The Jalopy Journal
Hey guy's haven't had a lot of time to work on the rod, its Saturday 4/19 and have some honeydo's to do so I won't be getting to much done. I am...
Hey guy's, Got the windshield frame put together and welded. It wasn't to easy to align the top with the rest of the frame and drill and tap for...
Hey guy's, had a chance to work on the rod today! After looking at the windshield frame I had made previously I decided I didn't like it. So I...
My gun is first generation as the unit is apron. 12 years old it was on of the first gravity feed guns.
Hey guy's I have a TP turbine sprayer and have shot flake,candies,pearls as well as primer, sealer and waterborne primers and have had no...
Hey guy's had a whole day to work on the rod! Started with the driver door interior and finished it. After looking at the completed interior I...
Thanks alot cowboy!
Hey guys. Today I cut out the door panel backing wood and began sewing the door covers. Here is a couple of pic's.
Had some time today to finish the back of the seat and moved onto the rear side panels, My wife wanted to take pictures of me working on the...
Thanks! I can't wait to finish it and motor down the road and get strange looks from the rest of the cagers!!
Thanks!
Had some time today and started sewing the cover for the top of the seat. All that's left is to sew the driver end onto the cover and install it...
Hey guy's had a little time to work on the rods interior today and finished sewing the bottom cover, I think it came out nice. I have never made...
Okay it's Saturday and I had already picked up the materials for the seat covers Friday so here goes. I first cut my patterns and then the...
Thanks cowboy. Haven't done a set of seats since hurricane Katrina I had eight foot of water in the house and shop. I lost my sewing machine so I...
Thanks, Have addressed the ground clearance with a new spring in the front will have approx. 5.5 inches from ground to pan. When I blow it apart...
Finished making the seat to the final shape' next is buying the materials to sew the covers. Here are some pic's
Anyone know what happened to the traditional hotrod and custom site? One day it was there and the next I can't find it was it removed or moved or...
Thanks, it's been fun!
Hey guys, once the seat was built the door latch handles were to far back so I designed and built my own bell crank system. Here are some pic's.
Hey guy's finished the foundation for the seat as well as the rear panels all that is left is the door panel and the left and right side panels at...
Hey cowboy, I first built a jig. For the frame it's self I used 3/4 flat bar and heated it with a torch and bent it around the jig. For the...
Oops missed one!
Hey guys, built the base and back for the seat had to slice the back to match the contour of the rear panel and built the underside of the bottom...
Hey guys had a little time this afternoon and started cutting the plywood base for the seat and marking out the top portion of the seat back....
Thanks I wanted it to have an old school look along the lines of the 29 RPU. I'm happy with it as it sits but learned a lot but find I would have...
Three sheets 20 gauge and 8 20' sticks 3/4 16 gauge tubing 2 sticks of 3/4 x 1/8 flat bar. Still have about a 1/4 sheet of 20 gauge still have to...
Thanks! just wanted something different.
Not sure but I like several colors, but I intend to get some remnents and practice first!
Thanks guys I appreciate your comments. I got a little side tracked this weekend with an industrial sewing machine it's a 1929 Singer 31-15...
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