The Jalopy Journal
Puch twingles. Notice the air pump on the front down tube.
Want to buy Monogram model item # PE 62 customizing Chevrolet engine parts. What have you? I have some to trade. Thanks. John
Love it! See it all. Bobbed fenders, polka dots, scallops, coffin nails hanging from their lips, attitude. Note the swamp cooler hanging on the...
Any tricks to cleaning the files?
Would you happen to have any photos of the parts used to mount the fuel tank in the frame? Thanks. John
Thank you everyone! I can buy new springs and bolts and make this all work out now. John
Finished this Lincoln Futura in Dec. It's a fiddly kit. Chrome wheels, steering wheel and antenna are well done. Bumpers and side trim not so...
Looking for parts to complete this kit with motor. What have you? John[ATTACH]
This is what came with the truck. There are 6 holes in the cab floor that align with 6 frame holes. Usually one bolt without a spring anchored the...
This kit is up next after I round up a few missing parts. I partially built it as a kid and it was a glue bomb. I'm going to "motorize" the...
I can testify! BMW + Steib + snow = great fun!
Dan, Did you spray clear in high humidity conditions? If so, was moisture trapped in fast drying clear resulting in blushing? The clear appears...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Aunt Barb brought this Jaguar XK 120 by Prameta to me from Europe in 1956. I was 9. I did a fair job of keeping it away from...
Did you have to post a picture of a Vincent? I had a loan for one approved in 1976 and the owner backed out of the sale. Dang! lol
I first lowered the floor to where I thought it should be. The seat proportions where off so I cut some off the bottom of it and made upholstered...
Thanks. One door open only. It's a lot of work. Had to lower the floor. Both bumpers are modified 36s. I considered Desoto bumpers but decided to...
Did you compete in the 1971 Elsinore GP by chance? John
Nothing like the smell of caster bean oil and coconut resin in the morning! Original Cal Custom candy blue lacquer. 3 window kit converted to...
Is that Malcolm Smith on the #1 Husky?
Used once to mock up a system. Highly recommended. With leftover high pressure Continental and Eaton hose. Current list $58.00 Green Mountain is...
^^^^^^ Unibody!
My home was a one room school house at one time. It was moved to town and remodeled inside as a house a long time ago. I few years ago while...
Twingle or twin? I'd ride it.
Odd panel above the windshield. Rear fenders or mud flaps extend downward quite a bit. Only 2 light weight hinges suggest a small car with light...
R 50 or R 60? Either one a sweet ride. If it's not to late lubricate and exorcise the rear fender hinge or it will rust solid. A side stand is a...
.........and hydraulic seat actuator. And possibly convertible top. Plus they sound great even through giant twin oval mufflers.
I should have been more specific as to what metal I used to make the dies. I chose metal blanks that were as close to the finished die dimensions...
I could never beat Corvettes on parking lot events but I could beat them on ice in the Corvair. (Window down. Life jacket in the passenger seat)
Look at some of the tractor/implement enamels. If it isn't labeled "acrylic" it is most likely alkyd enamel like Dulux and you could use the...
I believe the reduction ratio for Centari changed when it became lead free. The Centari reducers can be blended to fine tune to match booth...
Separate names with a comma.