The Jalopy Journal
Here's mine, factory 390 auto car work in progress. Car was very rough but had good bones. Has a Crites frontend.
Blackout, I read this post at just the right time, because I just did a shakedown run in my 63 galaxie under similar conditions yesterday...no...
36 horsepower? Hardly worth it no wonder they didn't last. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Most all of them had Hamilton Standard hydramatic variable pitch props on them. I attached a picture of FiFi, the only air worthy B29 bomber left....
It just so happens I was in town (from Ohio) checking out sun records, Beale st. , etc. And saw this last night in the hotel room. I went today...
I fabbed up the last piece I needed for the quarter panel and tacked it in. Everything came out exactly how I wanted and I couldn't be happier....
Finished welding the new rocker in last night. Looks great, and only one more panel to go on the passenger side and ifs done! Well at least that...
The rocker inners and outers came from classic fabrication. They are pretty accurate but not 100 perfect match. The ones on ebay _suck_. They do...
I love the colors. Are you running factory steels or going with something bigger? Remember the factory steels reverse easily and look killer. The...
Alright, tonight I installed the passenger rocker and rocker top. It was relatively painless, most of the work was planning and cutting, as usual....
If you haven't decided on brake pedal setup, checkout my 55 olds build thread. I used a manual transmission vega pedal setup, removed the clutch...
That's right, to keep water out of the blower box, from behind the wiper motor and from rotting the joints between the upper cowl panel &...
Today marks 1 year ago I drove the olds home on a dolley. It was uneventful, except when it dropped into drive and the transmission was driving...
You would be correct. Olds hoods from this era are notorious for it. The framing is not strong enough and over time it bends the tabs that weld to...
Thanks, me too! I flip OT cars in the summer time also, except im using the money to get a house. Sent from my DROID device using the TJJ mobile app
Thanks gearhead, did you get that sled running yet? I replaced the kinked passenger corner of the hood tonight, which I spent hours on but came...
I like the all black with red quarters. But then again, im biased :) Sent from my DROID device using the TJJ mobile app
That is the first thing I noticed the first time I drove mine. It careened like every other 50s car, but man it would get up and go! Sent from my...
Thanks guys for all the feedback. I made the pieces to cover the cowl up and got them half welded in, and suddenly I was reminded how little I've...
Whenever I get discouraged like that, I back off for a little bit and ponder my next plan of attack. Most people dont understand just how hard...
I welded up the fatigue cracks in the hood framework tonight, and added a few gussets. This is overkill, but I will never have to worry about it...
Finished up my firewall tonight. I cut the wiper motor pocket completely out, drilling all the spot welds and making a few small cuts. This...
I sat down tonight and finished welding in the new wheel arch. I welded 1 inch at a time, grinding and hammering/dollying each weld. It took hours...
Mine is identical. My car has kingpins, not sure about the 56. It was nice of GM to install sway bars from factory, so when you take them off and...
Mike, here are some sway bar pics. I welded a little on the floor today, but I partied this weekend so my fuse was a little too short to get much...
I got my 61 Chevy wheel arch all tacked in on the passenger side. I modified the wheel house to accept it, as well as changed a few bends in the...
Well it was one of those nights. My heater quit in the garage, my trunklid I spent so much time lining up no longer does, that'll do until...
I hauled my 55 oldsmobile from dayton, Ohio all the way to akron on a dolley behind a 99 f150 with a 5.4 triton. I went and bought 2 rims and...
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Nah, I just tightened it down a little much. It stuck up a little from factory anyway and they put some goo around and over top of it. Anyway,...
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