The Jalopy Journal
Thanks. I’m enjoying working on it and glad to share.
I’m sure hoping so! My oldest used my blue 52 4 years ago. I would like to have it running for my sons grad this coming June. He’s got some...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Being that the truck started its life as a two ton, there was no fuel tank in the cab so one was added to the rear frame. I’ve...
Sorry no idea.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Finally load up all the extra parts in the bed and roll it out of the way, clean up the shop and get ready for the family.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bed assembly, front clip back in place and bed put on.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Assembling bed, some direct to metal urethane on cab and bed sides, and putting cab back on frame. This is no show...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Patching more holes and some help with rust paint on bottom of cab
[ATTACH] Removed cab on my week off to finish floor and firewall and to work on the chassis. Built a bracket for a hydraulic clutch slave.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year and a half since I last posted. The truck mostly sat dormant over last winter with a...
Looks great. Enjoy a nice cool summer ride.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My 48 Chevy that is slowly becoming my shop truck sitting on a 75 3/4 ton frame. And my sons 78 f250 that he lets me use for a...
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind next time I think I can fix it!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just cause it’s cold doesn’t mean we can’t play. Blue truck was a 52, and the one in the shop is my current...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Whether it’s “helping” dad change oil, having the kids playing in the project as I work on it or even helping them get...
[ATTACH] Here’s a few slot car hot rods I made for kids club. The light blue was thirty years ago at 16 yrs old and the others 15 yrs ago in my...
[ATTACH] “Come on dad get in, I’ll drive you to Grandmas!”
[ATTACH] since it is badged as a maple leaf (or two ton) I liked the idea of a longer box heavier duty truck. I’d like to get some custom decals...
Thanks. That’s a sharp eye. I took a closer look and it’s a bit of gasket that needs to be cleaned before we seal it up. Still waiting on a few...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Patched in passenger mirror mount, now to do the one on the drivers side. I’ve spent a few hours here and there over the last...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Picking up a second cab for current project “1948 Longhorn” Picking up my previous truck and then saying goodbye to...
I’ve seen a few chevys from early seventies with the longhorn designation for a long box. Since I’ve owned a short box, I liked the term longhorn...
[ATTACH] Thanks. Unfortunately the winter is disappearing before my eyes and the yard and garden work of summer looms ahead. Trying to get rear...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Last weekend it was time to address the cab, the belt line had some rust...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] One of the challenges of putting this body on a larger truck chassis was the width of the box. I figured that...
After shortening the bed, I moved on to something I was a little more comfortable with-stretching wood. I picked up some cheap oak this summer and...
Now the dilemma. When I put a box side on the truck frame the rear wheel wasn’t centred in the wheel well. So I posted in -“Ad big truck rear...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Last spring I saw a truck bed trailer out in a field, so I talked to the owner and he gave me his rotted out trailer. A box of a...
I started the project by fixing the grill and adding some inner fenders that the previous owner had disposed of. At that point I discovered the...
The 52 before I sold it, the 48 when I bought it, and a picture of my 48 that I found on the internet before I owned it on it’s original chassis.
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The Jalopy Journal
