The Jalopy Journal
The plan is to change to a factory Corvette style tube header. [ATTACH] Using a couple of donuts and some 180 deg bends.
So, when we went away in January to the street rod national run the coupe developed a vacuum leak between the carb spacer and the manifold. This...
3x2!
We had a big day today resetting the shop so I can do a bit of maintenance and finish a couple of jobs on the coupe. To make a bit more room in...
I am completely amazed that the 72 year old panels look so great with virtually no rust anywhere so far!
Etch on and epoxy coated. It's been a long week! [ATTACH] Cleaned up. [ATTACH] Etch on....... [ATTACH] ....all of them.... [ATTACH] ....epoxy...
Chopping out the ugly and cleaning up panels ready for etch and epoxy today. [ATTACH] The left side inner fender had an ugly deviation to go...
A splash of weld through primer on the ares that will be covered by the braces. [ATTACH] I also sprayed the inside of the braces before I took it...
No resting on a Saturday, carrying on with the braces.[ATTACH] Replacing the gangrenous left foot took most of the day. [ATTACH] And filling in a...
This came up on my memories today, from a few years back. [MEDIA]
Another busy day today, dodging the rain. Working on the left side of the firewall. Where I am changing the brace on this side was going to...
I finally got back on the job this week after a brief interlude. I started out by grabbing another load of panels out of the molasses, straighten...
Paul from nzhrm was there camera on hand, so hopefully we will get some coverage in the mag. I couldn't let the opportunity for a group photo go by.
This one belongs to Tony and Tina from Timaru now, Tony is the nzhra president.
A great couple of days at the round up. All packed up now and back home in the shed.[ATTACH] We had a great time shaking hands and talking cars....
Big day today fellas! [ATTACH] On the trailer and on the way to the hot rod round up. [ATTACH] All set up with the flock ready for the beady eyes...
Cheers Harold. It keeps me sane!
I will see what unfolds!
Delivering the kiwi goods today! A sneak peek for the team. [ATTACH] On a set of borrowed wheels and tires from a club members 57 nomad. [ATTACH]...
Running out of jobs on the chassis now!
Driveshaft painted, reassembled and back in the car today. Trailing arms painted, ready to go back on tomorrow. Then a couple more bits on the...
Apologies for the absence chaps! We took a week off and spent it laying on a few beaches in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! [ATTACH] While we...
Time for a catch up. After a full epoxy rebuild, the diff is back in its spot, rear bumper and trailer hitch receiver bolted on, rear engine...
[ATTACH] That one? From our last trip to visit friends on Kauai island in Hawaii.
I had a couple of pieces of off cut material, so made a couple of narrow strips to go under the center cross member as well. [ATTACH] All done...
High density polyethylene for when the bottom side of the chassis inevitably comes into contact with the ground when around speed humps I can...
Today we picked up the chassis from the painter. So after a major shuffling of the deck chairs it is back in the shop, down side up on stands so I...
You were right on the money JW! It had been a couple of busy days. [ATTACH] After removing the panels from the molasses bath I set to with sander,...
......well, there are parts to paint and a bunch more in the molasses bath that need attention. [ATTACH] All the exhaust components had a quick...
One last quick visit under the body to locate one body mount on the chassis before.......... [ATTACH] ......it was on to the roadster trailer...
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