The Jalopy Journal
For those of us who couldn't be there..Thank You for the pictures!
Drove the St.Louis Hot Rod Hundred. 30 degrees, no top,no heater, had fun anyway![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Some that look old (but aren't)[ATTACH]
Some louvers I did a long time ago...[ATTACH]
Part of the problem using cans of paint off the shelf is the different tints that are in them. some that may not be in the color on the car. I've...
I had a Turbo T-Bird with the 5 speed stick. It was a blast to drive on a twisty road. Downshift going into a turn, get the turbo up and stand on...
It was in a friend of mines Pinto that was pretty quick. He swapped it with a smallblock because he kept getting beat by "Tuna Cars"(his term for...
I just get on here to look at your avatar...Niiiiice.
Sorry it took so long. I've been moving and finally got the car moved into the new garage. Lost about two months so I am getting back in high...
I added 2" in the doors and 2" in the cab. I took the dimensions of my friend Lew Noble's 32 Roadster floor and tried to make a 29 RPU with the...
Personal favorite[ATTACH]
Love this car. Offy power. Would love to hear this thing blasting down the street![ATTACH]
I didn't have the money for a body, so I decided to build one... and it got out of control. Haven't seen one on this thread that I didn't like!...
The frame is 1/4" thick,2"X 5" tapered from the cowl forward to 3". Front and rear crossmembers are 1/4" 2"X 5" with corner braces made from 1/4"X...
I wasn't crazy about some of the stuff Lil' John did, but you have to appreciate the thought and execution of things he did. Some of the small...
Bob Galbraith from Newport Engineering was telling me I should polish it too. I'm kinda partial to the brushed finish look...and I'm too lazy to...
Two and a half men lifted it off the cart and set it on stands. Thinking it will be around 1500-1900 lbs when its done.
I still need to finish the floor,dash,brake lines, pedals, seats,gauges and wiring. And a bunch of sanding with some Scotchbrite pads.[ATTACH]
The hairpins are 1'' .250 wall tubing with a .250 gusset welded inside. I saw some radius rods on a car in the Indy Speedway museum that were done...
I also had to look up Priapism.
It has a 2.0 pinto engine in it that was a freebie a friend gave me when gas was near 5.00 a gallon[ATTACH]
One of the door hinges. Sorry I didn't post more info. I know this thing doesn't fall in the traditional hot rod category,so I was a little...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
