The Jalopy Journal
I'm glad to hear you're ok. I've learned a lot watching your videos and I hope you're able to do more in the future on your own terms.
Anyone know what's going on with Jordan Bennett? His website is offline and he's posted nothing new on YouTube in 2 months.
Not a lot to look at, but the dash fab and all the wiring is done. [ATTACH] The next thing is bodywork, and I need to raise the ride height. The...
I was 49 when I started this project. I built the gasser I had to sell in 2 years, so I figured I'd be driving it through most of my 50s and sell...
16.5yrs later, it moved under its own power. All I did was back it out and pull it back in later on. I still have wires hanging and various loose...
Started working on wiring, I need to make it move under it's own power so I can move it in and out of the garage. Not sure what it weighs, but it...
Redesign on the fender mounts, the first version just didn't look sturdy enough. Last thing I want is to be a few hundred miles from home and have...
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Snowed in and colder than shit so I spent the day in the garage. I lucked into a nice brass Mustang radiator I'm using instead of the aluminum...
For those that asked The main components are an IR die grinder body and a palm nailer. I made a block off plate to seal off the exhaust ports in...
I've been working off and on between the coupe and the Willys. I've got little nitwitty shit done I didn't document, but I did get a set of...
Flip side done [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next up, I have lower sections for the rear fenders made already, I just need to weld them on. After that, the...
I've had the driprails made for a while, finally welding them in. I leaded the seam between the rail and the 1/4, the gutter side will get seam...
The roof, cowl, top 2/3 of the doors, not much else.
I finally manned up and got the hardest panels made. I'd started a couple times and created abstract art. At the current price of sheetmetal, I...
Well I made it to the hillclimb, nowhere near finished, but functional. We got 4 runs at it. After my second, I was done. I built a hot rod, not a...
16yrs Ouch
The engines are staying where they are, I can't believe I entertained the thought of swapping them. Willys build thread:...
I've been working on it solid for the last couple weeks to get it to the point of being drivable because I made a wise ass remark about taking it...
Time for an update. I spent my July 4th putting the body back on the frame. Alone of course. It's only sketchy if someone sees it happening....
It's a complete running chassis. If the rain ever stops, I'll swap garages with the body so I can get it ready to go back on the chassis. A...
Thanks! I get email from photobucket weekly telling me my pics will be deleted if I don't pay a monthly fee. I downloaded all the pics years ago,...
A fucking comedy of errors later, motor and trans are in the chassis. [ATTACH] Next, measure for a driveshaft and get the bottom of the body...
I've got a roller! [ATTACH] Next step is put it on cribs, get the motor and trans cleaned and painted and get it in the frame.
It was 65° in Ohio today, so I got the frame shot with epoxy primer. It's been tough getting motivated to do much with the cold snap we had for...
The wheels and tires I had on were from my 40 Ford coupe. I decided they needed to go back on it. I had 15" Torque Thrusts I had taken off my...
Lol, that was the result of the replacement cylinder having a smaller hole than the original, and a short, useless SnapOn breaker bar.
The weather cooperated today and I was able to separate the body from the frame. I ended up using the gantry with a flat hook ratchet strap on the...
Quick update: I started to lift the body off, but the roof wasn't happy. I figured out an alternative method, but it will have to wait till...
So it begins again....... [ATTACH]
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