HJC Project car start.

This page is a timeline to the restoration of the Henry J Cars original Project J.

I have finnaly completed buying the parts to get the job started. The following links are pictures of some of the work that I am doing on an on-going basis. I am going to show as much detail as I can, good, bad or what ever. Since this is my first Original HJ ground up restoration I will be taking some extra time making mistakes and having fun. If any of you have ideas or information that may help Just Email me at: Mike@henryjcars.com and let me know what you think or give some advice on how some work can be done.

• 12-07-2001                        Purchaced car from Ebay.
• 12-08-2001     Through
• 07-03-2002                        Finnaly found everything I need to
                                               get the project started.
• 07-04-2002     Through
• 04-19-2003                        Now I have the room and time to get
                                               the Project J started. B4 Pics

• 04-27-2003                        Day one start the teardown.
• 04-28-2003                        Removing the undercoating
• 04-29-2003                        Finish cleaning Fenders and Hood
• 04-30-2003                        Cleaning inner fenders and stuff
• 05-06-2003                        Removed Rear Fenders "Nice"
• 05-20-2003                        Removing the undercoating
• 05-27-2003                        Removing the Rockers Hurry up and wait.

• 06-05-2003                        Extra front end

• 10-24-2003                        Started again after the show season.
• 11-01-2003                        Razor to the paint ... old tale ...
• 11-05-2003                        Body ready for Sandblasting
• 11-05-2003                        Frame Reference pictures.
• 12-06-2003                        Sand Blasting the body
• 12-07-2003                        Early Paintwork and floor work
• 12-12-2003                        More Primer and paint
• 12-14-2003                        Floor and Firewall Paint

• 01-07-2004                        Had some Parts E-Coated for testing
• 01-14-2004                        Hard Shifting Problem    Fix
• 11-12-2003   old pic's       Referance pics of old frame
• 01-16-2004                        Frame Sand Blasting and Painting
• 01-18-2004                        Assemble the Frame
• 02-02-2004                        Detailing of engine and parts
• 03-22-2004                        Frame and Engine painted
• 03-22-2004                        Rear Fenders painted
• 04-12-2004                        Radiator support
• 05-09-2004                        Painting part of the body
• 05-10-2004                        Painted Body back on painted frame
• 06-15-2004                        More Paint work done

• 08-20-2004                        Great summer the work slows

• 10-10-2005                        Ok so it really slowed
                                               Economy down, work overload, and family comes first.
• 10-11-2005                        The paint needs to be wheeled
• 11-01-2005                        Paint is done and car is going back together
• 12-01-2005                        Headliner going in
• 12-01-2005                        Glass going in
• 06-12-2006                        Not Quite done but its first time out to a show.
• 08-14-2006                        Close as it may come to done for now.