The Jalopy Journal
Oooooohhhh, I like that. I was thinking about a little shot pin, but I never thought to reuse the hinges. Very nice.
That's a rubber strip cut from an inner tube. It lets the lower wheel curve the sheetmetal without stretching it. The frame is a '54-ish panhead.
Just kidding. I've been getting a lot done. I had to cut at least 12" off the '34 Buick hood to get it to the right length. I then had to cut...
Step 1234: Quit your job. I changed jobs in November. I didn't realize how miserable it made me till I got out. Now I have a 4 10-hour work...
I'm partial to an underslung setup. I have an Alfa 4 banger a '25 Chevy frame and another Mopar axle waiting for a roadster body one of these...
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Thanks! I'm in the middle of figuring out the hood setup right now, I'll post some better detail pics of that whole debacle once I get through...
Step 1227: Remake the bottom of the grill shell, make some side panels to fill in where fenders went. Hit all the things with hammers. Attack...
Step 1222: Annoy the hard-core Mopar people a bit more. Cut down a '34 Buick grill shell to fit. Narrowed about 3" at the top, shortened 5" The...
I posted a reply before the finished pictures loaded up. It doesn't look like much, but I'm so much happier with it now.
Step 1139: Guess what! Redid some more of my old work again! The cowl always bugged the hell out of me. It didn't flow right, it was too...
Step 1143: Continue the interior stuff. Cut down the VW beetle seats, make new pivot points and bend the backs to the right angle. Hopefully I...
Step 1142: Sell that Model T. Pause and reflect on a long long history of poor financial decisions.... ...and... ....continue making poor...
Be a Studebaker weirdo. No one will tell you that you are cool, but they are totally thinking it.
I guess I never posted a picture. People love that stuff. They really do exist, trust me.
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