The Jalopy Journal
Sorry, I haven’t been on the HAMB much lately. I shot you a PM, the car is indeed still for sale!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Looks like a Mike Moore quick change. My buddy Rich Roberts runs one in his beautiful and quick ‘32 Roadster.
We had the pleasure of meeting the Twins at the Sacramento Autorama a few years ago when they were still showing their Dodge in unfinished...
Nostalgia Sid’s (Sid Drapal) did the axle for the ‘64 pickup in my Avatar and he did a fantastic job. You can’t even tell it’s been dropped by...
I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread as a couple of buddies and I are going down much the same road. There is a ton of Flathead racing here in...
Thanks for adding all of the great pictures and memories to this thread! This is what I was hoping for. It would be cool if someone from that...
I’m really glad you are enjoying this thread, that was my hope when I started it. I love old race cars so having the opportunity to work on a...
You will never regret having an overdrive, you will however regret NOT having it any time you want to head out of town. It doesn’t even have to...
I’m glad you guys are all enjoying the pictures. I wish I knew where the original chassis ended up but as so often happens race cars evolve as...
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The swap was amazing this year, it seemed like the amount of vendors and walk-ins was up from the last few years and there was a lot of cool stuff...
[ATTACH] I’m not going to muddy up Jalopy Jokers wonderful coverage (as always, thank you!) any more other than to say there’s no need for...
These cars are all owned by my Buddy Rich Roberts. These are only a few of the cars he has for sale right now but the logistics of getting them...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Couple of my friend’s cars. The Model A is on one of Boling Brothers complete rolling chassis and is running Boling Brothers...
I have an idea of where you cut your subrails at the front to spread your firewall but I’d love to see some pictures if you have any. Thanks in...
Build it with a way to close off an area for “dirty” work. I’m always amazed how much of a mess I make when I’m grinding and sanding stuff. In...
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I got the binder full of old pictures from Rich and as soon as I can make a coherent post out of them I’ll post the pictures of the car through...
I’ve heard a lot more horror stories about the entire rear end housing breaking loose and spinning inside the car than the ring and pinion letting...
This is awesome I was hoping someone involved with the cars past would see this! I’ll be sure to forward your email address to Rich so you guys...
Cool video and thread Carl. I may have to drag what’s left of an old “T” body I have out of storage and throw something together to come play...
Thanks Corn Fed! There was some rust too but nothing too crazy.
[ATTACH] So all of that leads up to this point. There was about another billion hours of unseen detail and structural work and I won’t bore you...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There that’s better, almost. Now that the A-pillars were lining up it was time to stick he cowl back...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Study this picture closely and you will see multiple “oh crap” issues. If you look at the angles of the A-pillars relative to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] So with our nice shinny UPac roof, a grinder with a cutoff wheel, and a “It can’t get much worse at this point” attitude...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The following images may not be suitable for those of weak constitutions..... What was left of the A-pillars...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] You can’t really see it in any of the pictures but if you tried to line up the belt line it looked like the entire ass end of...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ok kiddies, now for the REALLY scary stuff. We knew the body was in rough shape after the crash at Indy in...
15ASedan, thanks for adding the pictures! Hot Rod Nut, this is indeed the real Olson Brothers Sedan out of Iowa! Well what’s left of it...
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