The Jalopy Journal
Flathead fan, spins freely $50 plus shipping Dropped axles - one is Model A, the other is a 33-36. Both are straight, holes are good. $275 each...
Is there a source out there for a cut to length torque tube driveshaft? I remember reading about one a few years ago, maybe Dick Spadaro(?) or...
Not sure what the taillights were from, Tom has had them for 30 years. Tires are the radials that look like bias plys. It is quick and runs...
Merry Christmas to me!
Going for interior soon, I am from Yuma Arizona so I have the obligatory temporary seat. Rotten Leonard tank in the back. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My dad was in town over Thanksgiving and it was ready!!!! We took it for a ride, Tom hadn't even driven it yet. Ran well so we took it home....
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This is a decent indoor shot of the color. It is a 2011-newer Ford truck color - bronze metallic. The bonus is John Cooper's nice ass in the pic...
Dustin Cooper did the paint - he did the chassis/suspension and the body. The work is amazing. The entire project was in and out of his shop in...
It is funny... I remember the "How long does it take to build a frame" thread from a couple of months ago. I dropped off my parts one day and...
Off to paint at this point... better shot of rear. I requested a hitch be mounted so I can pull a teardrop trailer. It is totally hidden under...
Better views of floor and lower firewall [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An alternative '32 grill shell mount so the firewall could stay unblemished. It has worked great. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Front view [ATTACH]
Behind the firewall. Tom wired it from scratch, mounted everything underneath. Wires route through the oval shaped tube, which protects...
Rear taillights [ATTACH]
Tom modified the stock stantions and had custom glass made. The pic below shows the mock up with original bottom glass portion. [ATTACH] Also...
Steering column. A mix of parts from an old column modified to fit together. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Lower panel in the tub. Floor under development too near the front. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Headers under construction. And door stripped down. Fortunate to have a fairly clean body.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Coils are 140# QA1 by the way, they ride great. You can see below the orange cardboard template for the lower firewall sheetmetal Tom...
I am 6'5" tall, Tom cut the seat riser out, and modified the lower back portion. That lower hump is still in the photo, but gets cut out...
Time to keep this moving...original look with the full bed. It is at about ride height on the jackstands too[ATTACH]
More of bed [ATTACH] tierod donated a shoebox dash to be cut up [ATTACH]
Shop supervision. And the bed sitting on the frame. The bed was shortened in front of and behind the wheel well sit it would fit properly [ATTACH]
Body was in good shape overall. Firewall cleaned up good. Needed patches where the windshield stantions mount. [ATTACH] More mockup [ATTACH]
Stamped and boxed A rails, original front x member [ATTACH] Front end is a dropped axle, with 53 Ford F100 front backing plates/drums. You can...
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