Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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I love it Unc,

Did one of the local Vegas Strip girls model for that one?

Jack.

Might be Jack...........I got the pic from a local Craigslist ad.

What were you shopping for Bob?

Originally Posted by MikeB

Steve,

You sure do some nice work!

I don't comment very often on the board but I read it daily and after clicking the "What's New" button, your thread is most often the first I read. Your work is WAAAAY beyond what I can do. I use your ideas, approach, and workmanship as an inspiration on whatever project I'm working on. My first thought is usually "dam that's nice".

Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the compliment Mike, I guess you mostly need imagination but good tools help.

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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Steve, you have plenty of good ideas of your own, and of course your craftsmanship is marvelous. Knowing the kind of guy you are though I've found one more feature to add. You'll need to fabricate some sort of high zoot, stainless antenna..........but I'm sure you could whip that out in a day or so. The neat thing is she does her dance as you're going down the road...............or strip (how appropriate).

I got Sue Bob, she does the same thing just a little slower these days

Originally Posted by stovens

What were you shopping for Bob?

Theres a thought Steve !!!


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Roadster this is one I will be following till you light the fires . The fit and finish will also be logged for future reference .

b

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Roadster this is one I will be following till you light the fires . The fit and finish will also be logged for future reference .

b

Thanks Bobby, I will try to not let you down.
As for fit & finish it won't be perfect as I'm not looking for that, I want a look that looks like an old gasser redone so I'm purposely having big door gaps like the originals and the panel fit won't be perfect so again like the original Willys.
Having had the chance to get measurements off an original I can see they were far from being a quality car in the day !!!


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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Steve, you have plenty of good ideas of your own, and of course your craftsmanship is marvelous. Knowing the kind of guy you are though I've found one more feature to add. You'll need to fabricate some sort of high zoot, stainless antenna..........but I'm sure you could whip that out in a day or so. The neat thing is she does her dance as you're going down the road...............or strip (how appropriate).

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I'm sad to say I had one of those at one time, on my work van of all things. The old lady got it for me from a local Harley shop, I believe...............

Had a good day between the showers yesterday Flatted off all the rear of the body, while i was there i gapped up the trunklid and sanded the opening returns to the same thickness of a steel car, I had already epoxy primed the trunklid so while it was raining I primed up the trunklid with some Max Meyer Grey 2K primer, I really like the look of the grey.



While i was there i addressed the problem that all Willys have, there is no drain in the lower trunk gutter, sorted this by drilling a hole and bonding in a piece of stanless tube with the end squished slightly, works a treat.











































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Lookin' good, Steve. I had the same trunk gutter issue - used a big brake line, flared both ends, cut into two pieces and trimmed to length. I think I like your larger tube better, but the brake line is sure easy to work with.

Originally Posted by rspears

Lookin' good, Steve. I had the same trunk gutter issue - used a big brake line, flared both ends, cut into two pieces and trimmed to length. I think I like your larger tube better, but the brake line is sure easy to work with.

Roger i'm sure thats why every Willys you see has a rotted out floor !!!

Forgot to say i also moved the tank forward a few inches hence the added piece.

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What are the battery connects for Steve,plug in the winter blanket car cover to keep the car warm over your winter months?? How is progress on the tall T coming along or are you still busy doing other things??

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

What are the battery connects for Steve,plug in the winter blanket car cover to keep the car warm over your winter months?? How is progress on the tall T coming along or are you still busy doing other things??

Just for charging the battery Whip, I had them so thought it would be a handy option, yes i'm still doing bits and pieces to the 26T but i want to get the Willys first then it will be fulll steam ahead on the 26T.

cheers
Steve


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Not sure if I mentioned or not but I've decided to run the car in grey primer this year and paint it blue flake next year, reasons are I'm not a big fan of polishing cars, time is running short and I kinda like the grey primer look anyway.
The frame and underbody will be gloss black and finished to a decent standard.
I primed up the hood last night and fitted it up with various bits and pieces, I think the grey primer gives it a real tough look. It also makes the shiny bits stand out.