We are moving forward in on our 1963 Corvette project as we proceed to interior removal. The interior of the 1963 Corvette is rather simple in nature; it only has two seats, a dash, center console, and some carpet. We started by removing the seats first, then removing the center console. There are a few […]
1979 Ford F350 7.3L Power Stroke Engine Swap
0In this post, we will show and demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1979 Ford F350 7.3L Power Stroke Engine Swap. Update on the 1979 Ford F350 7.3L Power Stroke Engine Swap, single rear wheel four wheel drive truck and 7.3L Powerstroke diesel that we removed from a 2000 Excursion. The truck was first sent for dis-assembly and cleaning, […]
Red 1963 Corvette Front End Disassembly And Documentation
0The disassembly of our red 1963 Corvette continues with the front end of the car. As always the meticulous documentation continues which ultimately pays off in the end during reassembly. We have removed the 1963 Corvettes front bumper, license plate holder, grill, grill surround, headlights, and cowl vents. As we remove all these items we […]
Red 1963 Split Window Coupe Corvette Restoration Project
0This is the very beginning of our newest project, the restoration of another 1963 Corvette split window coupe. For anyone that is unfamiliar with the split window coupe Corvette, it was a one year only production by Chevrolet. For the 1963 Corvette model the rear window was “split” into two windows giving the Corvette its […]
Off-Road Fabrication
0Off-Road Fabrication Jonesy’s Off-Road Fabrication If you have been following our shop blog for awhile you would already know we have been building off-road vehicles and parts for many years. But, what you may not know is Jonesy’s Inc. has been working very hard as of late to produce a series of custom fabricated off-road […]
1959 Chevrolet Rust Repair
0All the remaining 1959 Chevrolet Rust Repair panels for the cab and doors have arrived from LMC Truck The rust repair starts by laying out the cuts. Theses cuts are determined by a couple of factors: removing all the rust, and the size of the repair panel. A piece of masking tape makes a […]
1968 Ford Mustang Fuel Tank
2Our 1968 Ford Mustang Fuel Tank was so badly rusted we had no choice but to replace it with a new one. After a call to Amazon.com UPS brought us a new steel tank and sending unit. Here is how we prepped and installed the new tank. We started by removing all the mounting bolts […]
1968 Ford Mustang Intake Manifold Leak
0Our 1968 Ford Mustang showed some signs of life after the carburetor and fuel systems were rebuilt. Unfortunately the Mustang did not run correctly. With some diagnosis we found the 1968 Ford Mustang Intake Manifold Leak was preventing the carburetor from working correctly. Here is a video on how we diagnosed the leak. Once we […]
1968 Ford Mustang Carburetor and Fuel Pump
0Our 1968 Ford Mustang project continues with confirmation that the fuel system has been badly contaminated with rust. The rust made the sending unit almost unrecognizable made its way through the fuel pump to the Mustang’s carburetor. Here is a photo of the fuel sending unit. Here is the Ford carburetor before diss-assembly and cleaning. […]
1959 Chevrolet Apache Truck Chassis Paint
0We have stripped down the 1959 Chevrolet Apache truck to the bare chassis and have cleaned it using wire wheels and grease remover. After cleaning it to bare steel we have painted the chassis with “Chassis Saver”, a protective coating that neutralizes and prevents rust. We have also continued with body work on the various […]