The Jalopy Journal
Hot wheels & matchbox cars were the gateway drug for me & my big brother in 1967-68: [ATTACH]
It's not featured in #29 - #85. It might be in an earlier issue but I don't have those. The closest I could find was Don Waldron's A Street...
Will check tonight.
There are several thorough threads on this topic. The recurring theme is cleanliness prior to spraying color.
The motor mounts on the inside and the shaft penetrates through the windshield assembly. The wiper arm pivots to follow the windshield as it's...
Oh yeah!:cool: [ATTACH]
here's a terrific thread about chrome prep with insight from @Moriarity , @langy and @Squablow ....
Chris, before taking my axle to the plater, I filled in gouges with a MIG, then ground and sanded everything smooth, down to #400 grit. When I...
@Stoner any progress?:confused:
These three. Wife is in two and son is in two.:) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
By carefully measuring, here's how I put a thin vertical tank behind the back seat(s) of my '28 A. It's 15 gallons, RCI #2161. The top & bottom...
Sorry fellas. It's not very photogenic right now.:( The front axle is still at the chrome shop, so the front end rolls around on dollys &...
That holds the handle end of the choke rod. The other end is attached to the carb. [ATTACH]
NOS frame webbing. [ATTACH] In return for pizza, my son and five of his friends hoisted the body onto the chassis.:) [ATTACH]
No. Nor can engines be too powerful. :cool:
During the ‘70’s “malaise era” of vans, imports and kit cars, Gray Baskerville carried the traditional rod and custom banner. His words are still...
And they did it on AVUS, one of the coolest racetracks *ever*.:cool: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVUS
HAMB-appropriate Leap Day photo.:D [ATTACH]
https://fordwood.com/v8fordors.htm [ATTACH]
X2 Retaining the driprail keeps it from looking like a rounded featureless bar of soap.
I think you mean "He is analy retentive". :rolleyes::D:rolleyes::D
@SamIyam , any idea how much this cool little roadster weighs?
Cool frame. What kind of jig did you assemble it in? How did you get all the bends in the right places? Construction pictures? We need details,...
I'd wrap insulation around about a foot-long portion of exhaust pipe closest to the starter, but not around the starter itself. That would keep...
I love the smell of urethane in the morning. You know that smell? It smells like... Victory." [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Cool build! The black license plate adds extra traditional credibility. :cool:
I think Miller vs. Lincoln is kinda like Ford vs. Chevy. I'd recommend getting the brand that your LOCAL welding supply store supports. I have...
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Heres mine- not as low as you're describing. FWIW, mine is a Vega box on a P&J bracket on a '32 frame. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
X2 :)
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