The Jalopy Journal
Thanks guys, she graduated, made Honor Roll, and we’re planning a graduation party at a local “party place”. I’m trying to get them to let us put...
Hi all, a little update….Bella is doing great. She still has “bumps in the road” here and there and that’s just a part of her life now, and she...
Nice looking A, I haven't seen that one around, I'm in Spokane. Did you pick it up here in the area?
We’re doing good, the roadster is put away for wintertime, Bella celebrated 8 years cancer free in August, I celebrated 5 years, back in April,...
Oh man sorry I was at Goodguys and didn’t see this when it happened. Looks like you got it taken care of though.
I love mine, almost a daily driver spring and fall up here. It has N50’s and a tunnel ram so doesn’t really fit the pre-‘65 age here, but it is...
Another option is instead of hiding mine, I used an era correct under dash 8-track player/FM stereo. Then with an FM modulator I have a hidden cd...
[ATTACH] Finally got it finished up and put in our local Spokane Speed and Custom show. Need to do some alignment adjustments, and finish wiring...
This is all new pre-sewn diamond pleat material. My daughter and I sewed it up together. So it’s just a matter of getting in there and cleaning it...
Got the glass and interior in as well.[ATTACH]
Heater, 8-track player, carpet and kick panels in. Lots of dust/dirt and general crap from the install I’ll clean up, as until I took the picture,...
Finally got some color on it. There’s a few ooofs and faaawks I’ll have to wet sand out, but the color is finally on.[ATTACH]
I tried really hard to clean them up to be presentable, but they are bad. The pictures make them look WAY better than they actually are.
[ATTACH] Kept going back and forth between Kingbees and the Model A lights... Decided on the original headlights on a dropped bar.
Also changed out the rusty chrome rims to stockers, minor painting, some[ATTACH] trim rings, & spider caps.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Finally got the bodywork done on the chop, and ran into some issues with the previous owners metal insert install. Did the best...
Been driving the T-Bucket daily to work too.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Re-assembled the rear end last weekend from the carnage of my burnout and installed it this weekend. Drove it around and all seems to be...
Was having some fun and “heard/felt” a thud. I knew the rearend was weak, but figured it would hold up a little bit longer than it did. Broke 2...
I’ll have to try to figure that out. I just press upload a file and that’s what I get loaded!?!? ....and thanks!!?
[ATTACH] Also other than the tires, I’ve been bodyworking the chop on the coupe, but the cold weather has prevented me from doing any lately, so...
Dusted of my Coats 2020 and got my Radirs installed. Filled up the fender well nicely. I have a T spring with only a couple of leafs to drop it...
No, didn’t think about it when I was building it. It’s just a 12 volt motor/fan mounted in the same spot the 6volt one was, then the brace that...
....also I’m a California boy living in the PNW, and I get cold easily, so I wanted a heater that didn’t look out of place and was small. I had a...
Then I made panels for the roof, quarters, back area and today will finish up the doors and kick panels.
Just another quick update (something I’m not very good at keeping up with) my daughter and I sewed up a seat, I made a base out of the A’s seat...
Gotcha, I’m running the stock A rearend /fenders, rims are 8 wide, so maybe I’ll be fine??? I’ve got a tire machine so I guess I can switch around...
Are your slicks 8’s or 10’s ?? I bought some 10” Radirs, but now I’m thinking I should have gotten 8”. I want about a 1-1/2” to 2” stick out past...
Got it wired up and gauged. Had the fuel gauge ohmed to match my sender but the guy still got it wrong, so I modified a ‘64 Impala gauge to use...
Hey, we talked on F/B. I’m the one with the heavy chopped green/black A. Cool to read thru your build thread. Car looks great!!!
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