06/01/2026
Yesterday on the Jubilee Jalopy build I got the driver door worked out pretty well. My dad is swapping on a better door to his 1961 Travelette, so I was able to use the glass from it on this build. I also have a passenger window I bought at a big auction a couple summers ago. The glass on these doors was shot out years ago while sitting in a field. The wing windows are plexiglass I cut and gorrila glued in. The driver wing window flipper broke, so I drilled all the way through it, installed a nut, and welded it on permanently and that works great. The bottoms of these doors were returning to the earth, so I welded in a panel to get the correct length back. The window track support bracket had rusted away and needed to be welded on as well. I also added a piece of angle iron for structural support. Welded all the previous mirror mounting holes and ground smooth. Seam sealed and painted the rear wall white. Did some black touch ups on the frame. The doors and hood will be rattle can painted to match the Jubilee colors. I'm thinking of using a tan paint instead of gold to match the faded color better. Lastly we did some minor structural repairs to the Jubilee anniversary bed, and mocked it up. It's not permanently mounted yet, but that will be easy. I just need to make some quick mounting points. Its sitting on 3 stacked 2x4 blocks in front, and right on the frame in the rear. I will rattle can paint the underside of it black so it doesn't rust out too bad. It's actually very rust free, just severely dented. I need to make a rocker that continues the body line from the fender to the bed under the door, probably will just use some angle iron. Next up is repairing the passenger door like I did the driverside and mounting the bed.
