casting "872" with February date code which is provisioned with cooling passages for spark plugs. The deck was not...
Not much to report as Josh is still tweaking around on the small frame items while Dustin is on the body. More wet sanding !!!! In the mean...
Alchemy, I have seen it go both ways. Lot's of variables including fan size on both sides as well as having a good fan shroud that is properly...
Now that the radiator is mounted, Josh has polished the stainless steel water pipes that he had previously fabricated to use along with short hose...
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