Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Nice stuff Steve- going to look great in Willy!

Thanks Dave, getting there slowly !!!


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awesome build, unreal all the detail going into it....

Sitting here with food poisioning , thanks mum !!! I got a call about how i fixed the discs on my spindle mount rims, didn't realise i had not posted it, so here ya go.

When i got the wheels an adaptor to centre up the disc to the wheel and mount the oil seal had already been made, I was told it all worked nicely but the more i looked at it the more i wasn't so sure of it, anyway i decided to re engineer it slightly, basically the same sort of thing but with a much larger OD so i could bolt the disc to the adaptor seperatly.

The original adaptor is on the right in the pic.










Next the adaptor was drilled with 5 x 5/16" holes on a 2.75" pitch circle and located on the wheel hub and the holes spotted on the drill press. the holes were then counter bored to accept allen bolts, the outer holes that bolt the disc on were drilled 3/8" to accept 3/8" hi tensile bolts.
The holes in the wheels were then drilled and tapped 5/16" UNC








Next the discs were milled out to clear the bolt heads & the outer holes drlled.












Centre punch marks were made to align everything.








There was a slight clearence problem with the disc bolts so we fitted counter sunk socket cap screws and the holes counter sunk accordingly.












The nuts for the disc bolts could not be Nyloks because there was heat involved so we used Aero locking nuts which are mechanical locking.








Heres the disc fitted. the disc hub and adaptor wil get painted satin black.









Thanks for looking

hi Steve,I too have gone off this site in the last couple of months and as mentioned,most of the people are the same but the spark has died I believe without Ken and Don. I am still in awe of your work though and, boy, that little huffer will certainly give the Willy's that true gasser look,oh and something else for Sue to polish all the time.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

hi Steve,I too have gone off this site in the last couple of months and as mentioned,most of the people are the same but the spark has died I believe without Ken and Don. I am still in awe of your work though and, boy, that little huffer will certainly give the Willy's that true gasser look,oh and something else for Sue to polish all the time.

Hi Whip. I thought i hadn't seen you around here lately, thanks for the positives


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Well we were blessed with sunny weather today so i thought i would get a few small jobs out of the way.

The blower i bought was for a SBC so an intake was fabricated from 1/2" aluminium plate.












Another job to finish was the working mechanism for the outside door handle, winter set in before i had a chance to finish them.

They work by cables as it was the easiest way to miss the window when wound down. The cables are stainless bicycle cables. The handles are mounted on plates which fit inside the outer skin.












The spring is temporary until i find one the right length.










It all works really well








I also fitted the windscreen, this is 1/4" Lexan mainly to keep the weight down. A template was made and the fixing holes drilled, then this was transferred to the Lexan sheet.










I found a 1" wide rubber which will be bonded on when painted.








Thanks for looking.

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Nice progress Steve.

you just keep pecking away you'll get there looking good

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Nice progress Steve.

Cheers Bob, the doors was one of them jobs that was bugging me.


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Nice stuff as always, Steve!!!! All the little detail pieces really eat up the time!!!!!!

I like the cable door mechanism, simple, clever strong and functional. It meets the standard of "Form follows function!"

Lookin good,Steve..Those door handle mechanisms could be a real pain,,but I think you got them sussed..Looking forward to seeing/hearing the beast wake up..

Originally Posted by cffisher

you just keep pecking away you'll get there looking good

Thanks Charlie


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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Nice stuff as always, Steve!!!! All the little detail pieces really eat up the time!!!!!!

Yes your right Dave there are a few hours in these doors now and i still need to bond them together !!! But everything works nice so it was time well spent, I can't stand stuff that works but not 100%

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Originally Posted by stovens

I like the cable door mechanism, simple, clever strong and functional. It meets the standard of "Form follows function!"

Cheers Steve, when are they going to get rid of the stupid black line at the bottom ??? its a pain !!!


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