The Jalopy Journal
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Well I don’t know about you guys but I’m going out to the garage to check and see if I have any issues and where I can put a chemical cabinet
I had some running around to do after I cut my front and backyard in 102* heat index at 9am (Grrrrrrrr) so I swung by Walmart and picked up the...
Seeing this reminded me about a story my dad told me about when he was in his early teens somewhere around 1955 or so. He and a buddy built a go...
Here is mine coming out of hibernation for the first time in the last 17 years…….[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After reading this thread and looking at the pics and projects it’s pretty awesome that you joined up and taking time to share your experiences...
Yes let me know, I would really appreciate it. I’m going to try the Lemon Pledge on the interior wood to see how it does and I might try a little...
Thank you for the compliment it’s kinda nerve wracking working around the thing especially when I swapped the water pumps out. I knew I was going...
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“Bad Horse, Bad Horse, listen to the experts we are not going down this road again!!!!!! [ATTACH]
Yeah you should see the look on my wife’s face whenever I asked her if she wanted to come out to the garage to help me wax my woody. :D I did...
The car as far as I know has never been rained on since dad and I restored it. The wood was coated all over with the urethane before we put it on...
X2 on that one :)
I think that they bolt to the car no problem but the brace in the hood is different?!? I had a ‘49 but never got past chopping the top and fitting...
Something that most of us folks can afford without having to drain the account and listening to our wives about we do not need another project...
I love it!! :D:D:D
Sure is a really nice shoebox hopefully you can just WD40 the hinges and be okay. I don’t know exactly what the difference is between them but the...
Man what a nice show!! I love the chop on the primed 3w, the antenna, engine porn, and…. Oh hell I love it all;)
I don’t know bench seat and a stick is pretty nice, especially when you have a slippery knob and can’t hang onto it when you hit second and 4th:p
The Washington Blue Vicky is spot on! I would have loved to been at the show and see these in person! Were they handing out lobster bibs at the...
X2 on the shoebox because almost everything is reproduced for it and you can change the motor out with readily available parts to a small motor...
He might be in jail for all we know. Eventually all the bad things will come back and bite him in the ass.
As I’m reading this thread I’m wondering if we revisit this in say 5 or so years how many of us jump ship and embrace our feminine sides :D
Amazing how pushing a clutch seems so much easier now :D
Believe it or not the transmission I posted is advertised as a street version.
How about the best of both worlds….. [ATTACH]
Wow that is a good size show, they had some really nice cars there and I love the tan roadster!!
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