The Jalopy Journal
Man, a question for the ages, I think the best place to start is to accept that anything that you learn is yours, whatever direction you choose to...
Watch LIVE webcam coverage of the Metalcraft Skill Center student build. A 1986 Monte Carlo Aero Cope Street Stock. They are going to run it on...
90% of the work done on this build has been done by Skill Center training program students. The 2 student technicians that are working on this...
[IMG] Once the inner flange was fitted, it was tack-welded starting at the center on ¾ spread. Once totally tacked in, the fender flange was...
Clecos were used to line up the edge as the fitting process was continued. [IMG]
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The students then measured and broke a piece of 18 gauge 3/4 x 1/2 then began to shrink and stretch until it fill the opening perfectly. [IMG]
You can see all of the factory inner panels fell out. [IMG]
A good friend of mine told me of a horror story where a lowered 53 had a flat with a set of Corvette wheels on it. On I-40 they had to literally...
We had a couple of extra framing pictures in another group. This will give a little bit more detail to were we started. The two aluminum strips...
The bracing that is welded in to the seat is 1 x 1 x .049 and the X bracing is ½ x 1 x .049 tube reinforcements. A trunk panel between the...
The rear seat pan attached at the floor and at the speaker panel fitted between the fender rings. [IMG]
[We had to adhere to some wants of the car owner: 1. He wanted to be able to take the body off the chassis. 2. He wanted extra wide tubs so if...
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