Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Amazing how that has improved the look of the grille Steve,very nice and heck, I hope there is a excellent discount when you buy stainless steel as you must be their best customer?

Whip believe it or not 90% of my stainless comes from the local scrap dealer, They have separate bins for each type of metal, I just go along and have a root through, It costs me scrap value which is peanuts compared to the proper price, the guy there now knows me well so tends to put interesting stuff aside for me.
That piece of tube i used for the grille was 8feet long but only cost £1.50 ($2) as its not very heavy.

Can you post in slightly larger text, its tiny and hard to read for us old guys

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I will try the bigger font for you old man....

Like the lined front edge look. Definately gives it a cleaner finished look and goes well with the chrome fender welt.

Thanks Steve, I'm well pleased how it came out, looks much better

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Yeah,Steve,,looks real good.......... Like it a whole lot..

must be big font monday

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Yeah,Steve,,looks real good.......... Like it a whole lot..

Ha ha ha, nice one Robin

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Getting a bit closer to the big strip down for final paint and detailing, one of the last jobs to do was to move the front axle back 1" to the 102.5" wheelbase and replace the knackered front springs, I was going to get the springs remade but i've never been happy with the cutouts in the front panel, the springs were 36" between the eyes and i replaced them with 31.250", this pulled the shackles back inside the front panel which looks much neater, the cutouts were reglassed. This enabled me to cut the frame horns back by 2.5".

The springs were chromed and stainless shackles fitted, the towing eye was originally threaded into the original bumper mount holes, as these had been removed the open end was plated over and a tapered stainless mount spun up in the lathe, this is welded into place and a corresponding hole drilled in the front panel for the towing eye to be screwed into.

Looks much better now.










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This is more of what we have come to expect from you--nice work!

It does,Steve..looks much nicer..Refined in fact..Wish we were a bit closer than we are,cos I would love to go for a blast in that ol beast when its done..

Wow that really cleaned up the front, well done and cheers!

Originally Posted by rumrumm

This is more of what we have come to expect from you--nice work!

Thanks Lynn, very kind of you

Originally Posted by lamin8r

It does,Steve..looks much nicer..Refined in fact..Wish we were a bit closer than we are,cos I would love to go for a blast in that ol beast when its done..

Cheers Robin, I like it too

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Got to say I had wondered about those front shackles and the cutouts, but had not considered you were replacing the whole spring assembly. Looks fantastic now, and the towing eye is a great touch!

Thanks guys, the towing eye has actually been there for a couple of months, and the chrome springs were also shown ages ago, must pay more attention.

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