The Jalopy Journal
El Mirage last weekend. Photo courtesy of Holly Martin. [IMG]
I'd make them out of aluminum. Make sure you leave space between the insert and the motor mount for the upholstery to wrap around. I might even be...
I'm looking for a last-minute ride one way from So. Cal. to Bonneville. I gotta go pick up a 50 Chevy and bring it back to LA... Anybody got an...
I'm almost done with this one. Nice seat, and Bob is great to work with! [IMG]
I need to get better at resizing photos.
Some stitching I did last night- [IMG]
I'm looking for a really nice original if anybody knows of one.
Some old pics of mine- before I proceeded to beat the hell out of it. [IMG] [IMG]
I'm about to start upholstering my first seat from Bengels. I haven't even touched it yet and I already like it way more than Tea's.
Nice! I always wanted a Divco shop truck.
I'll be up and running in my new shop in Glendale soon, Definitely not cheap, but great quality and a fair price considering how much time and...
Thanks for the support everybody- it means a lot! I'm excited about all the opportunities and the potential in the new place, and looking forward...
Yeah, I'm splitting the building with a guy with a really clean operation. I'm afraid I'm gonna be too messy for him. And we have been looking...
Man, that stuff is cool! I've never seen green. Good luck on your search.
Don't worry, JG is the other half of this enterprise. How's my old hood doin'? You know I grew up at 7304 Alta, right?
Thanks guys. It's gonna be so nice to get out of my 500 square foot garage. I miss having space to work. The last couple years I've been really...
Not quite a reality show, and off-topic here, but this is what I did this summer- some short road trip films in collaboration with Mercedes Benz,...
Actually the temperature in the building is perfect. I just like to say 'sweatshop'. Yeah, I'm moving to LA (where I have been living unofficially...
I think Forever 21 must be a girls store in the mall?? Anyway they are moving their operation out at the end of the month and I'm moving from of...
After years of overworking myself, burning out, dropping out, and roaming the world as self-unemployed upholsterer vagabond I'm officially back in...
I've got a stash of black and silver Trinidad waiting for the right project to roll around.
I will be in Norway May 14-17... I may need to extend my trip!
I don't know if this will help you, but here are some photos of pattern making on the last top I did (which was also the first top I did). I used...
Have you been to www.couchsurfing.org? It's a great way to meet people on the road and travel cheap. I made a lot of good friends that way. I have...
I'm gonna get some Louis Vuitton style fabric printed with Fat Lucky's logos and start upholstering Lamborghinis. I'm looking forward to making...
My part is finally done, and the car went back to Bass Kustoms headquarters today. I was kinda rushed with the pics- There wasn't any time to take...
The interior is almost done. More pics soon... [IMG]
I ♥ Myers/McPhail.
I made a few house calls last year and drove through Tennesee a few times last year as well. For some reason I get Nashville mixed up with...
Hey guys! I'm not at the Speed Shop anymore, a guy named Craig Willits took over the upholstery operation there. I'm not trying to overwork...
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