The Jalopy Journal
Sold her a little while back to an excellent hot rodder who has a music venue near Houston Rico was looking for a running, driving project to...
455 installation didn't pan out - Been driving her off and on until recently when the generator bracket broke Once I get that replaced, I'll get...
Which is why I posted here...
Hey, Gents ~ I have a 1957 Caddy mild custom with the stock Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic 315 transmission (AKA "Turbo Hydramatic Jetaway")...
Asking $12,500 for her - Not going to install the Buick A/C, but I have all the brackets!
Starting work again on the Caddy - Ordered a new master cylinder for the kit I installed from Caddy Daddy, because I want outboard inlets for the...
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She was out at Martin's Rod & Custom for a few months, but now I've picked her up and moved her to storage closer to my house - So I can continue...
If she sells, it does - Unless the buyer continues it If not - I'll end up keeping her and continue to work on her for quite a while
She's now finished as she's gonna be and up for sale! On consignment at Martins Rods & Customs in Lampasas, Texas. Could never have got her to...
Took her in for new exhaust - First time I've seen her up on a lift A few areas that need work showed up, but her undercarriage looks pretty...
Pics from today's work - Custom grille and taillight treatment ~ [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yeah, Brother - She's not too bad, overall - But I have replaced both doglegs and the rear of both front fenders, due to rust problems.
Thanks - Appreciate the positive feedback!
Good point - An excellent friend here said the same thing. In the end, it was a non-decision - Because the hot rod shop where I was gonna take...
Excellent post - Thanks for sharing! We buttoned her all back together and shot her, as you can see in the pics
Progress Pics from this past week ~ 4 of 4 Mike Summers the Pinstriper at work! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Progress Pics from this past week ~ 3 of 4 Taking her all the way to epoxy primer[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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Busted ASS all week with the help of great friends and got her epoxy primed and pinstriped by Mike Summers She's still imperfect, but she came...
OK - Back at it with the Caddy ~ Got a TON of work done on her today, thanks to my friend Jordan, who has a TON of experience with automotive...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Pics from today's work ~ Got the spiders on all the way round - Really makes her...
Here's a few pics of progress on the replacement doors - I didn't take the refinishing and paint class at the Hot Rod Institute, and I tend to...
Verified this today and got the paperwork - Once it's done I can drive her across town to the body shop when I'm gonna work on her, which will...
Appreciate your kind words - Thanks! Reference the registration details you shared: Wow - GREAT info!
More work on the Caddy - Working on straightening the grille, so I can get it walnut shell blasted, powder coated and mount these bullets. It's...
I have this month and next month to try to get her as squared away as possible - Here's the tentative plan for that: First and most important...
OK - I'm outta the former shop and I found a collision shop that will let me work on her there, so I can use their compressor. Started back to...
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