The Jalopy Journal
During our visit to the Florida Keys, we stopped at Florida state park Bahia Honda. There’s a 1912 Flagler railroad bridge that was damaged in a...
I have not quit. Just took a break to spend time with my other hobbies. Weather here was lousy so it seemed best to stay out of the shop for a...
I have contact info for a guy in KY who deals in old Chevy parts. He’s legit. I’ll send you his contact info by email. I promised not to publicly...
OCD kicked in again. Moving the hinge forward just a bit should improve alignment enough. I decided it wasn’t good enough so here I go again....
Got frustrated trying to get the DS door aligned like I wanted. So I did something fun. I made a floor pan that goes from the chassis to the...
I was frustrated. Then I installed the original rockers and . . . . Ta - daaaaaah! The doors fit pretty darn good. I’ll redo the DS door hinge...
I finally have some progress pictures worth posting. I’ve fabricated both rear door frames and quarter window frames. I temporarily replaced the...
October has been full of other things to do on weekends. A conference and an old Chevy GMC truck show. That killed 2 weekends but I’ve squeezed in...
I can hardly believe that low price. What a bargain! Jealous but glad it will be in good hands. The guy I bought my 34 from is helping a guy...
I really wasn’t happy with my first attempt at framing the doors and side windows. My 2nd attempt is going much better. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, rats! That seat was a few inches too wide. I didn’t buy it. Today was a good day in the shop. I got the driver door hung and it lines up...
What would be a fair price for this seat? I have the opportunity to buy this 1939 Chevy master sedan front seat. I have seen it in person and the...
Fixed the minor door alignment problem today. I oversized the door hinge plate screw holes. That allowed fine adjustment of the hinge plate up...
Really great day in the shop yesterday. The passenger door lines up great and the struggle to get it right was minimal. VIDEO LINK.
I’ve completed the mini-tub. I’m happy with the results but my wheel well repair patches ain’t pretty. I’ll likely redo some areas but it will...
I explained the car was a 1934 and not a 1936 and he told me he just forgot what the correct year was. There is no doubt it’s the same car. I was...
Passenger side mini-tub is underway. The 2WD S10 rear really does a nice job at tucking the wheels in close so I can use a wide tire and still...
Very little got done to the 34 this week. However . . . . My son told me he was ready to take possession of his 1968 C10 which has been at my...
These wheels are 15” x 7” wide with 4.25” backspacing. I want to go with at least an 8” wide wheel x 15” and go with 4” of backspacing (might go...
That’s because you haven’t seen it in person. Haha!
Wheel well repair + started welding the mini-tub. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
So I still think the DS rear quarter needs to be pulled out a bit more. The DS tire is tucked in more than the PS (PS has a wheel spacer) which...
Wayne, It just occurred to me why the tire on the passenger side sticks out more than it does on the driver side. That’s because I still have a 2”...
Before I start to weld the pieces of the mini tub together, I thought it wise to have y’all review my plan and give me advice. The first picture...
Today was awesome. Mini-tub day. I relocated the body to frame support INSIDE the frame so I would have room for the mini-tub. I made a pattern...
Rear axle was swapped today. I removed a 1987 Camaro axle (too wide at 61.875”) and swapped in a 1999 S10 axle (54.5” wide + 2” wheel spacers...
Went to the salvage yard again today. I grabbed a GMC Sonoma driveshaft and pinion yoke. I didn’t like the flat yoke plate that was on my Chevy...
I bought this 3.42 open diff S10 rear last Friday. Cleaned it up. New lug studs installed today. New drums. Brake components will be done later....
SO I DID THIS LAST NIGHT . . . . My leaf spring and shackle post stirred up a lot of discussion on Facebook. Will my shackle and spring bottom...
The factory 1934 shackle was mounted below the frame. I have no other reference points and not using original springs, so I’m measuring according...
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