The Jalopy Journal
hey everyone! i got the truck running and pulling fuel on its own and it even sat and idled! i have a video of it but i cant post video here. im...
It's late but I wanted to turn the day around a bit. Dragged my seat into my dining room and started tearing it down. Managed to get the top...
I just flat out routed the line up the wrong side of the motor last time. It's fixed now tho, just a dumb headache.
Water pumps I ordered were wrong. They were pre-48. It is their error, not mine. I had my fuel pump routed backwards. It has suction and...
The gasket had slipped into the canister. Flipped it over and carefully tightened it down so hopefully that will do the trick. My ammeter wasn't...
Fuel pump doesn't work.engine fires off right away with some gas poured down the throat, but I couldn't get it to idle long enough to see if the...
I think one goes in there too. I had a filter and line sitting around and the line I had wasn't the right size so I was just gonna "make it easy"....
Oh yeah, neither of my door mechanisms work for the outside door handle so that's incredibly annoying. They slide into the right spot but there's...
Got my dash installed. All the various sending units are connected. I bent a fuel line and got that in place. Went to install a little.inline...
after some time dealing with estate stuff that required me to travel stateside, and then participating in a demolition derby i had signed up for...
I fiddled with it and finally got it to go back into neutral! I guess when I put the top back on after inspecting it I didn't put it back on...
alright. some parts never came in the mail until sunday so the truck couldn't get started, which is a bummer, but such is life. I do have a...
Didn't get it started today. Missing two 12ga bullet connectors and two 5/8" coolant bypass caps. The rest of the wiring is done. Tomorrow I'll...
In the thick of it still but needed to take a break. I made a adapter to hold a new two pot master at the same time as the clutch/brake assembly....
That would be fantastic!!! I'll gladly pay for shipping and some wobbly pops.
Had a minor "what the fuck have I gotten myself into" moment with the truck today. The first one, somehow. Then a friend showed up and we very...
Finished up my floor pans today and sprayed them down with a quick coat of rustoleum just to protect a bit while I keep working. Then I mounted...
It's been a while. To say it's been a rough go is an understatement. I moved in March. I have my own garage now. It's not very big, but I can...
I still didn't do anything to the truck. I spent a day just cleaning up from the mess I made the last time I was in there. I also moved a bike I...
My day time job is in mental health and I thankfully have a strong community that has really kept me in their minds so far. I am looking forward...
Unfortunately my wife was killed in a hit n run while we were riding our motorcycles on October 1. I will be getting back into the truck very soon...
I spent the day in the garage today. I planned to finish my floor pans but a friend came to help out so I pivoted and we prepped all my wheels for...
Making progress over here but no new pics. Floor is 90% done. Gonna be mounting the passenger side fender hopefully this weekend so I can start in...
Oh yeah I also installed a couple lights that were on sale so now I can actually see my bench and the back of the shop! Yes....everything is a...
Did one side of the floor pan after work today! Tomorrow I think I'll be able to finish the entire floor along with the cab supports. I have a...
Wow that's incredibly kind! Yeah the panels are in pretty rough shape. I think the snow sat inside the cab in the lower half while it was stored...
Was feeling incredibly overwhelmed with what I've gotta do and what order to do it in so I popped into the garage between work meetings and made a...
I'm aiming to have it on the road and put at least 1500 miles on it before the snow falls.
It was REALLY REALLY hard not to tell everyone to leave so I could immediately start working on the truck. My work is a five minute ride from...
Huge day for me! I took the week off work, got shit done on the truck, went camping, came back...and PUT THE CAB ON THE FRAME! I asked for help...
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