The Jalopy Journal
Great project! Good times ahead.
There is a lot more patching to do. It needs a new panel below the trunk, top chop needs finishing, doors need fitting and one needs a lower...
These pics show the condition of the lower quarter panels, rockers and cowl sides. New metal needed everywhere. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I would love to find a black face Eelco temperature guage if anybody has a lead on one. Also another black black face Eelco in that isn’t temp,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have been spending many hours putting patch panels, new rockers etc in the lower body, pic’s to come. I also figured...
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Ladder bar material is 1” OD x .250 wall seamless tubing. Heavier wall than needed, I was gifted a few lengths of it.
Check out this cool vintage ash tray I found at the LARS swap meet. It goes well with the pedal collection.[ATTACH]
I began adding some structure into the frame where I had cut some of the 1 inch tubing out for ladder bar clearance. I added a couple of drive...
This year there will be a line up of roadsters owned by Kiwis (NewZealanders) at Squeak Bells swap meet space in the swap meet at the LA Roadsters...
Great match to the old pic! Fine looking machine!
Fun with old cars!
Perfecto! Nailed it!
Looks perfect on the car Neal! It was a pretty stressful day, my press was maxed out, straining to cut those 5” louvers. It took a couple of...
Still figuring out seating location so I can set up steering column etc so I made a new aluminum plate to mount the shifter a little lower on the...
For front shocks I decided to use these Armstrong lever shocks. I am not sure the exact application but they are off an early English car . They...
Looks awesome! Good times ahead.
Fantastic build, very inspiring to me as I have a lot of those same body repairs in my future. Great thread,
With the rear end in place I could measure for a drive shaft. I sure don’t need one yet but having it in place will help figure shape or tunnel,...
Phil…I am not going to have a trailer hitch so I need something for people to smash their shins on. I nailed some wood together to get the seats...
I am not sure what the gas tank came out of, I got it from a friend who wasn’t using it. Pretty much a perfect fit. I will need most of the trunk...
I mocked up a gas tank I have laying around and it looks like it will work, also some wheelie bars to see if I like them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I cleaned up the housing etc, did a little welding on the frame and sprayed some primer. [ATTACH]
That car looks like a lot of fun!
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