The Jalopy Journal
Tanks Inc 16 gallon, 34 ford, fuel tank. Never had fuel in it. Cut for a quick change rear end and professionally welded and tested. Also has...
After 25 years of staring at the oil can dent in my hood I am repainting the bonnet on my Olds and using base/clear. Omni base colors, Luma...
I, like so many, tire of winter's cold. I have neer been a fan of noel other than the smell of pine trees in the house and the laughter of...
I thought I would post some pics that I took during set up day. A lot of cars still had covers on them and some were still coming in the door...
Made ya look Mark! :cool:
I have a break in the action while I get the pickup pinstriped, so I turned to another winter project on my roadster to prep it for summer. A...
I have a late model 41 hood latch on my 1/2 ton. It is also know as a 6 cylinder latch. It is the short latch that allowed for the longer 6...
On my left front cowl panel immediately adjacent the door, I scratched the truck. I polished through the clear so I figured I would just scuff it...
I decided to take my latch apart to clean and paint it. I took pictures of it beforehand but my pictures where not as accurate nor complete as I...
These have been out of stock and unavailable for some time. I ordered one from summit forever ago and forgot about it. I sourced an original...
Like the title says, I need a picture or two of the lower hood latch assembly, the one in the grille. This is mine, but there is nothing for the...
'41 ford PUs had two SS whiskers, one on either side of the art deco hood ornament. My hood is drilled for them but as I prepare to paint the...
I want to be clear, I am not a carpenter. Metal is forgiving, wood is more like a wife. One mistake and it will remind you of it for life or until...
My chromer polished these 97s for me, I wanted them chromed but he liked the polished look. He is offering to chrome them in the future if they...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Jumped, well sorta crawled, out of bed this morning and drove over to Portland for the 14th annual...
I need help wiring my Newport wiper switch as I have lost the instructions. The issue is the intermittent wiper switch. There are 4 colored...
I need assistance please, I am wiring my reverse light on my PU and I need to know where the reverse light switch is on a 46RE transmission. I...
This was on CL today in Portland. Not much of it left but built originally by Bob Schoonhoven here in Battle Ground, WA. Bob told me once that...
I jump on FB every other week to monitor activity from my employees and I saw this [ATTACH] Looks strangely familiar. I figure @Moriarity is not...
Not that Johnny come lately town up north in BC, this is in the original Vancouver in sunny SW Washington and it all happens this weekend! Set up...
Every year over the weekend after Labor Day the Beach Barons CC hosts Rod Run To The End Of The World. This is the 38th annual event on the...
I blew the top seem in my brass radiator playing at the Hotradarama a couple weekends ago in 11 degree pedleton, OR. When I got home I tore the...
This is going to be one hot Hot Rod show! [ATTACH] Who's going? I'm heading out tomorrow morning, camping at the KOA. Look for my roadster and...
I found yet another clever re-purposing for those purple bags. They protect the frame, fit nice and don't fall off. They work on jack stands...
I am nearing the re-assembly phase after painting my 41 ford pickup and I need to order fender welting or antisqueak material. The truck is gloss...
I'm in and display reserved. What else is there to do in October in the PNW? Let's go play. Contact Pat at the email address on the flier if...
Fun event July 2nd at Wade's auto museum in Hazel Dell. Be there or be somewhere else. I'll be there, so it has that going for it. [ATTACH]
I am fitting what I thought was a 39 ford windshield frame to my 41 PU so I can have a chrome frame on the truck (non opening). What I thought...
Any of you with white letters or white walls may find this helpful. I know the letters are not H.A.M.B. friendly but this detailing trick is worth...
I had an alternator fail so I took it to my favorite repair shop only to find they no longer do starters and alternators. I checked around town...
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