The Jalopy Journal
Whoop whoop! Had a visit with the certifier today and he is happy with where we are at with the chassis! So I spent the latter half of the...
A whole lot of activities this week, with no real visual changes. Such is the joy of finishing off all the welds on the chassis. I did find a...
So what did you do this Easter ? A perfect day for some activities in the shed![ATTACH] Plucking the engine and trans out of the chassis....
On the coupe I added a hidden trailer hitch/drawbar through the rear bumper. Having one below the bumper would have been too low.[ATTACH] The...
We took the coupe out for a ride yesterday to a charity show raising funds for a local volunteer fire brigade. Had a great time despite the rain...
Very happy with the progress this week. [ATTACH] Made a bunch of mounts for the exhaust using rubber cotton reels. These will enable the removal...
I picked up the 38 Chev car fuel tank and it fits, but, I think is going to be a couple of gallons short. The 38 is a few gallons smaller than the...
This afternoon I spent a few minutes on the rear bumper and worked out how I will build the tow bar mounting. [ATTACH] Another slow week on the...
[ATTACH] Not a heck of a lot of progress this week. Good things take time. [ATTACH] Port side pipework has advanced a little. [ATTACH] Making...
Not my sand pit, not my rules. But more than happy to play in the neighborhood!
I'm knackered! Well maybe just exhausted! Trailing arms for the rear end are done.[ATTACH] Rod ends on the front are 5/8" with a solid shaft...
Time for another Friday night update I guess![ATTACH] Trimmed the ends to fit inside the rails. [ATTACH] The rear ends needed a little fettling...
So, here we are at the end of another week, with plenty more productive days behind us.[ATTACH] I welded the two center pieces in to make the...
[ATTACH] The factory K member was in the way for the new trans, so in the bin it went! [ATTACH] But not until I had added an RHS brace and a...
Welcome aboard.
I checked in on the molasses bath this afternoon after getting a whiff of it through the window. The surface of the liquid was covered in foam,...
Jag ifs irs.
Cheers mate. At least I know I have an audience of 1!
A great day in the shop today, finalized mounting brackets for the diff cage then welded after one last measure up to ensure everything is where...
[ATTACH] I prepped the hood by removing the brightwork and scraping the liner. [ATTACH] The top side had no paint to start with. [ATTACH] 10%...
Outside in position ready for the polythene inner tomorrow. The old pool is just to protect the inner.[ATTACH] And I put it out to the world that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] With a banana for scale!
I had a 1 cubic meter plastic container that I previously used to dip parts in a molasses solution, it is currently busy holding all manner of...
Head off, helicoil organized, now we just have to track down a gasket set for an engine that has been out of production for 6 decades! Wish me...
Soooooo, before we left for the pre 49s I figured that it might pay to check that the roadster was going to start after having been on the trailer...
Yeah, we got some looks, especially when I was loading it on the trailer after I broke it!
We made it to and from Cambridge last weekend for the pre 49s national rod run. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A few pictures of the grasskhana at the street rod nationals in Gisborne have turned up. Being such a long wheel base is great for going in a...
Sure is.
A few more from the weekend.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] On top of Kaiti hill at the look out point. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At the...
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