The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bump! open to equal or partial trades, 26/7 T roadsters, model A roadsters/coupes....
The time has come to sell my sporty.. I want to build a roadster, possibly coupe next so this one unfortunately can’t stay with me body is all...
Haven’t checked in here for a while… Been busy moving halfway across Canada and general life stuff! anyways is there anyone that can give a...
Took mine out for a Boxing Day spin in the cold stuff! It was a blast and ran really well I’m the -10c temps although I did block off 2/3 of the...
Thanks man, just the typical 550/750 combo Reverse eye main up front and a ‘T’ rear spring.
Not updated this In a while! I’ve put some miles on it this year and have enjoyed every second! Blew up a rear end a few days before Trog...
braved the -4 (Celsius) temps and took mine out for its final blast of the year. definitely in need of a thermostat in this weather [ATTACH]
Again, I’m not supposed to be on this project at all until the wife’s truck is finished….. But we are moving to the other side of the country and...
Now I actually have the time I can get it sorted! That’s what happens when you throw an unknown complete rear end in the night before.
Checking in! thrashed away on the car for most of September in preparation for Trog. Broke rear end testing it a week before so thrashed again...
[ATTACH] Clocked up a good few miles this month! I have a question for the banger experts here.. After a long run I pulled the plugs to see how...
Will also be there for the weekend! Can’t wait!!!
Finally got mine running sweet! Another jet change, float level adjusted And lapped in my needle and seat took her out for a backroad blast and it...
Now the snow has melted and the weather is warming up nicely I got to spend some time getting the motor set up. A few jet changes and it’s running...
Took mine out for its first real blast up the road since the rebuild. What a huge difference a few hop ups make! [ATTACH]
Another Little update! Gathered up my pile of parts and dragged into the shed this week, ready to start digging away in the coming months....
Got mine out and about for the first time at the weekend. Took it across the border into the USA for an event. Feels good to be out and about in...
Managed to spend some free time getting this old girl finished up (for now) and put a few heat cycles in the fresh motor and tidied up a few...
Visibility over the shoulder is no issue. Traffic lights however are sometimes a little challenging but I'm 6ft. I did manage to snap a really...
For me it will always be my 56, sold 3 years ago to fund my model A. Wish I could have kept both [ATTACH]
Unfortunately I can't really get a side picture in my workshop (fancy tent). Once the snow melts in the spring I'll be able to let it free and...
I have my suspicions about this too.. You are correct about the regulator, 6 volt chrysler and made in Canada. The cuts in the firewall appear to...
I would have thought the same it is very crudely fitted but a windshield would have covered the ugly spots.. It was definitely wired reasonably...
I'm probably going to use the red cowl. Feels wrong putting it back to stock after all those years
Not too much to update here. Apart from the body now resides in my basement while I continue gathering parts for the build [ATTACH]
Managed to spend some hours on this recently. I was never really happy with the way the car had been chopped so I decided to 'tweak' a few...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's mine, still working on the final fit of the top but it's pretty close to being good enough
⁷ At the moment it's all back to stock trans and rear end. Motor was on its last legs, it was it's last cruise night and I decided to open it up...
Brief update, Now I finally have somewhere I can wrench on this over the snowy season I can get on with all the little jobs. Re wired the whole...
Just installed my lightened flywheel and v8 clutch. Not far off firing it up for the first time since rebuilding [ATTACH]
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