The Jalopy Journal
Car is finished and currently at the interior shop. I will post pics of the remainder of the build as soon as I am able.
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Thanks Kid. Yes, behind those double doors are the entrance to Hod Rod Heaven. Houses a 10 year collection of ultra rare speed equipment and other...
[IMG] Looking from the front of the frame towards the rear. Shows new crossmember with radius rod mounting point and cut out for back of...
Thanks for the compliments everyone. Andy, the surface plate is reused on every build. The plate is adjustable up or down so that a truly level...
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Leveling the frame and fabricating new crossmembers. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Chassis Fabrication Installing the mockup engine and rear end. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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In these next photos, the rear wheel and tire size had been finalized. The frame is set to ride height and we were beginning to look at...
It's been a while since we were able to do any work on the 40 pickup. Customer jobs and other projects had taken up most of our time and shop...
Hi all, thanks for the compliments. Due to customer work at JDH Rod & Custom, the car has been placed in storage for the foreseeable future. We...
Thanks Bob. Still a few little things to finish off.
Thanks Jeff. Doc, we'll be back on it soon enough....
Hey Doc, I've got a ton of pics from the Mordoor build that I have to sort through and post. When I get a chance, I'll put 'em up. As for the...
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Yes, I have a hot rod shop in Mississauga.
[IMG] The pan with crank hole installed providing support to the bottom of the front fenders under the grille. [IMG] The patch fitted to...
The Metalwork As good as the car was there were still a few issues with the metalwork that needed to be addressed. A decision was made to get...
Was finally able to start working on the 33 again after a 3 year hiatus. Car has been taking up space in the shop for long enough now. During this...
If you're looking for the cab mounting wood, go with Northern Classic Trucks. Todd's pieces are finger jointed as per the original.
I drove the car after these slight modifications for the rest of 2007. During the Winter of 2007, we pulled the front sheetmetal, fenders, and...
After bringing the car back to the shop it wasn't long before I had made some changes. We were after a mild 50s Rod, so we started by removing the...
Finally got an opportunity to go through some of my photos, and I thought it would be a good time to post some pics of a barn find 33 Ford Coupe I...
The first one appears to be for 68-69 Cadillac. The second cap is for 47-52 Cadillacs
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SBC are like bellybuttons, everyone has one. Keep the flatty!!!
Forgot the site. Sorry http://www.ford-y-block.com/
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