The Jalopy Journal
The way you see this car now is not how I pictured it in my mind at all. I’ve been working very hard on version 2 which I’m trying to finish by...
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[ATTACH] I’ve been through a few of these early sbc motors now but still managed to make a few car shows this year, and get the interior finished....
I’m going to do a write up in my build thread , until then I can dm you? mine is for an early car so everything is smaller
[ATTACH]Little something I’ve been working on for a few months
Here’s 2 different looks. Stock Chevy , and white with chromed everything. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It must have sold cheap because it moved spots halfway through the day. Looked like it was missing a lot of internals
Neat!
The motor developed a mechanical noise , so I pulled it. The rebuilder looks like he’s backed up all summer so I drove to Bakersfield and bought a...
Recently completed by myself and jay dean[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’ve been packing in the miles. About 80 so far , and Loving it. The rear shocks are not working at all , and as the body settles in it’s apparent...
Jay did the last tweaks and put 20+miles on it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Idk lol there’s some little issues need sorting
Yeah they’re all thicker than the originals but they work.
Stock firewall seal
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Lucas lenses, and Marshall Woolery at thun field rod and custom made the housings and rings. The guts are 37 ford and the stands are aftermarket
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It’s a custom mix that started as a duesenberg color. IMO the solid colors from 1929-1936 are really great. I just looked up early IM (intermix)...
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Ok I lied. I scraped it more, polished it and hand painted the inner support bars silver. No more blue. Also I found an original emblem and my OG...
This is as far as I’m taking it. All scraped and polished[ATTACH]
Beyond sad, he’s one of the NorCal local boys I came up around . He was at pretty much every show. You won’t find anyone that knew him that didn’t...
Wood is your friend. There are many threads on stump shaping. Most make their deep tucks on a dished stump, but for me I use the flat part of the...
Jay dean at nostalgia ranch in bonsall ca. north county San Diego.
Ok I’m tuned in, that intake rules, and lots of other cool stuff going on here
Somebody painted this old chrome grill insert blue at some point. I spent most of my day today removing it. I’m happy with the looks currently but...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]Jay at nostalgia ranch has been busy plumbing, doing the brakes, fuel lines, and painting....
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