The Jalopy Journal
Update! Well its been some time, all this lock down has things closed and buggered up so progress on the Star Chief is slow. Ive dropped off the...
Reno 1960-1964 depending, take a peak at the old cars and let me know what was newest. Reason this is here, I turned over 900 slides from my...
1000lbs lighter without the transmission...about, getting ready to load and haul to Mad Max Cars to have the rebuilt installed.
Nice old rig my grandparents had in alaska... ~1960.
That is as awesome project!! Discipline is just earned like scars and cussing at nuts and bolts hehe, you have an awesome start. Wagons are...
Man looks like my 'Star Chief' is a slightly different font, dag gum...oh well.
Update Hails Jalopnics, with all this shut-in and close down due to this Corona plague, Ive got little happening. The transmission and driveline...
after dip and de-rusting
pulled from the dash
Pontiac script for the speaker grill, rare! great shape, NOS.
All the pegs look solid!
Restoration Parts make a project easier.
Checking through an old slide collection on a lark, first pic I looked at had a Chieftain! and sadly, no other pics out of the 300 slides i...
Star Chief logo for the speaker grill, so awesome!
A pic from an old slide collection, an old Pontiac! 54 I think?
All the pegs are there and look solid!
Hood logo from a 1957 Chieftain...liked it, probably wont use it but its chrome and beautiful.
Unboxing a new passenger door electric window motor.
New motor on the old regulator. The motor is heavy and well, sometimes weight indicates its going to be sturdy.
Backside of the passenger rear regulator with new motor.
New out of stock speaker grill letters!
Passenger rear door regulator...its in the window up position as it sits here.
After unboxing, the motor looks nice and has some warnings...turns out the motor style has been used for many years so a replacement is easy for...
Going to expand the electrical panel to a safer spot that I can work with easier for the couple things I want to work with or add, electric wipers...
Some lettering came in the mail!
Hails all! The transmission rebuild is done. I don't have pics of that since it was in Stans hands, a saint who is as old as god and been...
Update Leap year! Well I have some news on the transmission. Sure the car has only 42k miles on it but according to Stan, who is retired and...
Oh and this Friday, the Chief will be heading down to Mad Max Cars in Puyallup to have the transmission pulled and sent off to a retired...
Hails fellow car tinkerers. Its January now and I figured I'd post something even though the Chief here is in hibernation until the rain stops...
Its December and the holidays are upon all of us! I've been meaning to get this out there, this is the work on teh weather stripping for the...
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The Jalopy Journal
