The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] Made my own door popper /spring. alternate location from the norm. It works.
Looking great. I think im going to do it.. eventually. I am going to put in Bomber style seats. Tired of sliding around ( even with the added...
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Anyone have any pics of a dodge coronet with bomber or bucket seats? or a 50's chevy 210 with bucket or bomber seats? Would like to see what...
more patching. welds look like keloid scars. Of course i dive into stuff like this without taking before pictures. Let just say there was a lot...
never had a problem with cracking..yet. I have a sight gauge on mine for fluid level. I have an aluminum tank, mainly use it to catch oil sludge...
most recent photo.. and my attempt at learning window tinting. If anyone else has any photos, modifications, builds, ect of this car please...
yes a question mark would be the easier explanation. Im just going to have to do It in two pieces if needed replace anything below that channel...
practice welding sheet metal ( butt welding/stitch welding), find a supplier of sheet metal so you don't have to pay the outrageous prices at a...
wait..what? mineral oil for coolant? never heard of or seen this before.
that's going to be one nice shoebox.. please dont chop it. ..but that's just my opinion.
i have a roller.. but no tipping dies yet.. i think ill have to do it someday in two pieces. I can make the "C" shape, but more squared, with the...
cool car..it would look good sanded some and clear coated. or painted how the original paint was when you got it. I would keep the outside period...
Any thoughts on how to repair this part of the trunk? All i have so far for tools is some basic metal hammers, dollies, mig welder, bead roller,...
metal box i made with lid for jack and other roadside tools. Its where the nitrous bottle use to be bolted in.
Hey Ive seen this truck before at a Lakeland car show, lake mirror. Really nice
Ive only had two edelbrocks and two holleys. What my experience was: one eldelbrock carb had to pump a few times to get to start. The...
id drive it...once. Hopefully I would make it out alive. Looking at the bigger picture I realized, what happens if you happen to hit a small...
more work done today with filling in sheet metal since changing to bear claw latches.
you pretty much have to make your own. There is a universal mounting plate available, but how to mount it to the engine with your pulley set up.....
Some more pictures i found of the rusticular cancer i cut out. After market rocker panels just arent the same..
havent been working on the car lately because we found out wife and I are having a son and I have been making this... ps dont ban me bc of...
More photos of the door looms used ( two for the passenger) and where i stuffed all the electronic stuff for the door solenoids. The exposed...
I see you have one of the elusive convertibles
I don't have any installed yet. The doors seem to pop open themselves just enough to pull the door open. I may be able to put them in the space I...
thanks, ill look into the brake light. Luckily the sub frame and rear end were put in before i got this car. As far as the solenoids.. i guess...
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas on a third brake light. I was thinking something 50's-60's. .. something that seems like it would have been...
a proper mirror with out the paint/metal gouge marks in the door from the bolt on peep mirrors.
Done with the driver side door for now. now on to the mirrors. I purchased some swan neck mirrors to bolt on.
slightly old thread.. but I like it. Nice little hot rod.
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