The Jalopy Journal
It's been quite an ordeal (the prep on the body), but this part of the project should be completed fairly soon... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At this...
Hmmm, had a few months off and went to the Grand National Roadster show in Pomona. It seems that the “Covid Inflation Spiral” struck there… $9.00...
To be sure, the most time consuming part of this job has been prepping the "Old Metal". Although there was very little rust-through, the primer...
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Wow, the summer is ending quickly and it seems like the body “saga” is never ending. I have made headway and believe I am on the downhill slope. I...
Yes, it’s been a while since I reported on my progress… not for lack of progress, but there is just not that much to see. At this point, the...
Starting to work on the electrical (I can do that in the house) - I will be using a relay box for the headlights, horns, vacuum pump, electric fan...
Yes, it has been a couple of months with no real updates, but then body work is like that (I have been busy just not much to see). We had our...
Been a while since I posted an update on my project, and I have to say that the body work has been slow going. The old Ford took a lot of...
Finally got the exhaust finished...[ATTACH] I am going to run a couple of short "dumps" in front of the rear axle which will pass a "Safety...
The "Wall" was my MIG welder itself. The Stainless wire was a lot stiffer than the "plain" steel which I typically use, and was giving me feed...
OK, OK... so it's been a little longer than I expected, but I haven't been sitting on my hands. I have been working on "details" (always the...
Hey MindTraveler, I read posts on this site to help me with my current project, but that does not mean I am not into motorsports of every kind...
"It was a cold and wintery night... " and my shop is not set up for winter work. With the Covid 19 thing going on, I wasn't travelling this year,...
jaracer has it right... lug a diesel and you will see white smoke pretty soon! Even though they max out at around 3000 rpm you have to keep the...
Hi Trolls, This is good advice and I will be taking it - the u-bolts will suffice to hold everything in place until the body is on and I can...
Bill, BTW, note that I am using an Energy Suspension 3.1158G transmission mount which is shorter than the stock S-10 / GM transmission mount....
Hi Bill, Hope you and your family are well. I took some pics from the bottom, I can take some more the next time the engine is out... [ATTACH]...
Hi Trolls, I hear where you are coming from, I had a friend who put a small block in an S-10 and on it's first trip (over a few miles), we...
Hi Mike, I'm not using grease in my steering box, but I was thinking about it. I was not sure if the grease would make it to the bushings at...
For the trial fit, I had to mark on the crossmember where it needed to b trimmed for the T5, which is quite a different shape than the original -...
This is Canada and on Monday, it was snowing where I live, but today it was almost 70F, go figger... but the reprieve from winter gave me a chance...
The pan I am using appeared to have had the baffle removed (not sure why, but strangely I have a second pan, identical, and it had the baffle...
I discovered that I was missing the Bellhousing Dowel Pins so I couldn't center the transmission input shaft. [ATTACH] I ordered a few from C&G...
The car is at the point where I can put the "roller" wheels on and then "test" install the drive train. I will need to clearance the trans...
I am using a 1939 Ford Steering Box (the one that came with the truck) and installing a new worm and sector with new bearings. The original...
Not sure about the Bren Gun Carrier... The 8.8" Rear is all set up and sitting in the saddles (I will weld these in place when I set the pinion...
Here is the Ford 8.8" Housing with 2 7/8" removed from the drivers side Tube. It now uses the same axle as the passenger side Tube. The centre...
Starting to get some running gear and a gas tank - all of this needed very little coaxing to assemble. Next I will Narrow the 8.8" Rear (yes this...
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