The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH]
287 cu in gasser engine. 2.850 stroke on a 4.00 bore. Billet main caps, Callie’s crank and Oliver rods,461x heads ported with titanium valves and...
Frame cleaned and painted, ready for assembly [ATTACH]
Sounds like my story! Had a buddy in high school his dad had a 38 chevy coupe race car, 265 with dual quads. We would go over after school and see...
Old aluminum belly tank from a f-86 jet. Approximately 12 ft long and 2.5 ft deep. Has a couple dents that will pop out once it’s cut open. Tank...
Cage is completely welded. Next up is some custom made brake and clutch pedals[ATTACH]
Cut the original floor down the sides and removed the body[ATTACH]
Going to remove the body for welding and finishing
Bent the roll cage tubing and tacked into place
Wow! You had a cool grandpa with a awesome car
Thank you, that yellow car is very cool, the six cylinder just makes it plain awesome
I know! It’s about time
Thank you! I will for sure
Love your car!
Bending the roll cage, had to set the body back on the frame so I can fit all the bars tight.
Went ahead and started the sheet metal work with the firewall. Going to locate the brake and clutch pedals
Love the paint! I may do something like that on this 38. Thank you
Been looking at that car for years!
Beautiful car!
3 pedals all the way!
Thank you!
I can’t wait!
Will be posting my progress photos from about 6 months ago to current, then plan on doing the photos as I go
Frame supports and rear transmission crossmember tacked into place. The frame will be put on a frame jig for final welding
Started out by bending the ladder bar crossmember and making the front ladder bar attachment plates, housing floaters will go on after the the...
Ladder bars fully welded
Cut and threaded all the ladder bar ends and tig welded them into the bar ends
Started making the ladder bars
Bought some new Afco leafs in the stock length and mocked up the rear
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Center section with a 35 spline spool and strange axles
Separate names with a comma.