The Jalopy Journal
Here are some pictures from the latest show where I received “Best Old Timer” award. it was about an hour from home in a little mountain town. The...
Here’s a teaser from the studio photo shoot. It’s amazing how great it looks! I’m still pinching myself to make sure this is real. [ATTACH]
I have not done any testing on the rear end gearing. As it sits the car launches pretty good and with the 5 speed I cruise the freeway at 65 and...
That’s what I built it for! Living the dream! #driveyourshit
They don’t work well in the rain or snow! I got sideways on the freeway at about 45mph during the heavy downpour. It was kinda scary!
Two weeks ago I went to Barona and raced. This weekend I went on an 800 mile reliability run and got to visit several of the scenic parks in Utah....
That’s about what I was thinking. Mid 12s or so. The conditions weren’t what I’d consider perfect but I’ll take it. The car is so much fun to drive.
The car has been on the road for about a month. It’s got 725 on the odometer and I just got back from the RPM Nationals Barona. I made it to the...
Yes I did! That was a lot of fun! In case anyone was wondering, cheater slicks arent worth a darn in snow.
It’s been on the road for a week and I’ve got about 250 miles on it already. The car is incredible to drive! The chassis tracks straight and is...
It was definitely a learning experience! This car is so much fun to drive I can’t wait to get out on the highway with it.
Thank you! It’s been a fun project and now the real fun begins! I get to drive it and race it at a bunch of vintage events.
First test drive revealed a couple of small adjustment issues. We have corrected those and it’s ready to go. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] We got the wiring harness done and fired the car up to make sure everything was working properly.
That’s my snowmobile trailer. I ordered it with a few extra goodies so I could use it year round. It’s made by Trails West out of Preston Idaho. I...
Traction is definitely going to be hard to come by! It should be a lot of fun to drive.
We haven’t fired it up in the car yet. Our plan is to have it running this week. So far the Hemi only has dyno time on it.
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Those front turn signals are some aftermarket motorcycle signals. My friend found them and ordered them for me. Sorry I can’t tell you a brand or...
Things are progressing and we hope to have it on the road shortly. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Off to do the electrical system. I want things to work so I’ll leave the wiring to someone who knows what they’re doing. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I did not use sealant but I’m going to remove the rails and black them out. I don’t like the look of the raw aluminum. When I install them for...
Things are starting to really come together. It’s beginning to look like a car again. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Life is moving in the right direction these days. Lots of time in the shop and I’m loving the outcome.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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Most of the engine bay is done. Time to focus on a few of the details on the body.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
His name is Opie.
With the help of some friends we got the body mounted back on the chassis. It’s starting to look like a car again. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I had to push it outside to see the paint job in the sun and then get busy with the cut and buff. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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The Jalopy Journal
