The Jalopy Journal
I have been working to straighten out my door gaps and hone in the final fitment of the panels. As such, I slightly reconstructed my door latch...
Oh the progress, or lack thereof. I had to take care of my harvest (Mule Buck, WT Doe and a Pronghorn Buck) from late year. To keep to HAMB...
Here are the gutters installed and welded in position. I also bent up a support for the trunk prop.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, I've been working on the car but mostly small, less glamorous items like patch panels on the cowl and finishing off some of the inner...
I didn't look at cross steer mainly because I am trying to keep traditional components. I am sure yet what kind of exhaust I want but I think I'll...
Here is a side view with a driver. The head room is still pretty good and the top lines aren't too blocky. I might end up tweaking the bow lengths...
A couple more pictures of the roughed in top. I still have a lot of finish work to complete on the brackets and front header. The header is Poplar...
I really do no enjoy working with wood but I figured since I had all the tools out, I might as well work on a folding top for the chevy. I know...
Well not a ton of progress on my project. Between work, tuning up motorcycle, and some honey-do projects, I've gotten very little done. The wife...
Might as well resurrect an old thread and keep adding to the eye candy. This is how I decorated around the big screen in my shop.....[ATTACH] .
roughed out the RH door top this evening[ATTACH]
couple more in process pics.....[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I spent a little time fiddling with the door top this evening. I cut the old out and rebuilt it. Here is the before and after. The top cap is only...
Lastly, a few shots of the next task. Fix the door blend into the cowl. This will take a little thought as well. I am slow so it'll take me a few...
Here is a picture of the drivers side and the gap under the frame. Again its not even but the seal will close the hole.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is a picture of the piece I cut out. Behing the stanchion is a 3/16 doubler plate that is welded to the A-piller. I also rounded our the top...
I wasn't found of the stanchion to cowl to A-pillar transition into the doors so I went after it again. The 32 ford lower stanchions did fit the...
Got a love those dry climate cars..... from eastern Washington through Montana down to Arizona and California
I also worked on the A-Pillar to tie in the cowl to my C-Channels. I am relying on the cowl skin, dash, and a small amount of stiffeners on the...
I also finished off the floor by filling in the last two openings that tie into the B-Pillar. Pretty simple pieces with the rolled downward edge...
I am still working on the body but on the non-glamorous tasks like rust repair. I replaced the entire lower section of the quarter panels on both...
I thought about how to move the frame back and I was up against two issues. The first was making the rounded cowl transition into the very square...
I appreciate the comment. I am trying to make this look as factory as I can but making the proportions a little more driver friendly.
I actually laughed out loud when I read this. I tack my shins once a month and nearly everyone that stops by for a beer or two ends up with a...
couple more.....[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I also made some quarter panel bracing. These might be overkill but I wanted those B-pillars to be rock solid. I also decided that I might want to...
My boys wanted to quail hunt this past weekend so I didn't get much done. I made my body mounts (6x) out of 1.75 inch diameter, 80A Durometer,...
I waited nearly a year for a set of rockers for my 28 chevy. When it came time to actually installing them, I still didn't have them and after...
I kinda like the no windshield look! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I didn't really talk about the door latch setup either so here is its own post. I debated about using the stock closed cab latches but they were...
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