The Jalopy Journal
great work and great pictures ! on that pcv adapter you made is that a proper pcv valve that screws in horizontal or is it hollow.? been thinking...
great looking roadster ! good to see you (someone?) out having fun on the dirt in it I'd like to see more photos and hear more about it thanks
great story and pictures ,thanks. you sure have some cool stuff going on in your garage !!
Been running the brake lines today. an interesting job that's not to difficult as long as you take your time. Still have to sort out what I will...
very interesting build - I am enjoying following this and thanks for all the great photos.
thanks mate - whats happening with yours? have you been sidetracked by that 2-wheel tractor and that other project. if your not careful ,you'll...
Started doing the brakes. Using a Subaru vacuum servo and a new holden master cylinder , so there was abit of fabricating to do to make it fit....
still working on this an catching up the photos to where I'm at now. found the short shaft t350 that was used to setup chassis - it was in one of...
I'm getting there slowly! titles are a bit different over here and it will go thru a certification process which basically makes it a new car...
when I took the bits to the chassis builder I supplied a smblk and t350 to help him set it up properly . when it came back and was sitting in the...
i like your build - I've been following it from the beginning. that last photo is great !! I'm looking forward to comparing notes on the 4 x...
Had the tyres mounted with the whitewalls out on one side and hidden on the other - not sure which I like at the moment. Won't be buying any tyres...
hey whip - with regards to your t-shirt - wash it like normal and then hang in the sun for 2-3 days. the sun leaches the stain out. you may want...
decided to go with 305 heads and so took them into a head shop and had them checked and reco'd with new exhaust seats and springs. also had a...
been working on the 283 mtr. I built the short block 7 yrs ago and wrapped it in plastic and just before xmas pulled it out of its wrapping and...
great work - did you have to or are you going to pie cut the front wishbones for castor? those vw boxes were real popular over here and are...
Thanks - the plan is to paint the chassis and running gear - probably black and leave the body till its been on the road for awhile. the steering...
Its been 9 yrs since I took a fibre 28 body ,some 32 chassis rails , a 283 block an t350 and 4 wheels to Blackjack eng in kaukapakapa -up past...
great writeup and pictures, thanks. just read thru from the beginning and really enjoyed it. given me some inspiration to complete mine.
good looking car - I'm enjoying reading this and looking at the pictures.
hi , I think you should use the wc4d - it just looks so much better. mines a new motor (283) so I'm running it in with a single 2-barrel Rochester...
my 28 a roadster - current project [IMG] [IMG] and my 30a pickup [IMG]
great work as per usual pete. safe travels
hey PJ- looking good!! be interested to see what you going to do with the bonnet an the generator??? on the 28 , mine is hanging out in the wind...
Antique ford parts ---Derek and Judy Thomason ph/fax 035447826 this should work! hope I haven't broken any rules?
looking good ,PJ. I've dealt a lot with Derek, for parts for the pickup an the roadster and can highly recommend him as well. he posts on here...
hey PJ ,great writeup. I see you got the hang of posting pics :). looking forward to following this and seeing the old girl back on the road. mark
1934 oldsmobile starting to have some rust issues with them but they match the deteriorating 1989 candy apple paint job [IMG] [IMG]
why don't you tell us what you really think of us!!
ahh-- so you been banned from your regular haunt-have to much time on your hands and are now going to pester these good people here!!!welcome
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