The Jalopy Journal
My parents still live in Riverbank, have since 1977, thats where I grew up. They had a structure built behind their garage out of 2x4s and covered...
Yep. We do get rain. Just not all year long. Last week the winds tore up a lot of stuff. We lost four trees on our street. Sent from my iPhone...
Yes. Very dry. Desert like. Very low humidity. The Central Valley is like a bowl surrounded by mountains. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Yes it does and they are pretty rare. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Part 3 is up on the tube. Lots of trouble shooting on the struggle bus. [MEDIA]
Its getting there, the old adage is true about working on something thats running. Once you can use it, its a lot harder to focus on getting it...
I'd rather see them driven, even driven hard, than sitting and rusting away. At least it had a use, they can always be fixed. What year did he buy...
Monster Hauler Part 2 is up on the Tube. Covers a lot of the work done the last few years and brings it up to its current state, which is mainly...
Working on the Part 3 video now, since she's finally a driver. Still need to pull the gas tank and clean it out, again, I have boat tank in there...
Ohhhhh, okay. Sorry I had clicked on the wrong image. Yes, the steering arm was sitting on top of the pitman arm, that was just to keep it from...
I've had a few people say that, I guess I'm missing what you think is wrong. There aren't any issues with it, works just fine.
Part 2 is now up on YouTube. [MEDIA]
Thanks Larry, I always planned on having the rear wheel openings, but its out of my skill set. I'm glad to have found these weld on options.
Thanks for the info, I have something cool and special planned for the tail lights. Learned it from @BIGREDTODD
I don't plan on running the splash pan on the '56. Just the grill and it will have an aluminum tank in front of that.
I created a part 1 video for the Monster Hauler truck build. Part 2 coming soon. I'm also working on Part 2 of the Gasser Video. Thats next on the...
Well you have the whine from the blower and the wine from the quick change rear. Whole lotta whining going on.
[MEDIA] Just starting to work on Part 2 of the build videos. In the meantime here is a reminder of where it all started. I'm also working on Part...
DTM Direct to Metal primers that have rust neutralizers in them as well that work very good. Just don't prime it and let it sit around for years...
I would suggest you spray a test panel with the paint on top of whatever primer you are using to make sure there aren't any reaction issues....
Thanks, it was a fun day to film, its been a few years ago now. Boy how time flies.
You know the source of that famous hand right, aces over eights?
Aces and Eights is the name of Flips tattoo shop.
It was in the mid west for a while.
Shot this video a few years back, 2014 I think, boy does time fly. I just updated the video with a higher resolution version and added some...
Well, its a busy place around here. Thanks for the kind words. I have a few more things to sort out and then its on to a new owner for the old...
The Panel Truck Rescue part 2 is up now. Enjoy!! [MEDIA]
[MEDIA] Enjoy!!
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Progress on the beast finally. Thanks to Skot Randall for his metalwork skills. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Slow and sort of steady. Life keeps getting in the way.
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