The Jalopy Journal
I know this thread is nearly 10 years old, but cyclekarting is grow fast. I use them as part of an after school race team for my shop class.......
It a Harbor Freight 212cc with Stage 1 so about 8hp, he got it up to 36mph. The brakes are off of an old motorcycle. It is built after a 1930 MG...
Hello all,an old member that been away for a bit was building a Buick Cranbrook with my students. Sold the car and onto new projects with my...
The next project.... a Ford Speedster built with a old 63 144 donated to the school in 1965. or any other ideas?
Sorry for the long time. It has been years. We sold the car to a hot rod build in Mountain Green Utah.
I would love to put in a 5.7 Hemi, anyone got one to donate to a school? I can trade the engine for a write off .
So Sorry for letting this page die. we are back. Last school year my students where wining varies events which kept me busy. this year I have open...
Yes it is a rumble seat the student want to put a rumble seat in the lead sled, so we are rebuilding the trunk to have better foot room and...
Furthermore the engine is waiting to be rebuilt, mostly I am waiting to find a way to bolt up an automatic transmission to the flat head six and...
Yes another school year has rolled by, this year has been a great roller-coaster of surprises, got to take students out state for automotive...
Wow, so sorry for the lack of updates... been teaching the students how to use lead, and welding... I will have a more posted as soon classes...
Back to school today, new batch of kids, new batch of car nuts… be back at the project soon…
So a little more done: other door welding on, building the front doors by adding 8" to the door. just about to the point of summer vacation, I...
it is a lot of fun teaching the teens how to weld and how to fix what the mess up....
here is a little more work on the left rear qtr.
here the door with the 6" cut out and being welding in
sorry to the delay, try to get the project to the summer resting point, I have a few students said they come by during the summer, we will see, my...
I need help with some information on bolting up an Automatic Transmission….
The engine is out and being torn down. Hope to get it machined this coming week.
where is any information on the conversion?
here the update from tonight look at the last photo, it a nice fix of the sway bar.
start cut and fit the rear window
Sorry for any delay, we have the front of the roof weld on and still waiting for the metal to show up for the floor and rockers. So here is the...
Sorry for the no updates. Been off of school for Thanksgiving Break and Christmas Break and all the State test to be done as well as the end of...
Busy week, getting the students ready for their state skills testing, and today the school had parent teacher conference, two parents stopped by...
I don't know how sold you are about So. Cal. But, in Utah there is great college that has auto body and auto repair. As well as a bachelor’s...
ok I dont get this one, I told all the students that we will be cutting today after school and and I had 11 students sign up for tonight Well I...
Thank you for the line drawing it is a great help
Thursday is the night I teach the extra stuff, because there is so much in the curriculum and auto body is not one of them, so I stay after school...
what are some tricks? Photos please...
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