Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Nice gift. Looks great there on the dash.

Super nice gift, Steve. Are you at liberty to tell us who your benefactor is, or do you want to keep that between the two of you?

Don

Very nice gift Steve and certainly looks good on top of that dash exactly where the Rev counter should be if not in the dash beside the speedo. Off topic now, the hospital phoned and my second knee replacement has been brought forward to the 8/8/2011 so heck I be out in that garage before I know it eh.

To be honest Don i don't know his name even, He just pm'd me on the HAMB to say he was enjoying the build and that he had something i might like, next thing it came in the post, I replied thanking him for such a nice gift and havn't heard from him since. A very nice gesture i thought. I guess he prefers to stay in the background.

I hope so mate, best of luck with it.

You've got a secret admirer. Must have been the legs.

Whip, good luck with the surgery. Bet you are looking forward to getting it over with.

Don

What a deal, Steve!!!! The tach is absolutely perfect for Willy, I'll betcha he likes it too! Another of those touches that go so far towards making the car "right" and further evidence that the only thing better then building your own Willy's Gasser is watching a real Craftsman build his!!!! Going to be a really first rate ride, Steve!

I'm making a note of all this piss taking Don revenge will be sweet !!!

Thanks Dave, I was knocked out by the generosity shown by this guy, He contacted me by email last night and said he had it sitting on the shelf not doing anything and thought it would look cool in the Willys so donated it.

A very nice gift for a guy who will use it well! Heck with a name like Steve you gotta be great!

That looks great, Steve. This is one of the best builds I've seen on here. I'll bet you're itchin to pilot this baby down the strip!

Originally Posted by roadster32

I'm making a note of all this piss taking Don revenge will be sweet !!!

Don

Your not wrong there buddy, can't wait, thanks for the comments

Well the sun has returned so i thought i would crack on with the doors.

A few people questioned why i made the firewall so strong, this installment should make it easier to understand.

I've not seen a Willys that doesn't have doors that drop when opened so the plan was to make the A post strong with no flex.

First job was to make up some supports for the door hinges, as the firewall was set back there was no room for a steel tube up the A post so they are tied into the firewall.

The framework was drilled and rivnuts inserted to take a plate.












Then a piece of tube was welded between the plate and the hinge strengthner.











Once the hinges were installed holes were drilled in the doors and bolted to the hinges with a spreader plate, the spreader plate would give me something to weld the light gauge framework to.

The main frame is 3/4" x 16 swg thick tube, the rest is 5/8" x 16swg, this is really quite light but nice and strong.








While the frame was being welded in the lock was put into place and plates made up to mount it off. Also the B post striker plate was made up and welded into place, this is tied into the B post steelwork which in turn is tied into the cage main hoop, Its all very strong !!!












It seems every Willys i see the door when fully opened hits the fender, I cheated slightly with the hinges and angled them a couple of degrees, you can't notice it when you look but when the door opens it now swings it slightly up and away from the fender.








I now have a fairly even gap around the inner skin.








Next job is the window channels and winding mechanism