The Jalopy Journal
Thank you. The front turn signal lights were rear signal lights on a friends Harley.
The Machine show is April 5-6 2024
Hey. No I’m not planning on going to Koth. We are doing our club run to the Sydney hot rod show, we as a family are planning to visit my mate on...
We have been pretty busy as a family lately. We’ve attended some shows, I finished off a large rust repair job for a friend, bought my son his...
I had a bit of trouble getting it to run right. I swapped out the coil and it’s heaps better. It starts instantly and idles nice. Living on a few...
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Well, it’s running. I’m yet to take it for a drive but it’s running. https://youtube.com/shorts/cbcvrs6c8ow?feature=share
Good mail day! Hopefully I get some time to install my new distributor this weekend. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks Glenn. Not any time soon. I’m having ignition trouble at the moment, so I’m working towards some reliability. Then there’s a lot of small...
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update. The first 2 photos are from a club meeting. The rest are from the RCCRC reliability run. Some are...
Nice work Willie, I’m keen to see it keep evolving.
That’s good to hear mate. I was not trying to be negative or rain on your parade. My coupe has stuff done that’s not “legal” like no fenders. But...
Chris the photographer is a hamb member. @CrcooperPhotography
It looks like a tucking tool to me. For shrinking sheet metal edges.
Thanks. Yeah the plywood lined sound shell was a great back drop.
I’ve been really busy lately. I’ve had time to change the head gaskets, more of a preventative measure than anything. I’ve also re done the front...
It’s easier to clean.
Since hitting the road I’ve been refining it bit by bit. I’ve added leaves to the rear spring, synchronised the carbs and set the idle mixtures,...
I took my generator to my auto electrician today. He fixed a mistake I had made and set up the output amps on the test bench. It’s time to put...
@Truck64 thanks for the reply. I took the generator into my local auto electrician today. I had the cut out wired wrong... He set the third...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I’ve just put my coupe on the road. I’m running a 3 brush generator converted to 12 volt with a fun projects cut out...
@55zephyr thanks. It was her first drive since the chassis swap.
My wife and I put a few miles on it this weekend. [ATTACH]
@Speedy Canuck thanks, I’m really happy with the outcome.
Thanks. Yep, one temp per side. A friend of mine had one temp gauge in his flathead and boiled the side without. Because they have the two water...
I finished my accessory gauges today. Apart from refitting some B pillar trims the interior is done. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It seems to do everything it’s supposed to, and drive nice. The smithy’s produce a nice sound.
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