The Jalopy Journal
The big event around here is the Woodward Dream Cruise. It's usually the third Saturday in August. The evening before the cruise, we have Berkley...
This summer has been non-stop fixing cars, I swear. I had a bunch of trouble with the Jeep ('87 YJ) and then there were a ton of things that I had...
Finally got the rest of the sewing done and got the seats mounted! Man, upholstery is a black art. I was definitely challenged, and although I'd...
Thanks! And yep! Thick Skull (from the 4th record) is a cover of a Heresy song (legendary Detroit punk band... Pete was in Heresy as well). I...
Made som progress on the seat this week. My first ever try at upholstery, and man was it nerve-wracking. There's a lot of fugly going on, but I'm...
Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Any idea what they are? Ultimately, I got a pair of the 4412A lights. I had to make a cut to the headlight...
I'm going for the lowrider look with the inner headlights - the high beams - being amber colored. I am having a helluva time trying to find them!...
For sure, man! I want to do you proud on my upholstery job. :)
Finally something easy, securing the burlap with bullnose rings. [IMG] Then I deconstructed the upholstery and slowly trimmed and pinned and...
It's been a minute since I posted, so let me catch you up. I was making a lot of progress for a while but, you know, kids, work, etc.. Also, we...
Here's what I saw on Saturday. Blew me away! I love the Larry Watson flames and it looks great in white. Sombrero caps and wide whites are...
I got back from Autorama this weekend and got a FB message from the guy that finished off "The Heap" aka the Stickylifter Chevy. My hat is off to...
My '63 BelAir. This car is seriously fun to drive and I love piling the kids in it and cruising Woodward in the summer. When the first snow hits,...
49 - 54 Chevy wheel, local pickup in Berkley, MI, just outside of Detroit. $50 obo.[IMG] [IMG]
I have a pile of 394 leftovers like ac pump, ps pump, and brackets. I need to get them out of my garage. UPDATE: I finally trashed them :( I...
I converted my 63 Chevy wagon to drum drum dual master a couple years ago using a MC from a BelAir that was just a couple years older. Worked...
I got a ton of work done this weekend, and I bought myself a new toy! A shrinker/stretcher combo. The reason I needed it was to re-create this...
Yeah man, everytime I see a 53-54 chevy I wish I still had my 54 :'( I haven't noticed anything other than the inside metal panel on the...
I did some more work on the wagon the last couple weeks. The radiator was still the one from the straight six, and now that she has a V8, it had a...
UPDATE: It's in New Haven Connecticut now! The owner was at Detroit Autorama two weeks ago and we just missed each other, but we talked on the...
OK I'll look for that, it makes sense because if you were able to push the glass out (accidentally) while the tailgate was down it would be...
I had no idea there was a safety switch! Googling...
Reverse lights, like seat belts and hazard flashers, were optional upgrades in 63 :) I scored an NOS reverse light package and upgraded! Since...
When I got the air manifold it came with a 7 switch control, so I had to run that from the front seat back to the manifold. To get it through the...
I wasn't totally happy with my new airbag setup though. There were so many connections with all those sections of pipe (so more places for it to...
I got some nice powdercoated headers, and updated the brake master to a drum/drum from a later model Bel Air... like 65 or 6 or 7. Worked great...
Great work man!
I do love a straight six, but I happened have a built 350 sitting in the garage and it was time to upgrade. The stovebolt went home with straight...
@1pickup It's ridiculous what they go for, but I guess that's what the market will bear as they say. But yeah, I love this car and I'm so glad you...
I also took the opportunity to upgrade my headlights to use relays. Because of the way GM designed the wiring in these cars (and really a lot of...
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