The Jalopy Journal
The older I get the more appreciation I have for being able to spend time on stuff like this with my Dad. We have been working on a chevy task...
The truck now has around one thousand miles on it and all is well. The hood flip kit really made the front metal alignment much easier than...
Again thanks for the kind words. It's good to hear anything I may have posted helped with future builds. We gave up trying to get the hood...
Thanks again for the positive comments. We bought a harness for this one, but I have modified two other factory ls1 harnesses for swaps. There...
Thanks. I think once we get a taller tire one the front it will be right where I want it.
Finally finished the truck up this week. [img] [img]
It start. Now just a few small things and it will be driving. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXIxgC-z-yA
We got the oil pressure issue worked out and finished everything but the headliner in the interior. Tonight we started it for the first time and...
We had planed to start it this last weekend, but were not seeing any oil pressure while priming. I pulled the front cover and found some shavings...
I finished the heater and radiator hoses along with fitting the intake pass through grommet. We can now route the trans cooler lines and have them...
Could not find the 2.5" bend and clamp I needed so just went ahead and welded the mufflers up and hung everything. I should be able to drill for...
Thanks for the compliments. The front will actually come up maybe an inch or two from what is shown in the latest image. I want the fender to...
I finally got back to work on the exhaust and finished a majority of it yesterday. It should be done over the weekend if I can find a 2.5" bend...
We got the doors finished and the seals installed. Hung the passenger side, and waiting for the driver until dash wiring and seat are in. We...
I was gone for a couple weeks, but my Dad managed to get some work done on the truck. He worked out the gas filled tube and cap along with...
The bags are at a slight angle which obviously becomes more pronounced as the ride height comes up. At the level we will have it at I don't have...
Spent more time working on my Dads 51 AD, but did manage to finish more of the exhaust on the F100. I need to pick up some straight tube and a...
I got the line crimped and spent way too much time finding the right length accessory belt. I ended up running the PS return through the...
The exhaust work has been slow going without a chop or band saw. I ran out of bends today so went ahead and cut down the 24" muffler to two 12"...
I picked up a third gen F-body WS6 steering box and the factory silverado pump. The S10 manual boxes are pretty valuable for some reason so the...
I have been working on the exhaust the past couple days. I also spend a bit of time collecting parts for and installing power steering on my dads...
I really hope to find another one some day and just restore it to working condition with stock parts. That was the plan for this one but it all...
Thank you, and the same to others who have left positive commentary.
We picked up some bends and I started on the primary portions of the exhaust over the weekend. Its really tight around the rack/steering linkage...
A few small updates. The truck now has A/C and has seen regular use with a few 200+ mile road trips. We have fixed some small issues and there are...
Sorry I dont have the bearing part number, but I will check on it next time I am at the store it came from. It is the stock 3 speed column. I...
I sent gauge file to the cutter yesterday and they had a minimum order so ill have some extra panels if anyone wanted to try one. I just want to...
Got the gauge surround drawn up to send off to the laser cutter. [img]
I finished the column and steering linkage this evening. Still need to work out a way to get the shift linkage to telescope in order for the...
Its from a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The inlet/outlet positions are not ideal, but the size is just about perfect and it was only $65 brand new. The fan...
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