The Jalopy Journal
Thanks for the kind words to everybody that's still following along! Trying to make it to RPM nationals in September.
And now we are all caught up to tonight: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Got the rust oleum and started primering everything. [ATTACH]
Had to kick out the 48 to make room and took it all apart again[ATTACH]
Basically trying to get all the metal work done before prepping for paint. Last pic before tearing it all down.[ATTACH]
Built a seat frame and made a filler panel with a little engine turning for the firewall.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I got the tack strip kit and went to work sanding and fitting this mess. [ATTACH]
I also got a bunch of stuff chromed a while back but didn't take any pics. Here is the deck latch and tail light installed.[ATTACH]
I had the radiator redone to match the bigger outlets because early ones just look better. Also had to redo the belts and fan mount for 59a style...
Okay I guess its time for an update haha. The old Merc motor was cracked and a friend turned me on to this good running 59a for cheap so I picked...
Great photos, thanks! Here is my buddy @PINEAPPLE lined up with Seth Hammond [ATTACH]
For sale: Ford flathead 21 stud insert bearing motors (2). Both turn over and should run but not tested. $500 each Early 21 stud flathead motor...
1940 ford pickup project. Basically a mock up. No title. No motor or trans but have options available. Includes headlight buckets and rings, extra...
1940 ford pickup project. Kind of pieced together. No title. No motor or trans but have options available. Includes headlight buckets and rings,...
Little update for whoever is still following. Was cleaning up the motor getting ready to grind the seats and do new valves, cam, etc and got a...
Started working on the dash. Was loosely fitting the cluster when I pulled this awesome move. Did a little turning on the insert while its is...
Small updates. Trying to get everything ready to go to the plater so I finally chopped and fitted the stanchion inserts. Had been putting this off...
I didn't like the way I did the pedal surround the first time so I redid that and got it a little closer.[ATTACH]
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This is funny, thanks for the reminder. I finally updated mine this summer after several years of nothing. Ive been working on it for 11 years...
This summer I really wanted to fire this thing up and run it to test the fuel system and distributor that @PINEAPPLE built for me, and just for...
Got the tail lights and license light figured out and mostly mounted. [ATTACH]
Got the new gas tank in and fuel lines plumbed. Mounted the battery and ran the cables up to the starter. Mounted the heater but I have to redo...
Polished up the column drop. Not very good at this stuff yet either. [ATTACH]
Haha, thanks @Dave G in Gansevoort ! It aint like I meant for it to take this long but stuff happens. Chopped up my shifter and got that where I...
Somewhere in there I put the shock mounts and headlights back on and rolled it outside for another look. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Started metal finishing the windshield stuff. I got it to 200 and couldn't take it anymore. [ATTACH]
Right about the time i was making the second decklid a friend was getting rid of a harbor freight english wheel so i picked that up and used that...
Then i started on a decklid. I made the skin out of some 18 ga. i had left over from the floors. It went pretty well but then i had some problems...
The frame was broken at the corners and rusted through so i had to make a new section out of another frame. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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