The Jalopy Journal
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Evidently I need a refresher course in reading the calender... This is a memorial themed car show, but, it will be next weekend. The museum has...
Just a short follow-up... Now that our weather has warmed up & dried out, no evidence of the milky oil can be seen around the vents now....
Memorial Day weekend, Mott's Military Museum will be hosting a car show. All types of cars are welcome. This show is unique in that the Museum...
Thanks to all that have commented, no matter what was said... I have armadillo hide and you can't hurt me. Thanks for all the concern and...
All of us work with steel. We weld it, bent it, shape it, drill it, rivet it, ect... Becuase we are all so familiar with steel we get the mistaken...
I am a person of modest education. So the guys that responded with math calculations and engineering insite were of keen interest to me. Thanks...
plywude, Your idea about cutting down a shower door is very unique! I wish I would have thought of that! I plan on adding the support rods...
The comments about weather weakening the wood are valid. My old Jalopy spends 95% of its life in the garage. Only driven on the occasional sunny...
ELECTRODUDE, Thanks for the hardening tip. I haven't done anything to finish the wood surface at the moment. I may give that a try before...
The assembled windshield is put onto the Jalopy for a test fit. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Looks like a windshield to me:). I will like it...
Now that the screws are in place, its time to cut off the excess wood off the frame. [IMG] [IMG] Next, using the flap disc sanding wheel...
I was happy with how it looked so far. Next step was using some screws to hold the corners of the frame together. [IMG] An old candle was...
The glass is home now and ready to be put into the frame. Initially, I thought I would make the groove in the wood frame by use of the table saw....
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