The Jalopy Journal
Thanks Swade, On steelies most people think it's just a nice old farm truck...like you but to a lesser extent, once it's running my truck loses...
Congrats, that's a gorgeous truck...Extremely envious. If it were mine, I'd slap on some 35 wires, slightly lower the front and call it a day.
This one packs a slightly modified 396 bbc. [ATTACH]
Made a ghetto tonneau cover from a canvas tarp. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I used rattle can bed liner on my running boards. It’s durable and and easy to touch up. Overall I’m happy with how it turned out. [ATTACH]
modified collector plates are on the radar. Trucks been out a few times now and the wrinkles are working themselves out nicely
Second shakedown run is done. Took the truck around the block, down the street and far enough from home to make me nervous. Truck did all right…...
it’s a hot rod truck at heart [ATTACH]
Had my first shakedown run a couple of days ago… still some tinkering to do but it runs [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
First time on the road in 2yrs.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My work in progress [ATTACH]
Fenders... and it's a sweet truck as it sits
Back to working on the floor. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It’s all in the planning… firewood gets thrown in from the side ;)
Rear turning indicators finalized [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Engines from a Dakota… I’d wager that sketchy ifs is from the same Dakota. My suggestion would be to start over… on everything…
Working on a 40... hope to be on the road by next spring. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Gave it a bed and and some fenders [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Paint day for the rear fenders and started in on the floor. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Finished my rear exhaust routing and test fit the bed wood [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just like 31APICKUP running out of painting weather... bedsides are done and it's down to the wire on the last item...both rear fenders [ATTACH]...
Put the windshield together and did a test fit without the gasket… which will be tomorrow’s battle [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ran some more wire, hooked up my speedometer and added a hood support. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
worked on getting my hood to fit [ATTACH]
Working on this… it’s been close to a year and a half since I started … hoping to get it done by next spring [ATTACH]
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Put in the column and steering wheel. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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The Jalopy Journal
