The Jalopy Journal
Dap weldwood landau adhesive in a gallon paint can sprayed out of a. $20 siphon primer gun. Works awesome and once it fully dries it’s not sticky...
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My buddy had a hole under the gas pedal in his shoebox ford and asked me what he should do about it. I think he was looking for someone to tell...
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Thread Resurrection! I just installed a new lockstrip style gasket on my ‘54 dodge pickup and I put a tiny bead of 3M glazing and bedding...
Looks great! I ended up using a repop model A that was already 12v. I put a 3 way switch in the dash- on, off, and ground switches in the door...
Oh and I would change those allens in the steering wheel to nice polished panhead slotted machine screws I think they had phillips heads earlier...
I would carefully wash everything, throw some new tires on that look right, check the brakes, do a basic tuneup and fluid change, and start...
Neat idea. Maybe almost as much work as starting from scratch? I am back and forth about it with different ideas. I like the idea of making a...
Man I can’t wait. I pulled my windshield to fix a cracked leaky gasket and discovered that I have to make new drip rails and A pillar skins if I...
[ATTACH] Hey man I just saw this on the first page again- sorry I never responded. I went a little off topic with Qa1 adjustable shocks because...
Well the roof was pretty easy. Still gotta finish the A-pillar repair then I get to make new gutters. Some good ideas here- thanks! [ATTACH]...
I’m not that cheap! I know how to draw wire from annealed metal but I think I’d rather hammer fold a gutter over a piece of angle iron and make...
Howdy Hambers I am getting ready to replace my 1954 dodge pickup windshield and I’m going to have to patch the A pillar skin and the vertical...
Thanks man Sounds like you did the install with soapy water, then lifted the outside flanges and caulked while the gasket was still floppy, then...
I wonder if I should blue tape the gasket onto the pinch weld so it doesn’t keep falling off before I can pop the glass in? I think after the...
I have a blast cabinet but no little detail gun or wheeled canister. I love blasting parts and painting them they always come out like new! In...
I was planning to have the gasket on the pinch weld with bedding compound first, then install the glass using plastic tools. Maybe the string...
Yup. Wire cup on a grinder is the plan. Then cutting back to good metal. Good idea for long neck sprayer! I’ll have to look up moisture cured...
Forgot to say- I did buy the Lisle tool to install the lockstrip
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Howdy! I’m turning 41 this year and still find myself constantly learning how to do new things. I love this hobby! Currently...
If you leave the 2.94 rear or whatever highway gears the 225 came with they do last forever. I had a ported head, holley two barrel, and headers...
I am reading some confused sounding answers here. All the brake light switches I’ve seen on cars connect the two wires when the button is not...
Mine is all business, but it is a ‘job rated’ dodge pickup. I’m a little jealous of the fancy ones dripping with paint and chrome and the deco...
Wow all tobacco colors and deco touches! Amazing
I have had great luck working with ‘speed equipment’ it’s the machine shop attached to the napa a few lights down from the street road exit on 95...
While on the topic of off topic fixtures my buddy had a late 80s (?) chevy suburban that had a trouble light under the hood that you could pull...
Yup my buddy did a crotch rocket in dark silver but with fairly heavy rainbow hologram flakes it was pretty bad. I am looking at a silver slightly...
Howdy! My hotrod 54 Dodge pickup is a daily driver now and most of the bugs are worked out. I have a lot of welding and body work to do but all...
Themoose was damn close! Thanks again for the welcome unsolicited photoshop mockup! [ATTACH]
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