The Jalopy Journal
I pressed out the studs and bearing races and had the bare hubs. For the next step, I differed from the instructions a little. It says to use a...
So, on to the brakes. I drove the van back to my work for the weekend so I could use some of our equipment. For the fronts I am using the...
Now that I was fairly confident the van wasnt going to burn down again, I wanted to make it a little more of a driver, and functioning brakes...
With the harness all repaired I snaked it back in to test it. Added new grounds and fusible links so it shouldn't happen again. With everything...
@48fordnut, thank you, and I'm located in the Portland Oregon area for those curious. @nosford yeah I believe it's a supply and demand problem....
Next up was a big one, the wiring. Probably why it got parked in the first place. Luckily the harness is super simple. The back of my factory...
Hey folks been a bit, but I'm back! Still playing catchup here but I'll keep going where I left off. Once I got it it home I noticed that the...
Figured it was about time to bring the van home. Only like a 5 minute drive, so it's not too hard to ease it on home with the parking brake....
While I was machining those lock adapters, I had some fun and made a new horn button. I'm too cheap to pay for a real one, so I made something...
Before I took it home I had to solve a slight problem. The front doors have no lock cylinders in them, and because I have to park on the street,...
Once it could drive I kind of had to make it stop too. Brake pedal was completely stuck, but I'll open that can of worms later. Parking brake...
Hey thanks for all the encouragement guys! Next up on the van I started prettying it up a little bit. Straightened out and cleaned up the...
@KRB52 yeah they really nickel and dimed you on the options to keep the base price competitive. I love how stripped down you could get them. But...
Finally got sick of working in the filth and cleaned out the van to see what was living under the house carpeting, high density foam and wood...
Once I new the van was a runner, I moved on to making it a driver. A little hard to drive with no seats and a broken gas pedal, but that's an easy...
The alternator fiasco worked out okay, took it back and got a warranty return on it. They didnt have another Mopar style alternator anywhere close...
After all that cranking draining down the battery I turned my attention to the charging system.. or lack thereof. When I bought the van I could...
Hooked up some fresh wire to start testing on it and tossed in a fresh battery. Touched together the contacts on the starter relay, and to my...
@wraymen, I think so, that and a foot or two of the whole tail section. The pictures aren't uploading in super high quality, so good eye Sent...
Brought the van to my work, time to dig in. First major problem: the wiring. Good old mopar ammeter guage failure, burnt up most of the harness....
Showing off my newest project, a 65 Dodge A100 window van, slant six, three on the tree. Picked it up from Wildcat Auto Wrecking last October,...
Uh @metalman does your brother know his car is in a boardgame called Redneck Life? Hopefully they asked him haha
Just picked up my latest project, a 65 Dodge A100 van. Not exactly a traditional hot rod or custom, but hey, maybe it was haulin parts for hot rod...
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