The Jalopy Journal
Wow! Knowing a few Mopar guys myself that is high praise! Thank you. I bet that was a fun car!
Thanks! Glad to hear the paint is done! I have a couple different cans of plastic/vinyl paint in black. I think this was a duplicolor brand I...
I let this get way behind! Lost access to my computer I was posting from and havent wanted to post from my phone, but I'm finally breaking down...
One more, for now. This is one I restored for someone else back around 2012. This one is also a '69, but it was pretty special. It is a real Deal...
This is my beater/ budget '69. I've had this car for 30 years, my Dad gave it to me when I was 6. It had been his daily driver and street racer in...
This was my Dad’s ‘69. These pics were taken when we sold it back in ‘21. We had owned it for over 25 years at that point. Restored over a four...
Dang, I came here looking to see some pictures of finished paint!
Looking Good! Got any color on the outside yet?
Would love to see them bring back the Vintage Wheel Works line. They purchased the company sold the remaining stock, said they were retooling...
My beater. I am planning on putting a flat hood and steel wheels and dog dish back on it soon. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] I played with the emblems a little to see how it would look. [ATTACH] A couple days after spraying the body, I reinstalled most of the...
Sweet! [ATTACH] After the final coat of urethane I blew it back apart to get some epoxy sealer in the jambs and underside and inside of panels....
Love it! I looked a long time for a 68 or 69 before I bought this car. A month before I purchased mine I walked away from a completely rotted and...
[ATTACH] Sometime this summer I brought one of my spare wheels and tires off of Midnight Special home from my other shop to test fit it on the...
I spent most of the Spring of '23 working on the Nova and took a little break from the Chevelle. In mid June there was a local car show and I saw...
After the 1/4s were installed I turned my focus to getting it running. This was in early Jan of '23. I rigged up enough wiring and gauges to get...
Looking good!:cool: Excited to see progress on this thing!
[ATTACH] Here is the 1/4 fitted and tacked in place. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Spun it around and proceeded to cut off the driver side. [ATTACH]...
They are Dynomax Performance 86110. I bought them from someone that had had them for around 20 years and never installed them. I think they are...
After getting the body and chassis remarried I worked on mocking up the panels. Since everything was basically aftermarket and different brands I...
Sounds like some good trivia to me. Now I have something else to look for at swap meets.
Since the frame was ready, I had a little work to do the body before I could mate them back together. Although the main part of the floor was...
They are aftermarket 15x4s. They can be bought fairly cheap. They made it look pretty decent these last couple of years while I had it mocked up....
Thanks for the feedback guys, since you like it I will keep going. [ATTACH] Here is the frame and suspension components back from powdercoat. I...
Well I waited a while to see if this subforum was going to last. I didn't want to put effort into a post if it was going to get axed. Since it...
Sounds like a nice retirement!
Thanks. It was a double 0 something. I cut really good lights all weekend, which is unusual for me, I'm usually all over the place. Only had one...
Been a bit since I have updated this thread. I have still been racing it albeit not as much as I was back in 2020 and 2021. I have scaled back my...
www.waccustoms.com Bill Carlson 860-459-0399. I'm pretty sure my axle is the .312 wall moly tube. He is a small one man band that is doing it as a...
Good deal on getting the front tires bought, you will be happy with the 6.40-15 Firestones. As for getting a Speedway axle, this is how that went...
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