The Jalopy Journal
So I’ve been getting the ol’ girl out and about as much as I can to build up some confidence. Since the last update I’ve added a few bits and...
Thanks Jon, I seem to have sorted it by pulling everything apart and putting it back together again. It’s still coughs a little on overrun, but...
Thanks man! Most of the body panels are by a place called Ex-pressed Steel, they’re based here in the UK - I don’t know if they do Husky panels,...
Thanks for he kind words! Oh man, I totally forgot about that car! Thanks for the reminder!
Loving everything in this thread! Can I play? A bit of 'California Rake' in the UK?! Mildly lowered in the front due to careful choice of tyres....
Thanks Leon! 4 Pedals - Its a Zenith WIA-2 carb - a version of them were pretty common on land rovers and some other british cars sold on these...
So, it’s been a while! But I’ve been making slow progress on this in the background. In fact, today I finally got over to my local mechanic for a...
Ooooh - this is stunning James! Something to aspire to, for sure! But now my car looks all squat, dumpy and tall! (and probably a couple more of...
Ahhh - I see what you mean now... The biggest challenge with that will be the fact that its not a clear red lense as such - its just red resin...
Thanks for the kind words man! Far from perfection - but I'm always trying to do better than I found it when I tackle these jobs...
I'm intrigued - got any pics of what you mean?!
Thought I'd better put some more progress pics up... - I've painted the body (except the roof) in Epoxy Primer to seal it from the elements while...
This is awesome! I’m digging’ everything about this!
A little more progress today… Made it off the driveway for the first time in 10 or so years!! The rear axle is really noisy, so I didn’t venture...
So, after sanding own the wheels, re-epoxying them and then re-painting them, I'm calling them done... for now... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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