The Jalopy Journal
It looks like he is using the trans mount from the '41 X-frame.;):)
Kewl, I am Subscribed!
Nice Pilothouse!
Makes me feel a bit ashamed, I have not touched mine in more then 6 months! :(
I Have put a 383 in a 48 Panel truck years ago. You will have to move the firewall back into the cab below the gutter, in order to make room for...
There is or was a panel truck for sale on Craigs List ( Louisville Ky.) that is very simular in color.
Beautiful work as always!
That is where most people attach the Oil sending unit, Or The oil line for a mechanical Oil pressure guage.
It is always Kewl to see vehicals that have remained in the family. :) Hope She will always do so!
There are a few threads on this at Pilothouse .com You should be able to use a Ring & pinion from a car of the same vintage. Which ones I have no...
Cruised the above areas when I lived in each of these cities. The racing was still good on Hwy 100 in the early 80's. Evergreen park in Sheboygan...
My condolences to you, & your family!
Actually, the parts are getting easier to find as Power Wagons are very popular & people are making more & more replacement parts for them, &...
Nail Head, Beautiful Truck, even in the rough!
THANK YOU! He was looking at GM products, as he was sure it was GM, Guess the Imperial Steering wheel should have given us an Idea. :p
Hobara's 1960 Impala "Future Ray" [IMG] I have a friend that wants to use the same setup in a build He is doing. Here is the URL to a site...
I have Daughters, They Love Old cars, Exspecially Race cars. There sugnificant others do not. Probably one reason why I do not like either of...
Several people have done that, & ran the Dakota floor up to the riser for the stock seat. So they had a transmission tunnel, & it gives you the...
Good job, As long as you have the wheelbase where it is suppose to be, you will have to recess the firewall behind the engine, a minimum of 4...
here is a Dodge that was at Beatersville this weekend
I will be there as a spectator, as my Pilot-House is a couple years away from being finished.
I used the Dakota column, It can be lenghtened or shortened easily enough ( I had to shorten mine, as I am using the Dakota Firewall & Floor ). My...
Here are some HAMB Appropriate Pics I took on Saturday. This one I had a hand in it's Build, so I am proud of her, she started out as a 3/4 ton...
A Snow storm, in Dec of "84. I was driving my third car, a 1976 Plymouth Volare Slant 6 / 4spd.
Beautiful work as usual. :D This build makes me wish I was working on mine, Damb customer's & their car's/truck's. :P
If you want to make a new frame for your Truck? Then you may want to check out this thread:...
Lot easier to come up with a 1st gen Dodge Dakota Chassi. Do a search here on the hamb as there are several builds using the Dakota Chassi.
From what I have read, you can use the Dakota radiator, with some fabrication. I would also look at an aftermarket radiator for a 46-48 ford as it...
Carl Casper is in a couple weeks here in kentuckiana, & I will be taking pictures, & in a couple months, the Friday & Saturday local car shows...
Nice Cortina! I restored a M-1 Lotus Cortina years ago that was Originally from Wisconsin.
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
