Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Originally Posted by roadster32

Yes blue it's on there, not a massive fan of Facebook but it does help me to keep in contact with my friends around the globe.

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No other way I can get to see your grubby little jokes....

Cheer up Steve here's another one in hopes of a better end to your summer. It's even almost period correct for your build!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zx27dP1mTg

But alas this might be appropriate for your weather!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AnGcB7MHA

Originally Posted by stovens

Cheer up Steve here's another one in hopes of a better end to your summer. It's even almost period correct for your build!
sunshine on my shoulder - YouTube

But alas this might be appropriate for your weather!
Freddie King: Ain`t No Sunshine When She`s Gone. - YouTube

Ha ha ha


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Well after 3 weeks of persitant rain it looks like I maybe able to catch up and get to the Hotrod drags

The period 60's waterslides turned up so tried a few out.








My 90-10 front shocks arrived from the states but were slightly longer so the mounts had to be moved.








Next i stripped out the rearend for painting & powder coating and started the big stripdown so i can mediablast the chassis and get it painted.








Hopefully i can make a few test runs at the HRD's, wish me luck with the weather


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Well in between rain showers I got the frame stripped down and managed to finish all the welding so off to the blasters on monday, Still need to tidy some of the welds but will do that when i get it back.

The FX3 frame is 2 x C sections inside each other, this makes it real stiff but the drawback is that the edges are sealed with some kind of sealant, its rock hard and impossible to remove, even the blasting process don't touch it
Downside is when welding near the seams it melts and contaminates the weld and it has to be ground out and done again, a real pain !!!








While i was there I dropped the steering box mount, It was a little tight on the block so I thought i would move it down 1/2" for a bit more clearance.








While i had the welder out I put in 2 extra legs going forward, This makes the K member into an X now.








If I get the frame back from the blaster on wednesday my aim is to have it all painted black by the weekend.

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I shall pray for fine weather over your house for the next week or two for you Steve,will that help project Willys?? You should of known that the weather would turn to custard due to you chaps holding those expensive,time wasting games,eh. Oh how is the traffic flowing around town? And also what street in Watford do I ask the Lord to send the fine sunny weather to mate.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

I shall pray for fine weather over your house for the next week or two for you Steve,will that help project Willys?? You should of known that the weather would turn to custard due to you chaps holding those expensive,time wasting games,eh. Oh how is the traffic flowing around town? And also what street in Watford do I ask the Lord to send the fine sunny weather to mate.

Hey Whip don't get me started on the Olympics, total waste of billions !!! The traffic in London is nothing, better than it normally is !!! They told everyone to avoid London which they have done and now there are no customers for the shops, masterstroke by the Goverment (Idiots the lot of them)

Yeah if you could arrange a few dry days this week that would be really helpfull, last thing i want is rain when i pickup my freshly blasted frame

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Well things are going along quite well at the moment and the weathers nice , Got my chassis back from media blasting on tuesday afternoon so first thing wednesday morning I took it over to my mate Dave Hicks workshop as Dave had kindly let me use his place to paint it, spent a real long day blending and fettling all the welds and getting it primed for painting.

Unfortunately I had to go to my brother in laws funeral on Thursday so Friday was set for painting day, walked in the workshop today and it was all black !!! Dave knew i was tight for time and had a few hours free so popped the paint on for me Boy was I pleased as it saved me a whole day so i can get more done, Thanks a bunch Dave your a great mate.



Heres a few pics to where I am at the moment, I didn't go mad with the smoothing out as its not that sort of car but it came out pretty good. Its had 3 coats of Black Epoxy primer and then wet on wet 3 coats of 2K Black topcoat.











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Looks good Steve! Nice to have friends that will do that sort of thing for you!

Looks absolutely brilliant Steve and that was so good of your mate, now tell sue to move him and his missus up the Christmas card list eh. It will be a pity that most wouldn't appreciate the work you have put into that frame as, like me, can't or won't bend down and look at the detail you have in it.

Turned out great, better buy him a brew.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Looks good Steve! Nice to have friends that will do that sort of thing for you!

Dave i'm very fortunate to have lots of friends but very few are like Dave

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Dave did a awesome job! Need to find a few skilled friends like that! Seriously it's nice to get help when your jammed for time. Had to stop painting the house for two days last week, to attend an Aunts funeral about a 5 hour drive from here. It seems the older I get, the more use the black suit gets for funerals, and less for partys and weddings! Glad to see you posting progress and sorry about your loss!.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Looks absolutely brilliant Steve and that was so good of your mate, now tell sue to move him and his missus up the Christmas card list eh. It will be a pity that most wouldn't appreciate the work you have put into that frame as, like me, can't or won't bend down and look at the detail you have in it.

Whip i don't think many people get down on their hands and knees these days, at least the willys is high enough to save them bending so far


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Originally Posted by stovens

Dave did a awesome job! Need to find a few skilled friends like that! Seriously it's nice to get help when your jammed for time. Had to stop painting the house for two days last week, to attend an Aunts funeral about a 5 hour drive from here. It seems the older I get, the more use the black suit gets for funerals, and less for partys and weddings! Glad to see you posting progress and sorry about your loss!.

Thanks Steve, I know what you mean about the old black suit

Thanks, Alan was a really decent bloke, Its such a shame.

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