Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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I like that box, Steve! Looks like a real nice size to fit in and if Land Rover built it it's probably tough as nails, too! I like the shock mounts, too! I've noted that most gassers have the shocks mounted vertical on the front of the axle, like your's are Steve.... Do you know if there's a particular reason for this, or just a personal preference deal?

Hi Dave, i seem to have problems getting into the site these days 8-(

I mounted the shocks straight up as thats the way they are designed for, when they are laid over they lose a certain percentage of their efficiency. always makes me laugh when i see cars with them mounted at 45 degrees as they ain't doing much damping at all.

Yeah, I've got a chart somewhere leftover from circle burnin' that shows percentage lost at a given angle... Before the days of rebuildable and tuneable shocks, used to use shock angle as a chassis tuning aid. But the very max recomended was 20 degrees.... Got to be useful then, now we just order the valving we want with the mounting angle remaining constant.

Nothing quite so technical on this one Dave, these are what i had laying around

Well, that works too! About all a gasser needs on the front is something to cushion a bit when the front wheels land!

Too right Dave

Spent yesterday evening making up some 60's style wheelie bars, I did a bit of searching around and got contacted by an old gas racer from the 60's who gave me the info i needed.
I started with a pair of 5" OD steel wheels with a rubber tyre that i found on ebay, then my mate Mark Bull donated a pair of 1956 International truck springs which i cut 3" behind the centre bolt.
Next i plasma cut a axle mounting bracket from 3/8" plate and used 56 Chevy truck U bolts to clamp it together.
I'm pretty pleased how they came out !!! Just hope i don't need them !!!

Nice! Didn't realize they use leaf springs for those, but I imagine it gives the flex and support you'd need.

I guess they used what was about and readily available Steve

My question is wouldn't one axle that ran from one side to the other for the wheelie wheels to mount on be a stronger more equal part??.I am guessing you would want both wheels contacting in a torque twist situation and not say just one which I would guess would not steer the car straight in a single spring rebound.


I guess what I am saying is one axle from eyelet to eyelet would help keep the springs square to the car as well.

Is this the answer your looking for ???

Originally Posted by roadster32

Is this the answer your looking for ???

Steve,when I saw a picture of a wheelie wheel being hung off a spring by a 1/4 20 and you being a master car crafter,it didn't fit the rest of your project.Now I am going back to the cheap seats and join in the with the rest of the crowd wave.I am very much enjoying your build.Very nice.

1/4 20 ???

Originally Posted by roadster32

1/4 20 ???

Steve what I was looking at was two pixs in post 158 where the wheels are just screwed on and the threads are exposed.

No hot rod is complete without some Cornbinder parts...............