The Jalopy Journal
Anika was out sick this week, so it was just the three guys. I had put together a checklist of things to do to the motor and the front end and...
Since the first class session our no-show dropped the class and Kelli transfered to a different school. But we added Mitchell, Zach, and Anika -...
We had our first class on Sunday, September 12th. After a brief introduction and safety orientation we jumped right in and started removing the...
Here it is - another year of auto shop class for Seattle Lutheran High School with the '58 Ford Ranch Wagon. Thanks to everyone who followed...
We made it to Billetproof! [IMG] The boys were good sports about spending 5+ hours at a car show and enjoyed showing off the car and talking...
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This last weekend was our final official class session. We took apart the turn signal switch to get the brake lights working (finally), did some...
Thanks everyone for all the kind words and encouragement. I can tell by the kids' reaction that this has been a big deal for them. It makes all...
Today it was just me and two of the students. We don't have much time left until the class runs out (and we're officially working overtime, as the...
Yeah, I bought it off CL in August '08. It was in a field in Yelm with a bunch of other 50's and 60's cars - this one was arguably the worst of...
Today was our second class in two days - on Mother's Day no less - but we've got work to do... We tinkered on a few things that we discovered...
Today we had a special Saturday class for our 18th session. The Muffler Shoppe in White Center opened their doors for us (they are normally closed...
We had our 17th class session on May 2nd with only one student. May 1st was the senior prom and two of the boys have senior "service" projects...
We got the fuel line figured out. It now runs off the gas in the tank (rather than a fuel can on the front bumper). Front floor pieces would be...
Thanks for all the kind words guys. If anyone in the Seattle area wants to join in the fun and feel how rewarding it is to share your hobby with...
April 18th was our 16th class session. Just Derek and Dylan this week as Jake was off playing basketball. In the weeks between classes, Dave...
This is entirely volunteer taught and funded. If it goes well I hope to get the school to pitch in money for future classes and I might charge a...
This week was our smallest class yet, with only one student. But we still got some good work done. During the week we were able to bash the...
It's hard to believe we're already seven months into this project. This week Jake was away at some kind of elite basketball invitational, but the...
I found this inspirational photo the other day. Maybe for next year's class will make this wagon into a gasser. [IMG] <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
We were down a student this week and both of the remaining two had short days with one leaving early and the other arriving late. So not a...
Today was the day I had hoped to drive the wagon for the first time. Unfortunately, I don't have tires on it yet and that turned out to be our...
We were supposed to have class last week, but since all three of my students are football players I thought I better postpone class in favor of...
Short update this week. This week we got the shift linkage and throttle linkage figured out, the ignition switch wired, driveline rebuilt and a...
We met our deadline of getting the car started before Christmas, so now we're focussed on getting it drivable before March. The last thing we...
My dad donated some money to the cause, so I've been on a little shopping spree lately. '66 Fairlane radiator off Craigslist: [IMG] Replacement...
(some of my thoughts) I'm still trying to figure out the best mix of information and lessons to impart on the students. There's not enough time...
(From february) Our next goal is to scrounge the parts we need to get the car driving by March. The big items on the list are: Radiator - I...
Our eighth class brought us down to the deadline I had set of getting the motor started by the end of the year. We were short handed this week and...
Our seventh class was certainly the coldest one so far. Our immediate goal is to get the motor started before Christmas break, so we spent most of...
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