The Jalopy Journal
Thanks, that means a lot coming from you. Your builds are outstanding. If any of you X-frame fans have not seen his builds, you owe it to...
I'm not finished welding the first patch but my A.D.D. kicked in so I decided to start on the other side of the floor. Got the old piece out and...
Work continues on the floor. Added more tacks and plug welds to mimic the factory spot welds. It's not a pro job but I'm learning a lot and so far...
I can sure appreciate the effort and craftsmanship it took to build these cars but I wouldn't be interested in owning any one of them.
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Here's a few pics I took. Most are from upstairs because by the time I made it down, I was toten a beer and didn't have a free hand. [ATTACH]...
The Wife and I will be there Friday. We'll see what we can cover and then decide about Saturday. Probably won't be in the basement at noon but...
Slow, but any progress is good progress I guess. It's actually starting to look like something. The bummer is I have about one more week to work...
I haven't posted in a couple weeks because the car has been sitting in a friends body shop. This car had been hit in the front. The right frame...
Perfect!
Started on the floor repair. Shot some rust encapsulator in the floor braces and weld through primer on the joints. Fitted up the patch panel and...
Cleaned up a few small items and started painting some of the bigger parts.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Made a couple of purchases. Found an Oklahoma hood locally that's much better than the one I had and picked up a proper pair of Jr Stocker street...
Tacked in the first patch panel for the floor of my 62 Biscayne. [ATTACH]
Sounds great! Can't wait for this day to come for me
That is true as far as the actual run goes but the run is only a small part of the big picture. I race an off topic NHRA Stocker. The enjoyment...
Oh man, that sucks! Hope you feel better soon.
Thanks guys!
Tried that. Made a mess on the floor and on me and still had to use mineral spirits to clean what was left. The cup brush method provided clean...
Getting a few things done. I've never found an easy way to remove undercoating (until now). An aggressive cup brush on an angle grinder. I was...
Just thumbed through the newest Summit catalog...DAM:eek: I feel fortunate to have spent the last 50 years going to swap meets, adding to my...
Well, the holidays are over so I'm getting more shop time. Been getting a few things cleaned up and painted. Clean, paint, repeat, lol. Shipped...
You win! lol
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Sorry to hear this sad news. RIP
Sunday morning Flea Market find. I'll waste hours paging through these:) [ATTACH]
About a year ago I walked into my local Napa store to replace my timing light. Goofball behind the counter laughs and says "we haven't stocked one...
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