Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Don you got a PM, We are arriving in Orlando on the 6th September, have you got plenty of beer in ???

Yep, hope you and Sue have a safe trip.

Don

Steve I'm guessing you like traditional beer and not the light stuff the big breweries knock off here! But I am amazed at how many overseas visitors like Coors and Bud too! I have to admit on a hot day, a Miller goes down easy and well, without clouding one's head! Being a home brewer myself, I tend to like British bitters, or amber ales. Lately here stateside, our micro breweries have been pumping out heavily hopped IPA's and Pale Ales, with alcohol contents in the 5.6-10% range. Just curious what you like in the beer beverage catagory? Lately the wife and I mostly enjoy a glass of hard apple cider, or pear cider. Turns out they were the most popular drink in the USA prior to 1900. John Adams evidently loved cider and had several a day!
Wow how did I get so off subject! Sorry love my beers and ciders!

Speaking of beer, I decided to give those home draft beer dealies that Miller and others sell another chance. We had bought 3 of them a while back and the beer was great, but the CO2 setup failed in all 3 and we lost about half of the gallon and a half of beer. Miller sent me a check to cover one of them when I complained.

The new on is working great, they must have improved the mechanics. The only problem is it is TOO convenient to open the fridge and refill my glass.

Don

Don I hear yah! When I started homebrewing in High school it was unrefined and usually contaminated. Later in College in the early 90's we actually got pretty good at home brewing, but bottling the beer is a lot of cleaning and tedious work. So I invested back then in a co2 system that connects to 5 gallon stainless steel soda kegs. It was fairly cheap back then, and your beer is ready to drink in a day, vs. about 10 for bottling. But you hit the nail on the head about it's too convient to have lots of fresh draft brew around! So now I brew a few batches a year for partys in kegs, and bottle most of the other stuff. Last year I started making hard cider, after picking up an apple press and restoring it. I kegged some this spring, but haven't tried it yet. It is one brew that does better with time and aging. Early apple season is now around here, so the press will get some use this weekend, when some friends with kids will be visiting!
Don what system is the miller setup haven't seen it yet, unless it's the 2 gallon plastic keg with a bladder insert? I have one of those I haven't tried yet, but it look s fun. Sorry UK Steve for this digression, but I did mention "stainless steel" in there somewhere!

Originally Posted by roadster32

Don you got a PM, We are arriving in Orlando on the 6th September, have you got plenty of beer in ???

Nope, No PM received Steve. Hoping to get to see you both on your trip though! I will PM you my emailaddress so we can communicate. (If my PM reaches you, darn forum) Plenty of beer here Steve, whats your favorite??

Wrong Don. I got Steves PM and replied.

Don SR.

Looking forward to it Don, seems ages since we were last there.

Cider is all i drink Steve, I like the strong stuff best.

Too many Don's here

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

The only problem is it is TOO convenient to open the fridge and refill my glass.

Don

You have a strange idea of what's a problem...............Well, you have a lot of strange ideas..........but that's another subject.

While not cider, and probably near impossible to find east of the Rockies, this has a hint of chocolatey flavor...........mmmmmmm, yummy!

After getting the hood 99% sorted i moved onto the fenders, they needed a bit of support as there is no inner fenders and I don't intend to fit any.

My solution was to add a few adjustable bars to support and adjust the fender to hood clearence.



The bars use 5/16" male & female cheap joints, The tube is 3/8" OD x 14swg wall so i could tap dierectly into it.

The bars pickup on the radiator bar lower mounts.



A piece of 2" x 1" wood is a temporary prop. The rear mount is glassed into the fender, it has holes randomly drilled to aid with the bonding.



Sorry this bit is a bit boring but i know there a 3 people who bought bodies from me and it may help them.









































The last couple of evenings have been raining so i carried on in the workshop and started making the headers, The Cadillac is like a Ford and has square primary pipes.

Luckily i still had a tool that i made as an apprentice for making Ford header pipes square 40 years ago, Its just a few bits of 1/4" steel plate welded together in a taper and then the pipe is hammered square, works well even with stainless tube. The primaries are 316L stainless steel 2" OD which is slightly over 1-7/8" ID

Don back in the day we didn't have to open the frige we put a barrle of beer in the frige and put the taper in the door or the side CO2 bottle outside frige on floor PROBLEM.... get started and get smashed nothing got done in the shop..Well nothing constructive anyway..

You sir are a true craftsmen... My hat is off to you..

Thanks
Harmon

Steve,
Just curious, with your tubes mating to the flange the way they do when you weld the outside are you going to have room for the bolts? When I did mine (SBF, more rectangular than square) I formed the tube to fit inside the flange hole, then welded the outside. You're losing the thickness of the tubing all around, plus the weld filet. I'm trying to visualize those bolts in place with the tube welded.