The Jalopy Journal
I've taken a extended leave from work (I call it my yearly mental health month) I take off from thanksgiving to mid January...I've gotten lots...
Aight...I again dropped off the radar but work is being done... I started reassembly, tail lights, headlights and a bunch of other stuff I'm...
A few folks have been asking me what the status is on the truck..it's been busy...travel, work etc but a bit of small under dash stuff has been...
Thanks a ton Gents! Things are moving slow in between of everything takes longer when shiny paint is at risk and the fact that I just went...
[ATTACH] So I had to reinstall the a/c hoses I fabbed a long time ago to verify the clocking on the fittings was right...these are not crimped...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I hadda throw the grill in to check some distances since I am changing a few things in the cooling system....PIMPIN!
[ATTACH] 138 tiny 5/16" nuts and bolts and three hours to reassemble (without scratching it I might add) my fingertips hurt
[ATTACH] Above equals more tedious reassembly.... And now the new addition to the family....a higher tech hot rod...I believe her name is going...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Due to severe space constraints a specialized tool was whipped up to get the Phillips head set screws tight without drilling...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Reassembly moving slow....enlisted the help of a bunch of non car guy neighbors to get the bed and tonnoe cover back on without...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I forgot how much time reassembly takes when ya have to move slow so ya don't so ya don't scratch paint....but it is...
[ATTACH] All Clear! Reassembly in T-minus 2 days.... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks gents....I appreciate it...not to deviate from the build however I was consigned to paint a 1932 Ford Bonneville salt flats car....I...
Thanks....the colors really pop when ya get the slippery stuff on it.... That roof is actually pearl white with a heavy metal flake....it only...
More clear....I hadda lot of orange peal on the cab and hood so I wet sanded and re cleared....it came out the second go round...all that's left...
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