The Jalopy Journal
I’ve been working on other projects, but still getting a few things fitted.
Update on the pedal conversion:-( . Unfortunately this modification looks elegant, but does not work. When depressing the clutch there is too...
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Yes, bolted right up. I believe they are later replacement shocks made for 33/34. The body looks like a 40 ford, but the arm is dimensionally 33/34.
Dropped the steering arm and spindles. Installed the front shocks
Finished mounting the front inner fenders and started mocking up the front end. I’d like to say the rearend cart was designed with multi uses in...
Got these A-pillar castings on instagram. Cleaned them up in Evaporust for three days and gave them a coat of Steel-it. They are nicer than the...
Got the grill shell fully attached to the radiator and had to put on some jewelry. Next I’ll get the inner fenders lined up and bolted. The the...
Pretty happy with how all the sheetmetal is fitting with the other pieces except the frame mounting holes. I figure I’ll push and pull everything...
More work on mocking up the front end sheetmetal. Wish I had some better inner fenders.
Worked on fitting the front fenders, they need a lot of work, but they are original and I can do most of the body work on them later
Off the rotisserie
Made a body dolly out of some old frame rails. Completely disassembled the body in preparation for the running gear test fitting
Got the left running board and left rear fender fit. Had to fill and re-drill a few holes. The reproduction running boards and reproduction...
Did some final fitting and installed the rear spring. I have 2 inch drop shackles and I took out three leaves. I’ll see how it sits and I may...
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Rear end back together
Prepping the running boards for a test fit
More work on the rear end. Installed new studs, cleaned and painted with a polyurethane coating. Cleaned and painted the new drums. I’m using...
Got back out in the shop today. Started by installing the pinion gear in the housing. Got the axles installed and the backlash set to .007
Everything disassembled cleaned and ready to reassemble. Got the replacement axle today and a few other parts. Still waiting on some hardware.
I’m planning on casting a few in bronze and having them chromed. Just need to find the time. I did end up getting a few sets of the cabriolet...
All day cleaning disgusting sludge out of the rear end. I also got the backing plates put back together
Refurbished the rear spring and started rebuilding the brakes before Christmas
With the Halibrand rearend now going in the 33 I had to rebuild this stock 34 rearend for this project. Got it all disassembled and inspected....
Built a cart for the rear end. This will help with rebuilding it… next big project I’ll be working on after the new year
Long wait, but worth it.
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The Jalopy Journal
