The Jalopy Journal
I swear he was, but I don't see him on the list.... I need to buy a 34 windshield frame (700 bucks) and was kind of hopeing he cut us the...
Here are shots from today... The chassis is finished and the engine is running. [IMG] Next, I push the chassis in the corner and get back...
My 39, 40 front brakes have big honkin 1 X 1 3/8 bore wheel cyls. Does the big wheel cyl need a 2lb residule valve like for disk, or stick with...
My buddy at work is looking at a set of "32" glass fenders for his 32 truck project. Are the rears the same truck to car? Or are they close enough...
Doesn't sound like a big deal, but this is the first time this car has been one color since I have owned it... Here is the shot I have posted...
Just a quick note to say nice things about chromeplaterjosh and his merry band of chromers at Custom Metal Finishing. I got my stuff back on...
This grille has been hiding in my closet for the last 9 months or so waiting on me to get far enough to use it. This is the Bob Drake grille and...
My little car has been bashed into many times over the years. This one is no biggie. A dude in a Jeep Cherokee pulled a PIT maneuver into my...
Here is a quickie update on the '34. The kid helped me bang together the shortblock last weekend. [IMG] The paint is still a bit tacky. Note...
Anybody got a pic of the cowl bumpers and the lacing installed? I have the Bob Drake rubber bumper and lacing set, but I'm not quite smart enough...
Not much progress...just the kind of stuff where you work all weekend, but it is hard to tell just what exactly you got done.. Stuff like a...
They look like this in a picture, but I couldn't find any pics actually mounted mounted on a hot rod. I'm thinking about a pair for teh front of...
I might have to run disk brakes on my 34, which won't kill me, cause the car isn't hard core traditional. If I could find some brakes like...
So, I have the basic Wilson hub set up with the hub on the outside, but these goofy ass Halibrands have zip for back space and the whole damn drum...
I hit the search, but no dice. Yep, I know it moves back an inch or so then goes down, but what exactly goes on?? I have the stock regulators...
Here is a quick update from the last few weeks or so... The dash was a bit dicked over, but pretty solid. I had to cut some chunks out of it...
Not really much to this one...'34s are a pretty simple chop unless you go Kiwi Kev style. Here she is with her big tall tractor cab roof....
This is the pile I drug in the shop when I got back from the HAMB Drags.. [IMG] Now..those of you that know me might not belive this...but...
Here is the last month or so on the '34. This is the car that was a big pile of panels in the back yard. [IMG] Fortunately, there was some...
My '39 is done, so I FINALLY get to start on the '34. Here is the pile of stuff that I got from a cool HAMBer in Tennessee. [IMG]...
Where can a fella score a bunch of those? I have to stick a 34 frame back together and need a shit load of em..5/16 and 3/8. Know what I'm...
I'm looking for a decent shot of where the bottom of the door jamb meets the subrail. This area... [IMG] Yes, I know I'm missing a big funny...
So I'm eyeballing this years HAMB Drags shirt, and I can't for the life of me figure out whos bitchn little roadster peek-up is on the back. I...
This is the last '39 update...she went to her new home today. The dude who bought her will give her all the attention she would ever need and it...
She is running, driving damn near ready to go. I have to install the rest of the glass, finish up some small shit, then she is ready for license...
This old roadster was a hot rod in the early 60s with a big dual quad Olds. He drove it for a few years or so then took it apart for paint......
I'm finally done buffing this old heap. Still have a bunch of final assembly to do..all the damn chrome and stainless, door handles, headlights,...
Yea, they look like circle track tires of some sort, but I am looking to get a little more specific.. I checked all the major roundy round tire...
There is a skill to buffing that I still don't have, but round one is done. [IMG] She looks pretty decent, but you can still see a few swirl...
I have shown this pic a bazillion times..January 09. [IMG] Skip to pretty much the end...here she is in 2000 grit last Sunday. [IMG] And a...
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