The Jalopy Journal
OK guys had some time this week to install the new alternator. I replaced the Generator because it was not charging and it needed replacing...
Awesome work, looks very nice love them long and low.
Ya I thought that may mess with some people but white walls wont look right once this caddy is done..
Thanks bigfoot once on the ground I think the roof will look smooth as well.
This brings us up to date with the caddy. Last week I had some time to work on the engine and this took some time because I wanted to use parts...
Now that I had made a clean spot on the spindles I needed to complete the frame. I orders some POR15 and started the frame painting. Research and...
Now moving on to the brakes, I was going to just rebuild the original system but found two major issues. First the master cylinder was leaking...
Finally done with the frame modifications and it sit .25 inches off the ground and with the airbags full it is 10 higher up. [IMG] .25" off the...
The rear end was much of the same as far as the parts. Universal over the springs airbag mounting kit was used again no bolt on kit available. I...
The Air bag kit came with a 5 metal tube and bag mounting plates that needed to be welded together. The tube was 18 long and I found I only...
Finding the right air bags for this heavy car was not too hard plenty of trucks with air bag kits to I used the larger 2600lb air bags that have a...
Getting started with the front air bags I had to find out what size bag to get and mounting hardware. Of course there is no bolt-on kit for this...
Once I got the frame of the body I started to clean the frame. This frame was so dirty that I had my sister help with the cleaning. I pressure...
I will try to tell the story from the beginning but I started this two years ago so I forget some details but ask me questions and I will get back...
Thanks for the support guys I will be posting pic tonight on my progress and stories on how I got parts.
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The Jalopy Journal
