The Jalopy Journal
Selling a 1941 Ford Coupe. Older hot rod, has an Olds Rocket drivetrain. Looks like a Chrysler rear end. Will need floors and some other minor...
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Bump $8000 Throw me an offer.
Bump. Shoot me a reasonable offer.
Thinking about selling my Mercury. Its a 1950 2dr. Clear Iowa title in my name. Car is setup with a 500 Cadillac motor and a Turbo 400 Trans. Ford...
Yeah I couldnt believe its been like 2 years since Ive done anything to this. Been way too long.
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Well after about 2 years of not working on this I finally got back to it a few weeks ago and got the floor finished off. Ive been mainly building...
Me and another guy will hopefully be heading east to check this out on Friday. Ill be on my chopped shovel and hes got a 75 BMW R90/6 thats not...
Daaamnnn!!! that is one beauty of a ride, killer work by all who were involved.
All smoothed down, still some lows and highs to take care of but better than it was [IMG] [IMG]
Well I got some more rust repair done this weekend, funny how much more you get accomplished when you arent hungover all weekend haha. Cut out and...
Yeah that would definately suck. Plus it would be way easier to switch it now before the rest of the car is finished. The way it is now with the...
Some bike pics... my dads chopper [IMG] 74 BMW my friend built [IMG] Yamaha I built this summer [IMG] My shovel I built [IMG] Now with...
Yeah just tack everywhere spreading out the heat untill its fully welded then smooth it down I used 36grit on an air sander.
At the time, I kinda figured that if it worked back then it will work now, and I got sick of every one saying" you should put that on a Olds...
Yeah I rolled the piece over some 1" round bar so it wasnt a sharp bend then used the stretcher to get it to bend around the corner. Actually...
All smoothed down.... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Finally got the rear section around the taillight done. Felt like shit last week so didnt get too much accomplished. Still need to finish up...
Heres a few updated pics. Got the panel replaced the length of the quarter panel and started on the very rear where the taillight was at. Came out...
Thanks for the comments. Really appreciate it. Should have some more pics in a couple days.
Well after about 6 months of this thing sitting in the corner collecting dust Im back working on it again. Never meant to let it sit that long but...
RULER!!!! This is so f#%^ing cool! Congrats man.
As stated many times before, this car fucking kills...definately good inspiration to get back on my Merc..cant wait to see it painted..
Shit yeah I know John. Thats a cool roadster hes got also.
Wow. Thanks for all the positive comments. Its cool to show this stuff to people who actually appreciate it and undestand this shit doesnt happen...
[IMG] Thats where Im at so far. Ive been slacking for the last month trying to get my bike all finished up and re wired. I still have a long...
Front frame horns made different so the radiator will clear the hood. I got 2 16" electric fans from my work that fit perfectly. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Im using the stock steering column and Im gonna try and make the stock shifter work with the auto transmission using a cable or some kind of...
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