The Jalopy Journal
Time to make the seat and the door panels. Pretty straight forward except the rear of the interior had a curve that I wanted the seat back to...
Before I got the car someone cut out the dashboard. That meant I had to reinstall some luan backer and cut out holes for gauges. If I had been...
Thanks! I went through a lot of cut off wheels in the process.
Here's the tank set up I ended up using. Just a generic fuel cell but I had to adapt the flange for the filler to fit the tank. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes these are the headlight mounts I'm using. [ATTACH]
If you decide to line the tank I've had really good luck with Caswell tank sealer. It's the only stuff I've found that will consistently hold up...
After the glass work was done I blew the chassis apart for finish welding, paint, plumbing and exhaust. I used a brake pedal kit from Millworks...
Oh we've got plenty of time to listen to stories and there's no limit to how long a thread can be! :)
Great story. Thanks for sharing it. That chrome rear end has held up nicely. I'll bet running around Daly City in a hot rod or on a motorcycle...
The marine stuff is definitely the way to go. I never used the polyester resin but I've heard it stinks to high heaven and is not as strong. I...
This first photo shows what I was talking about with the windshield stancions, they're about 3/4" off from the cowl. The process was pretty...
Now that the chassis was pretty much together I needed to install a floor and reinforce the fiberglass body. I've never done a glass car before...
91 1/2 inches.
It was at this the point where I decided to install a Model A Cross member instead of the dead man's perch. I figured it would pull the wheelbase...
I'm planning to leave the paint alone for the time being. I'll try to blend in the maroon with a couple of rattle cans. Won't be perfect but...
It's true, and so many good T names have been used already. It took a pandemic for me to come up with something new (at least I think it's new)....
Worth stating for the record, sorry if that wasn't clear. Now I can see not wanting to take credit for the fab work but the color on the frame...
Thanks, yes. This was how it was welded in. I've already modified it so everything is more parallel. @rustydusty is this the kind of thing you...
And here's what the little 283 looked like in the car after a freshening up. You can just see the repurposed F1 motor mounts in the last shot....
The first order of business was finding a power plant. Chris at Millworks Hot Rods had a '64 283 and a cast iron powerglide hooked to it,...
I've been working on it for a little over a year and I can't see any obstacle to the car being on the road this spring. I'm going to try to...
No origin story on the body except that he'd bought it as a collection of parts from someone on craigslist. It definitely appears to be old hand...
This car is actually getting pretty far along already so this thread is more of look back on the project than it is a real time build thread. I'm...
Oh man but you look so good on the way there! Great build!
Wow! Great thread. You have to lose that wheelie bar and put that front end 3 feet in the air!
Man, this thread is bullshit. How the hell do these thins get "featured"?
Man I've been telling you for years to throw those POS Mr. Gasket regulators in the trash. It was one of those things that nearly got me killed...
Oh man, that patch is cool.
Nope, I was saying great work on getting the car back together and running again. Should be a fun summer.
Awesome work!
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