The Jalopy Journal
Nothing like a bit of paint to make a project look like it's buzzing along. The metal prep and filler work took forever, but well pleased with the...
Thanks Mart, my "Team" have all disappeared now, which I believe is quite normal after chop day.
Yeah, I will keep at it though the winter, I have built myself a cosy little garage in the corner. couple of fan heaters keeps it bearable the...
More or less up to date now, it's been a little over a year since chop day and I finally got the car out in daylight to get them distance shots....
It is said that most of the work of a fastback chop is in the boot lid. I would agree with this statement. The boot lid is basically a large...
The sight line of the door frames welded back in, will become the shape and size of the new stainless frames minus gap for tolerance. I am going...
Now on to the start of the hardtop. The first piece was where the door meets the A pillar (door top). The jury is still out on whether I will keep...
Before removing all the temporary bracing a few jobs inside needed some attention. The rear parcel shelf was now 1 1/2’’ too short to realign...
Next piece of the jigsaw is returning the curves to the rear quarter windows, after the chop they now finished in a point. The drivers side was...
I’ve finished welding the actual roof, which hasn’t turned out too bad- no disasters I’ve now started on all the tricky little details. First one...
Thanks for all the replies and encouragement. I'm a bit further forward then this first post might suggest. I'll start posting regularly to bring...
Some of the old timers on here might remember my build thread Torpedo Attack all the way from the UK. Having the Pontiac on the road for seven/...
Great picture a favourite of mine but not vintage I'm afraid, it's my daughter posing in front of my coupe about three years ago at the Gow hill...
Nearly forgot my favourite photo showing the skirt in paint... [IMG]
So whilst I’m hanging around waiting for the phone to ring I’ve kept myself busy putting the wiring loom back in, fitting the Dynamat and rear...
Time for another update… I’m a bit stressed out at the moment having dropped all the chrome off at the chrome shop, taken the engine into the...
Thanks for the kind words guys. Not much to show at the moment, the Poncho is totally stripped down again waiting for the paint man to do his...
Thought it about time for an update. I did manage to get the Poncho road worthy during the summer but turned out to be one of those two steps...
Making steady progress, still sticking with plan 'B' to have it out this summer. Body is now filled and totally primed but before the big assembly...
I was thinking along those lines Fedcospeed could they also be a heatsink. Neilswheels I tend to be a bit of an optimist, which is a help when...
I feel I have turned a corner, I'm at the stage on this project where no longer am I finding new nightmares to be sorted and fixed, pushing the...
Remember I'm a Carpenter doing the metal work, so I do have to get the filler out sometimes. Rhinoplasty, I had to google that. HaHa. Harley, my...
Thanks for all the replies it's appreciated, sorry won't be chopping this one.
As a bit of a change from grinding and filling I decided to fit and start the Caddy lump. I used a combination of the original mounts mated to a...
I've been grafting, not happy with the first version of the grill I scoured Ebay and picked up a couple more Rover bumpers for a bargain price....
A little more progress on the Poncho. After fitting the new grill the bonnet needed shortening by about 3/4" and reshaping on the bottom edge. I...
HA, didn't think you would see this thread again. No stopping me now. Some time back a mate had an Oxford M.O. grill as a bit of garage art,...
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The Jalopy Journal
