Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project
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04-14-2011 01:48 PM #1
Looks like that should give good support in every direction, Steve.
Don
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04-14-2011 02:21 PM #2
Very strong Steve and I'm impressed with the amount of foot room you will have in there, you got room for three pedals. I always thought the Willy's weren't much bigger across the A posts as an Anglia but that looks huge.I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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04-14-2011 11:40 PM #3
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04-23-2011 02:07 PM #4
OOOHH MAAAN your Willys is sooo cool !!!!...guess this means i have to drag my '55 Chevy 2dr post out huh ???...lol
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04-23-2011 02:58 PM #5
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04-29-2011 11:48 AM #6
Well seeing as i have no interest in a royal wedding i thought i would make good use of the long bank holiday weekend.
Cut the front floor panel from a sheet of 12mm ply and clearanced it for the autobox, Its only bolted in at the moment, will glass it fully very shortly.
Once i had the floor in place i could get the front body mounts into place.
Next i made some plates up that bolt to the front mounts at the A post sandwiching the floor, this where my front cage mounts.
Next i made the B post mounts from 4" x 2" box, these needed to be strong as my main cage hoop bolts in here, the box was tapered and capped off and square plate welded to each mount. They are tacked in place and will get fully welded when the body is lifted off. (the box section in the pics is the temperary mounts)
2 more plates were cut and drilled to bolt in at the B post again sandwiching the 12mm floor, this is where the main cage hoop bolts in.
Next i started putting in the steelwork to stiffen up the B post and to provide a mounting point for the lock striker.
This is where it started raining so i retired to the workshop to find something to do, I had a offcut of 3" stainless exhaust tubing so decided to make a weight bar for the rear, i spun up some capping plates for the ends and welded them in place, then i gave the tube a quick polish as it makes it easier to full polish after the brackets were welded on. The brackets fix where the original Willys bumper irons fit, I will cut the bumper irons cutouts in the rear fenders tomorrow and hopefully get it bolted in place.
All in all a good productive day !!! Now for a nice beer or 2
.Last edited by roadster32; 04-29-2011 at 11:53 AM.
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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04-29-2011 04:27 PM #7
Very nice work Steve but hey man,what's this not watching the wedding of the century??? You could of sat there with Sue and drunk your beers and made all sorts of wise quacks just to annoy her.I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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04-30-2011 01:17 AM #8
I would rather stick pins in my eyes Whip, i thought it was boring !!!Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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05-07-2011 11:43 AM #9
Sorry Whip been unable to login for the last few days, duno why ??? I would much rather be in my workshop than watching a boring wedding.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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04-29-2011 05:15 PM #10
Nice stuff, Steve!!! Working on a Hot Rod is a priority over watching any dang wedding on the tube!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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04-29-2011 08:32 PM #11
Think this is about the best thread I found where attaching a glass body to metal work . Really good lay out , and may be some great stuff when even rejuvenating some old metal .
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04-30-2011 01:26 AM #12
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04-30-2011 01:48 AM #13
Thats looking real good,Steve..You arent going to glass the steel frame to the body,are you??Different rates of expansion and contraction,as you probably know..That Willys is coming along in leaps and bounds,mate..Nothin like a gasser in the neighbourhood to wake up the locals...
I hadnt seen you on here for some hours,so I naturally thought you were out with the half million others,lining the streets to watch the wedding..I had a good excuse too..Didnt want to sit around an 11pm to see it all..
Micah 6:8
If we aren't supposed to have midnight snacks,,,WHY is there a light in the refrigerator???
Robin.
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04-30-2011 01:57 AM #14
No mate i know about the expansion/contraction thing plus of course glass don't stick that well to steel, Everything is bolted and clamped, I never hang hinges/locks etc etc on the glass, i prefer to sandwich the glass so its not stressed, never had a star crack ever in any of my glass cars doing it this way. i'm probably teaching my granny to suck eggs here as your obviously a laminator
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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04-30-2011 01:18 AM #15
My grandfather, mom's side, drove a 39 Plymouth coupe when I was about 4 or 5 and I thought it was pretty cool and I loved the tail fins on the 49 Cadillac. I drew cars when I was in the 5th and 6th...
How did you get hooked on cars?