The Jalopy Journal
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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Here’s the start of a work truck project. I picked up a 1948 Canadian Maple Leaf truck summer of ‘22 to replace the ‘52 3100 that I regretfully...
Oh no. That sounds frustrating I hope recovery goes well and repairs go smoothly. So do you get to paint an suv with a strike beside it on the...
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[ATTACH] They look similar to the ones on my 48 Chevy, and if you’d like, I could probably mail you a paper pattern of the windows as mine are...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Biggest smiles happen when we can share the cars or trucks we enjoy with those we love!
Looks great!! Have many happy days driving!
Great to see the project moving again. Thanks for letting us know the frustrations along with the success! Makes me feel a little better about my...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So I’ve played a bit and here’s what I’ve done. I took 4” out of box length, I removed one inch out of the front of...
[ATTACH] I’ve come across some dog dish caps on hubcapmikes.com, that work on standard 8 bolt steel rims.
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