The Jalopy Journal
Today it’s, JJ Cale, Boz Scaggs and a little Slowhand.
The Danish Symphony Orchestra doing movie theme songs, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, A Fist Full Of Dollars, and more on YouTube.
ZZ Top on Fridays here.
I use this infrared heat lamp year round, much more in the winter of coarse. It’s a Infratech 110 volt medium wave lamp, they are 150.00 or so...
Last couple days I got the door in final primer and hung it back on to keep it out of the way, also did the body work over and primed the lower...
On my 62 Belair the last couple of days I reworked some bodywork I wasn’t happy with masked it up an sprayed it with polyester primer, and I’ve...
My 62 and 65 Belairs.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I painted these valve covers on a piece of plywood sitting on a folding stand. I wrapped the plywood with fresh masking paper taped the corners...
I installed the valve covers I painted earlier in the week.[ATTACH]
I cleaned up my valve covers a little more today and sealed them with PPG epoxy primer, I used the heat lamp on them for a couple hours, sanded...
I stripped a couple coats of paint off and fixed a few dings on a set of valve covers I’m putting on my 62 Belair. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Is a nice paint job really that important? IMO It’s a personal choice with no right or wrong answer, myself I like my cars strait and shiny.
Check out the Gunman on YouTube he explains paint guns well, differences in types, gravity vs hvlp. He also does a lot of demonstrations you can...
I’ve been working on my 62 Belair cleaning things up and working on the gaps.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Thanks Randy, I have a fresh 468ci motor in it that made good power, it’s got a turbo 350 transmission. The car came from Kentucky it was a low...
My 62 Belair was in storage for 15 years, I recently brought it home, I’ve been storing parts and cleaning it up. Today I started oiling the...
3m 8115 panel bonding adhesive.
I’ve used Aircraft Stripper many times. I use 30 or 40 grit sandpaper on the panel before applying the stripper and mask the edges of the panel...
My dad worked in a Ford store in sales and management so I grew up around cars and to the old man any car that didn’t work right for whatever...
I recently bought the Devilbiss, Starting line 2 gun kit and like the guns a lot for the money, someone already mentioned getting a extra tank...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My 65 Belair Wagon. 396 Turbo 400
You could tack weld a 3” or 4” strip of sheet metal along the lowest area, using the metal strip to clamp onto and pull evenly while hammering...
I have a cheap 48” single strip LED light that I use when I’m working under a car that’s on jack stands, it was 18.00 dollars, its plastic so not...
If you talk to the jobber your going to use ask what mixing colors are in the color, the black GM used for a long time had yellow and I think red...
I have sprayed a few different single stage blacks, I've used Tamco blacks on different projects and think it's a good value priced product. The...
Air out of the tires or the wheels off lower the car down with floor jacks. Last but not least belly ride down the side, narrow up that gun...
Pull it out in the sun on some warm days.
I have a 62 Belair two door the only options are a power glide and two tone paint. Black with a white top, I have the original invoice and If I...
I agree with others, knowing what condition the original quarter panel is in is really important, grind all the paint and rust off paying...
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