Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Well in between the showers i managed to get the rear floor glassed in, I used a sheet of Bendy ply for this as the rear chassis kickup has an S shape in it and i wanted the floor to follow the shape, Bendy ply is made with the plys running the same way and this allows it to take very small radius's, you can order it to be bendy along the 8' x 4' length or sideways across.

First the shape was cut into the sheet and then the chassis was drilled and tapped 8mm, this was then bolted down with penny washers to keep it all flat.











Next the perimeter was glassed in and 1 layer put over the complete panel.








The ply only comes 8' x 4' and the body isover 4' so it was done in sections, here the rear section is in position but not glassed in as i ran out of resin










While it was pissing down i decided to make the various bits to fix the transmission cooler and 16" electric fan to the radiator, the fan brackets are made from 20mm x 5mm stainless bar, the trans cooler brackets are 16mm x 5mm stainless.

Sorry my friend, I have had trouble logging in as well and got frustrated and missed this. Dan and Dad are Fine. Dans engine had to come back apart due to excessive oil consumption. Needless to say he is not a happy camper but he is already on the way to fixing it. Looking forward to your trip in September. Hope to see you at least a day. The more the better :-) Your gasser is looking fantastic. Keep up the great work! Don Jr.

Originally Posted by roadster32

Cheers Dude, Can't wait to see you all, Hows Dad and Dan ???, Havn't heard from either for a while, I guess Dan is playing with his car and the old fella is chatting up the girls

Not much done i'm afraid as still waiting for the correct 1/8" wall tube to arrive but i got the main hoop mounting plates welded on and its all bolted down.








While i was there i made some tabs to attach the B post steelwork to the cage, It certainly stiffens it all up !!!








I was a bit stuck for things to do as my replacement tube still hasn't turned up but found an offcut of 1.625" CDS just long enough for the bar that my seats mount off. It needs to be removable so i used some 1.625" triangular flanges and welded on some 2" stubs that are welded to the main hoop, as this is going to be chromed the ends of the tube and the flanges have to be pre polished as its difficult to get in to the corners once welded. The flanges are welded from the inside to keep it all looking neat and tidy.














Once the tube was notched to suit the hoop it was tacked into place, I wanted the Empi seats to be removable so i spun up some 3/4" stubs that the 1" seat frame would slide on to and drilled and welded the stubs into the cross tube.






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Don i'm glad i'm not the only one that has trouble logging in !!! To be honest its getting a little tiresome, since the site changed i've had trouble getting into it, I've made some great mates through this forum but its really pissing me off now and i'm thinking of quitting it i'm afraid

It is Frustrating, I will type up something to post (Already logged in) hit the post button and it tells me I dont have permission to do that So then I have to log back in and try it again hopping it will take that time! YIKES! Anyhow car is looking great as usual Don Jr.

We sure are glad you are posting again!
Keep up the great work and awesome documenting.

Steve you mentioned rain there. Is it typical this time of year? We are still getting poured on and it's June here in California! Very unusual weather. For me it keeps the projects in the crammed garage where it is impossible to work on them with out moving other stuff out into the rain! Yuck!
As Don said you've made some remarkable progress. It's funny seeing your talents don't just lie in metal fabrication, but cross over to glass too! Most people are good at one or the other but not both! How's the other project coming?

Steve it usually is getting warmer around this time but we can get the odd shower, although the last 2 days its been more than the odd shower, we had hailstones 2 days ago !!!

Thanks Scott, I still have the occasional problem getting into the site but its much better now, why ??? I havn't a clue !!!

Thanks for asking Mate, I'm getting over the first knee replacement really well,got up to 110 degrees movement now and walking without the sticks so that part is all good. Now if I could get them to do my right knee,I would be happy as Larry. Hey I am so enjoying watching you work on this Willys,I don't mind not being out in the garage myself. Oh how about some updates and pictures on the T Coupe??

Good to hear mate, i'm glad for ya. I'm still on the 26T but its engine building time and its gobbling up my Hotrod fund quicker than i would of liked !!!

Hay Whiplash23T I had my right knee replaced April 1, 2 years ago Wish I'd had it done sooner. They had me up walking on it 2 hrs after surgery. They wanted 120 degrees and they got it real quick.. Dr. wouldn't let me drive till I got it. Sitting around ain't my bag.

very nice work.....thats a lot of progress in a very short time.
well done

That's coming along real nice.
Gotta love that flexible plywood.

It sure is handy stuff, I've used it for years, Its surprising how many people don't know about it.