The Jalopy Journal
That bracket holds the steering rack to the frame. I ended up hammering a socket onto it and spinning it out. Its definitely scraped ny...
Uh oh.... somebody hit something [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Goodbye miata [ATTACH]
That hand brake is a pretty slick setup, or was 65yrs ago. The handle is on the floor to the left of the bench seat. Seized tighter than a...
After I get the guts in there I'll address it. Currently thinking either just 2 removable bolt in xmembers. Or maybe some sort of skid pan/...
[ATTACH] Disassembled, paint, bushings, reassembly
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65 year old through frame shackle bushing. Im impressed [ATTACH] Have to remove 2 frame cross membership. They sit right in the way of the...
This little finish work before paint is taking forever.. [ATTACH]
I hate how tall this sits right now. Looking at a pic of me standing next to it stock and comparing it to now it appears to sit 4-5" higher....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bumper is back on. Mounts are made. Its about as straight as I care to make it at this point. The bumper is tweaked in...
Back fighting with these things. Simplist little task is kicking my ass [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sheet metal now has mounts. Next on the agenda is getting the bumper back on. Then blow it all apart again for paint and suspension bushings....
Friend of mine is putting a bug eye sprite back together for a customer. I thought this was funny [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Don't have free time to work on the truck for a bit. I can plan though! Thinking about the brake system. The miata booster will not work using...
Looks like all i need to do is trim 3/8" off the bottom of the radiator support and the front clip is where it needs to be. Then need to make 2...
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[ATTACH] Parts. Still have to clean them up the rest of the way and strengthen them.
Thank God the Allies won am I right? Lmao
I hope it never comes to that point. But id be willing go bet austin glass would be pretty close.
The thought of breaking this windshield scares the hell out of me. [ATTACH]
For where I live this vehicle only needs to meet safety requirements for the year it was built. So to pass a state inspection its just brakes,...
Nuts! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Check out this engine space! The inner fenders tuck inside the frame now. [ATTACH]
Is that what you call it?:D
65yrs worth of acorns stuffed into the frame haha. Roasting some nuts today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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