The Jalopy Journal
Black walls definitely. In my opinion white walls only look good on full Kustoms.
I'm not really a photographer, but here are a couple I took messing around with my new camera.[IMG][IMG]
A couple taken while driving to some car shows. [IMG] [IMG]
Rage body filler spreads nice, and little to no pin holes. U-Pol Liquid Gold is a nice glaze. U-Pol Dolphin glaze is real runny, but makes a nice...
I use an Android app called UlyssesSpeddometer, it shows the speedo in the senter with other info like distance travelled, max speed, etc. It has...
I'm surprised no one has said it yet, LEDs aren't traditional, they didn't exist before 1962. blah blah blah. I think LEDs are fine, but some...
Nice car, I love 60's GM's .You could always tell everyone its a 64, kind like the guys with 65-67 Chevy trucks do( wink, wink)
The cream color looks nice, and I like the black walls too. Leave it alone and drive it.
the kick off party is a good time. there is a little bit of cruising the grounds in the evening, I don't know of any othe activities going on...
Here is one i built for a show last summer. I used some left over Pontiac parts. [IMG]
I have a 62 Bonneville 2dr HT,I have 15X6 with 205/70R15s on the front, and 15X7 with 225/70R15s on the rear, I think the rear are 4.5"...
I like the Tru-flat blocks for wetsanding, they don't warp like a 3M block. I like the new velcro Dura blocks for dry sanding.
great pics Dan, as always. I like the editing you do, the ones with the black and white background and the car in color are my favorites. I need...
were the rear coils pigtailed on both ends? I ended up ordering some lowered coils for my 62 Pontiac. I did give the fronts a 2 coil chop.
cool pics! Thanks for snapping one of my 62 Bonneville.
nice to see a guy doing all the work himself on a budget and using junk yard parts, that's what hotrodding is all about. Keep it up.
Being a Dad is one of lifes greatest gifts, and also a pain in the rear sometimes. I remember when I got my first car OT "76 Pontiac Astre wagon,...
The shop I work at uses Sherwin Williams paint system. We use a waterborn cleaner followed by wax and grease remover, then tack rag before paint....
I like the steelies, but not rally wheels, and I’m a fan of black wall tires on everything but full tail dragging customs and Cadillacs
some of the cars that go to Billetproof aka rats, were probably trailered because they are not roadworthy, scray to drive, etc. I think what they...
One option is the Mild Steel Exhaust Bend Kits from Speedway. They come in 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" with straight sections, and an assortment of bends....
Great job, I love when people do their own work.
I have a long term project driver '62 Bonneville. 1973 400 .040 over, Th400, soon to get 700R4, mild cam, Q-jet, lowered, dsic brakes, etc. rust...
if you are going to run bias ply tires, you probably wont know which one is making it wobble
one thing about these Pontiac front ends, those stock coils are LONG, and 1 coil doesn't seem to drop it too much. looking forward to pics of the...
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