The Jalopy Journal
Was this yard just south of Jensen on Elm?
I use to see that car in the late 70's early 80's in Downey/Norwalk getting on the 605 FWY
mine was a 1963 Valiant 2 door with a slant 6 I paid $200 for it and drove 2 years. It just stop running one day and my dad took off the head and...
The first time driving my first car ( aviator) I was setty in a small lawn chair. I had another one for the passages side. And when I got on it my...
I have a 1933 Chevy 5 window and remove ALL THE WOOD! I replaced it with tubing and bent channel. Using a stretcher and shrinker I bent the...
Here is another picture of the driver side [ATTACH] I think I will start the new running boards next week. I have arthritis and my right...
I got the driver side window finished just like the other side I had to make each corner in 2 pieces then make the vertical piece between them....
Here is what the dies look like in the pullmax [ATTACH] I have made dies out of Delrin, hot roll steel, and even wood. If I plan to make a...
Thanks everyone's!:D Here I got the window finished on the passenger side I got all the lines lined up, welded and sanded even got some primer...
I got a little bit more done I bent the top over and started around the windows corners I had to make each corner in 2 parts, to make sure...
About 5-6 passes. It took 4 of us to run the panels to keep them flat and straight!:) As far as the Delrin it will last a long time. I have made a...
Here is the driver side panel. Like I said no rear door on this side. We had to cut around the fender arch. I put a bend on top for the window...
Here is the panel on the passenger side. It is just clamp for now. [ATTACH] I don't know what motor he is going to put in it:confused:
Here is the die I made for my pullmax to make the side panels [ATTACH] It came out real nice!
A friend called me and asked me to help him with his new project, making a limo from a 4 door Plymouth. When I got there he had stretched it 47"...
Here is a wire edging tool I make and sell on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/321178196866?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Sounds like " the barter queen!
I used one when I built my son's T [ATTACH]
He wants it broke 8' long!
I had. HF bead roller and gave it away! I ended up making my own. The upper shaft moves in/out 1-1/4" the shafts are 7/8" and the ends turned down...
Here is my son's [ATTACH]
I have a 1933 5window. I don't have any pictures but I removed ALL THE WOOD and replaced it with steel! I made a tubing roller and rolled some 1"...
My neighbor came over and asked me to stretch his pedal car because he wanted to put a motor in it. The hood was bad also. So I cut out the bad...
I agree with everyone, the pictures are FANTASTIC ! They are calendar quality!
I have several cars but none on the road at this time! 1933 Chevy 5 window 1933 Chevy 3 window 1958 4 door wagon converted badly to a 2 door...
Looks great!
I have a 1933 Chevy 5 window. I bought a shrinker/stretcher, and just replaced all the wood with formed steel. I bent some 18 gage angle and...
I built my 1928 A in 1995. It's not really HAMB friendly but, it was my first build [ATTACH]
I had a guy come up to me and ask " what year my model T was. I told him it was a 1928 model A. Then he told me they didn't make model A's in...
My son and I started building his T bucket in 2001 when he was a junior in high school. We used the CCR plans and body and it worked out great!...
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