The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] I have a good friend who's into anything old, cars, trucks and motorcycles. He came across this 1920's Garford truck. It ran but needed...
My buddy's[ATTACH] A with a nailhead Buick. Usually work in colored pencil but haven't used regular pencil for quite awhile. 11x14 on Strathmore...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A number of years back a car friend asked me to do a picture of his 49 GMC pickup. The lighting was great with a lot of...
Here's another. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/302-ford-small-block-really-small.856372/
Here's one on the Fordillac flathead V-8 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/fordillac-flathead-in-1-3-scale.952621/
Gentlemen, Several years back I had posted a thread on my build of a 1/3 scale flathead engine, what I called my Fordillac. Quite a few years...
I was a metal Pattermaker for the Ford Motor Co. (39 years)
Gentlemen, I know it's been a long time coming but I finally have some success. After many trails and tribulations the flathead engine is...
This is my buddies '49' Jimmy pickup. It's done with Prismacolor pencils on White Stonehenge paper. I gave it to him for his birthday. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Gentlemen, It's been quite awhile since I posted on the Friday art show but you know, life gets in the way. Our car group was getting...
A good friend of mine just picked up a beautiful 49 GMC pickup truck. The other day it started to drip antifreeze. Upon investigation it's coming...
Do Ardun heads use the same amount of head bolts as in the flathead block? gbritnell
Here's one from the archives! Does anyone out there have any information on what this might have been? It's bolted to an early Chevy inline six...
From reading everything you've posted I'm sure (I hope) that the carbs have been meticulously cleaned, especially when you say that they've been...
Thanks gentlemen, I really appreciate the comments. Next week should be the first try at firing it up. I'll keep you informed. gbritnell
Hi Gatz, Actually the Ford logo was taken from a small embossed logo plate. I set it up in the mill upside down and machined stock away until...
The final update is the fabrication of the water connections. I purchased some .375 stainless tubing to form the upper water pipes. I first made a...
I have used a lot of stainless socket head screws in the assembly of the engine. While not being totally correct there is a good reason for using...
With the rad finished it was time to make a mount for it. I wanted to keep with the style of the front motor mount so a piece of aluminum was...
Finally the big moment! Could it all be soldered together or would I just end up with a pile of ugly looking brass pieces and a lot of wasted...
The top and bottom tanks were milled from a solid bar of brass. In the past I have tried to make up dies for forming radiator tanks without a lot...
To assemble everything and keep the proper spacing I made up brass bushings that would slip over 4 rows of tubes. With the header and side plates...
The last big project in the build was to come up with a radiator. When I built the 302 engine I tried to fabricate a radiator. This was back in...
With the engine mounted the throttle linkage could be built. Every hot rod needs a Moon gas pedal so I set about making one in miniature. The...
Next up would be the base and motor mounts. The base is a piece of 6061 aluminum plate with the edges chamfered. The original plan was to put...
It's been quite awhile since the last posting and a lot of work has been completed. The first thing is the plug wires were made along with wire...
Just a quick update video of where the engine is to date. I have the piston rings made and installed. The engine was run in on the lathe with oil...
wbrw32, In the past I have made my own plugs due to the fact that nobody made them. About 12 years ago a fellow started having plugs made in...
Here's a few shots of the engine with the headers and fuel pump installed. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
After soldering the pipe joints were lightly filed where needed then polished. [IMG] [IMG]
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
