Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Thanks Whip, fairly simple stuff really, you just have to let your mind wander.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Simply amazing Steve what you and your good friend Allan can turn out. As Steve in the USA said, that damn bar is so high now, I could hang myself from it !!!!

Yep, old Steve could teach us all a few tricks. I love the olds finned valve cover look. Been trying to find valve covers like that for my 460 ford~!

Old Steve !!! ya cheeky bugger Just kidding Steve, I guess i am old these days

Originally Posted by stovens

Yep, old Steve could teach us all a few tricks. I love the olds finned valve cover look. Been trying to find valve covers like that for my 460 ford~!

Had to go to the tyre place to get a customers tyres fitted and Crumble had got my tubes for me (thanks John) plus I had been itching to get my Radir tyres on my ET rims.

I had a slight clearence problem on the inner arch as these tyres bulge out a fair bit so I replaced the wheel studs with some longer Strange Eng studs and fitted a 1" spacer either side. I don't have a problem running spacers.

I'm still undecided about the whitewalls, I may turn them around.










Had to cut a fair bit out of the rear arches to get them on and they still need blending & fettling which i will sort at bodywork time. Its got a bit more attitude now.

white walls in

Steve no offense intended, just a complement to your vast knowledge base! The white walls look very cool, and go well with everything else. I may run into a similar issue with my rear tires and fenders, so the spacer idea sounds good to me if it would work on the rear hubs of my old Ford.

I'm a fan of white walls but the jury is out on this one until I see the complete project after paint etc.,as I know that old gasser look will not be correct with white walls but it may suit your finished car. I so want those wheels though,awesome.

Whip imagine this but with blue flake.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

I'm a fan of white walls but the jury is out on this one until I see the complete project after paint etc.,as I know that old gasser look will not be correct with white walls but it may suit your finished car. I so want those wheels though,awesome.

I suppose the wide whites fit the style of the car, but personally I didn't like them the first time they were popular......

Steve,
That switch panel you and Alan made looks great (more like fantastic)

You know I think I like the whitewall slicks.....Will know better when your color is sprayed on the car though. Lookin great. Awesome progress
Don Jr.

Cheers Don, yes i'm gonna wait until the paint is done and decide then, I kinda like the whitewalls too.
Is the old fella ok as havn't seen him on here for a couple of days ???

Originally Posted by Mr Blue

Steve,
That switch panel you and Alan made looks great (more like fantastic)

You know I think I like the whitewall slicks.....Will know better when your color is sprayed on the car though. Lookin great. Awesome progress
Don Jr.

After seeing the blue car with the whitewalls, I really like them!
Pops is fine...........He has been on his other forum this week I think called "Club Kitty Cat".
He loves those cats. The cats around our shop get better treatment than we do!

Yes Steve,that would be absolutely gorgeous but I will leave the final decision up to you, but I give it a tick for white walls.

Met Carl at Heathrow to pickup my front wheels, Carl had already started on the disc conversion but not finished it so i have a little machining left to do.








The disc is positioned on the wheel hub by an adaptor that also holds the oil seal. 5 holes need to be drilled through the disc, adaptor and into the wheel hub, these will be slightly counterbored and tapped 5/16" UNC, a coarse thread is used as the magnesium is very soft and i fine thread could possibly strip, the studs are fitted into the counterbore so that the force is taken by the shank of the ARP studs I am using and not the threaded section.



















The spindle is an early ford part & bearing setup is normal taper bearings with a standard size oil seal.












The calipers & disc is from a modern car and the caliper has to be fairly small to clear the wheel, clearences are very tight !!!

Custom caliper brackets have to be made and removing a wheel means removing a caliper first so this has to be taken into account when making the brackets. 3/8" UNF hi tensile bolts hold the spindle to the internally threaded hexagon bar caliper spacers.


















The caliper plates are made in 1/4" stainless plate, Securing bolts are hi tensile countersunk setscrews that have been modified slightly.










Heres the completed setup.










Clearances are a little on the tight side !!!







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Those wheels are going to look realy great on the Willys. Good thing you have the equipment to do that in house...