The Jalopy Journal
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Progress has been kinda slow.... been working. A lot and doing side work so I don't have a lot of free time to work on the merc. But there is...
Great job on the door! Doors are a pain in the ass, we had a 34 ford four door sedan come into the shop that was "ready for paint" during test fit...
Working on the car this weekend for a few hours before the heat got too bad. I got the drive shaft in, it for perfectly. I got the starter back...
I found on if the in progress pics. [IMG] all the metal work done on this car was done with just basics and tools and a mig welder. I wish I had...
Well I used the lower half the old section or the stock 55 housing, did some reshaping and moved it lower. The rest of the tail light surround I...
So might have gotten lucky, that doesn't happen much.... i measured for my driveshaft and asked my boss the check his stash he had. Turns out he...
Great drawing! I used to draw cars all the time, I havnt in years. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yes sir I still have the poncho, I'm not the type to get rid of anything. It's been on the back burner for a long time now. Just don't have the...
Well stopped by to take a quick measurement for the drive shaft today, so figured I'd snap a few pics really quick to show what stage it's at now....
Awesome car! Nice to see how solid that car is. I have a 53 and a 56 merc neither one are as solid as yours and I'm in the south! I say chop it I...
Man just went thru this whole build, gotta tell ya your doing some killer work. It's funny I did a very similar treatment to the rear end of a 55...
Thanks! Yeah I havnt seen many more like it. Can't wait to get to driving it again. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Wow! That sounds awful. Hate to hear you had to go thru so much! Glad you made it thru! They got me on methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone,...
Glad to hear you weren't affected my the fires. Good luck with your shoulder. I was having random joint pain for like 3 months. Doctors finally...
Hey Bruce! I was just in Dollywood in April with my wife for our one year anniversary. I hope those fires out there didn't affect you. I'm...
I'm finally getting back to work on the merc! It's been a long time since iv worked on it. Iv just been so busy with the everything else. Got...
I've done a bunch of searches and doesn't look like anyone makes new ones
The car still has the 312 y block I'm swapping over to a t5 but it still uses all the stock components
Hey guys I was doing a transmission swap on my 56 medalist and turns out it had a flat head throw out bearing not a y block, and it was contacting...
Good trade two doors beats four any day! I love 54s what's your plans for the car? Ryan Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Ok guy so in been going to the shades of the past car show for over 10 years now, for one reason or another iv never had an old car of my own out...
Looks great! Would love to see it with the lenses in, I have a 56 medalist I always thought it would look cool with alittle bit if a fin. Post a...
Man English wheel looks great! Defiantly a must have for metal shaping. Ryan Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Just saw your car at myrtle beach car show.... Looks good! I like the grill. Thinking about doing one like yours on my mercury Ryan Posted...
I also take donations for the fund of finishing this car! I accept visa, master card, PayPal, and cash! Haha Posted using the Full Custom...
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Well I think it's finally time for an update!! Iv been really busy with other stuff and havnt been able to do much to my own stuff. The fender is...
Not as much done as I hoped but oh well... I got my head light stuff blasted primed and painted, came out pretty good [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Also got...
Haha iv been working in media blasting for almost a year now and iv found autobody archaeology almost always ends with it being worse then...
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