The Jalopy Journal
My garage normally looks this busy. Always something going on here!
I sold mine to my brother and he spray painted it like a derby car and crashed into it with a forklift(forks up) and then brought it to the scrap...
Well I went to town on it last week drilled my holes, ground it out heated it up, welded it, ground it down. I had a little bit of a low spot on...
my dad always told me stories of sneaking 5 guys and a keg in his chevys trunk and all the other fun they had at the cottage view in cottage grove...
older is cooler
do not use a propane torch it will make it look worse. if you need heat use an electric heat gun!
any thing old and odd. I love all cars but my dream is to have something someone else doesnt have.
because 4 door mopars are all I can afford. I like them and i like that others dont
pot metal is un-weldable. it is the shittiest metal on earth basically. like the other guys said braze it glue it or bolt it because your gonna...
I wiped it down with mineral spirits and cleaned it up lightly with a scotch brite roloc pad. there were no other defects on the top of the block...
I have some machinist rulers and I was thinking I could check flatness with them after I file it down. If I am going to spend new engine kind of...
Ok this is on topic but with an off topic car I will keep anonymous. But none the less it is an engine and it is american. I blew a head gasket a...
225 slant six:cool:
4 windows open two wings and two floor vents at 70. oh and a pair of shorts for the wind to blow right up at the boys:)
i say no go on yellow
Im no shop teacher but thought about becoming one and still do alot of the time. im only 23 and since high school i have never done a job i didnt...
speeding down the highway and drifting??? why the hell couldnt he do that in the A or the merc. it would be a hell of a lot cooler than some...
heartthrobs are good my brother knows the guys who own and operate the company and he lives bout 3miles away from their place. pm if you want more...
keep the car for another 20 years and enjoy the shiny paint for the time being. you will eventually end up with what you want!
you aint kidding that thing has a ton ofwork in it. man the headlights are perfect! drive the damn thing its beautiful!
gm 403p not new and no picture but great dark blue in the sun !
if you can afford it keep em. its always nice to get them for a rememberance
x2^^^
I tell my girl it could take the rest of my life to finish 1 car. who cares. if it keeps you happy why try to make someone else happy. hell...
i consider 75 and newer late model but being 23 i wasnt even a thought at that time. i sure hope the line doesnt ever move. EVER!
i have used the "MAR-HYDE" brand.and i would use it again though it stays soft, rubbery soft not sticky soft but i would never spray it over bare...
Im thinking along the same lines as F&J. cut whatever you can to get it straight it will be a hell of a lot easier than a donor roof. doesnt look...
nice pipes makes it look like a spider
you can use a rubberized undercoating that will muffle a little sound but i hope no one is riding in there that would be bothered by the noise
rat rods are for tossers and sheep shaggers! just sayin! choose your words wisely here!
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