The Jalopy Journal
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thanks guys. haven't been sleeping on it, pictures soon its moving along very nicely =) I went to a car show last sunday, you will see exactly why...
I got a question, not sure myself and people I asked aren't sure themselves. I am going to tack weld and mold the underside of my hood flat,...
thanks caddy. I know I'm going to get whitewalls to change it up depending on the shows I attend. but I sold the ones I had because the spare...
oh and for those that might not be familiar with tru rays, they might seem like common looking spokes but these are 35+ year old rims, were some...
i know its been a while, HUGE jump forward i haven't been asleep trust me i been busting my ass off on this. almost done ill post pics soon ;)...
thanks bigdogSS im pretty sure ill have it ready by august, interior is all done ready to put in, just need to paint the quarters and tail and...
yea gene, Christine 59 =) here tying up any loose ends. this one being an important one have to ask the experts =)
thanks guys, that's what im worried about, something like gas dripping down the barrel on its own. its what happened with my 48 the carter carb as...
thanks guys, im really glad youre enjoying watching my build as much as im enjoying doing it. im going about it by trial and error, learning as I...
this carburetor came off another impala a 64 with a 283, one where the owner literally drove it like he stole it and I mean that. every time I saw...
did very little today, too hot. took this off to clean the chrome intake and polished it up as best I could without taking it apart and sanding it...
I am considering pinstriping, very subtle, small accents along the body, might not notice from far. went out and bought some pinstripe brushes and...
I was planning to put a mural on the trunk, the kids from the sandlot, the movie. but with the metal flake I cant itll break up the effect of the...
thanks guys, on my other cars I skipped the chrome but yea this one because its a 59 which has acres of chrome and fully dressed in trim I felt...
thanks guys. feels good its all coming together again. spent all day cleaning and polishing. 3m chrome polish works excellent [IMG] [IMG] more...
spending the day tomorrow re polishing all the chrome on the motor and engine compartment I already finished the hood hinges, heater core cover...
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and finished up the wheel wells, cut and buffed ready to mount on the fenders [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
thanks guys, keep progressing keep moving forward im determined =) wet sanded and buffed the firewall, had too much orangepeel I took most of it...
the only part I left original on the whole car, original paint. even got the original style rivets for it [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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and after bolting everything on its looking really good [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
the reason the wires are all there looking bad is because I had to run them back in when I painted the firewall. will re run back out and clean it...
I painted the passenger dash molding. originally black, seeing the car is white and blue I thought id thow some red in it. the paint reacted, came...
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wet sanded and buffed, night pics [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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