car jamming

Hans is flying in from Norway to pick up his car on Sunday

for the drive to Texas.

Better start cranking on this old heap!

Good thing I had the day off.

1950 chevy

The main goal is to get it driveable,
which it isn't.
The car looks really cool low like this,
but as I stated before it's freaky bouncy.
Let's just say this isn't a date car,
the girl would have a bruised up face from her own knockers!

bottomed out suspension

I don't think the engineers designed the frame to lay on the A-arms.
Among the slew of boxes sent to the house were a set of front springs,
along with a repop manual to help guide things along.

removing front springs 50's chevy

It was nice having the instructions as it eliminated any thinking!
The lower A-arm was dropped from the inside,
and the beat up old spring rolled out and disintegrated when it touched the ground.

torched and cut spring

There's a point when the spring basically gives up.
The other side was even worse.

almost equal

Maybe they were compensating for a really heavy driver with no passenger!
"how to NOT lower your car!"

1950 chevrolet 2-door

The new springs and shocks raised the front end considerably.
Maybe they will settle over time,
WOW did it make a difference in driveability.
Instead of bouncing and shaking at every bump in the road,
the car floats like the cushy sedan it was meant to be.

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The Clash - Car Jamming

This was one of my first tapes.
I used to listen to this with my walkman walking to school,
way back in 7th or 8th grade.
Part of me thinks that Joe Strummer's death was fishy.
First he's a marathoner and than he dies of a heart problem?
Yeah conspiracy theories!
May be one of their more commercial albums,
but what a way to put out some crazy lyrics!

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1970's chevy 6

Someone had thrown a newer chevy 250 in it,
and never hooked up any gauges.
These old gas burners are solid and don't need them right?
I guess not as I couldn't find any spot for a water temperature gauge.

loctite 567

Luckily I had the 3/8-16 npt tap to rig up the sending unit,
along with some of the best thread sealant ever made.
LOCTITE 567 will seal any thread leak.
Good stuff.

1970's chevrolet 6 cylinder

While I was looking for holes in the engine,
I noticed something really weird.
Can you see it?
Tough to see in this picture,
but the intake and head are cast as one unit!
Such a strange design.
There is a cool stock dual exhaust manifold at least.

1950 chevy almost taildragger

Next up is some brake work and hopefully mufflers.
I think it will love Norway!

TP