Thread: Oh no not another Willys Gasser build, this time a Willys shop truck

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Great work, what primer did you use? Is it brush on? Thanks for the great details here.

Ryan I just rollered on some epoxy primer to stop flash rusting from handling, it will get sanded and sprayed later.

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We like to use Por 15 for steel and rust issues, problem is it doesn't come off easy, and you definately want to have a top coat over the Por 15 while it's still a little tacky or nothing will stick to it! They actually now make a top coat for it. Can't beat it for rust and bondability!

Originally Posted by stovens

We like to use Por 15 for steel and rust issues, problem is it doesn't come off easy, and you definately want to have a top coat over the Por 15 while it's still a little tacky or nothing will stick to it! They actually now make a top coat for it. Can't beat it for rust and bondability!

Epoxy far exceeds the spec of Por15 Steve, its not porous and has anti corrosive qualities.

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Picked up the front panel I had left at the machine shop and last night made a start on it, first job was to prepare the tube that gets welded to the top edge to be the roll, I like the idea of having a bolt each end on this to anchor it to the bed sides so first job was to cut the tube to length and turn up a couple of weld in bungs with threaded holes in them.








These were then welded into each end of the tube and the welds smoothed out.








Then the tube was tacked to the front bed panel the same way as we did the sides, this is where I realised I had my a slight error I had measured the tube but not allowed for the 2 thickness's of sheet either end so each end was slightly shy school boy error but thats what you get for rushing








I found an easy solution though, well 2 easy solutions, the first was to split the tube and extend with a piece of solid, the 2nd was easier so went with that, a standard washer was the same thickness as the sheet and with one side trimmed was a great fit








The washer was tig welded in place and sanded smooth, no one will ever know










The sides had to be drilled for the small bolts that hold the front panel to the sides, so measurements were taken and the sides drilled.








Today I took it all outside to see how it looked bolted together, looks pretty good to me








The open ended tubes on the sides were bugging me so I turned up some stainless bungs to cap them off, nothing fancy but practical.









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Just been in catch up mode,Steve.. Haven't been in here for a while,,just a little look here and there.. This is looking awesome..Really nice work,as usual..Love your detail.. One kool pickup..

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Just been in catch up mode,Steve.. Haven't been in here for a while,,just a little look here and there.. This is looking awesome..Really nice work,as usual..Love your detail.. One kool pickup..

Hi Robin, thought I hasn't seen you around here recently, your spending more time on FB I guess ?
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He nicely posts F1 trucks on there for me!

Originally Posted by stovens

He nicely posts F1 trucks on there for me!

You on there then Steve ??? I have a page on there here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Langy...13793158637853

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Seem to have been hard at it today but achieved very little Started to make up the tailgate but all I got done was the hinge tube and brackets.

Brackets go into urethane bushes in the ends of the tube which forms the bottom of the tailgate.











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Thats alot for most of us to get done! I like the fabbed brackets, simple old school and functional.

Yep, I'll go and "like" your site to get updates. I post stuff about the truck there.

Originally Posted by roadster32

Hi Robin, thought I hasn't seen you around here recently, your spending more time on FB I guess ?
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Guilty as charged,Steve.... still get on here most days,but haven't spent the time I usually do.. Got a bit of catching up to do.. I like the treatment of your deck sides,,with the bungs in the end of the tube.. A clubmate down here did similar with his pickup bed,,and put small lights in there..looks kool..

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Guilty as charged,Steve.... still get on here most days,but haven't spent the time I usually do.. Got a bit of catching up to do.. I like the treatment of your deck sides,,with the bungs in the end of the tube.. A clubmate down here did similar with his pickup bed,,and put small lights in there..looks kool..

Not a lover of the little lights some put in the rolls myself Robin, I never thought of mentioning it before but my old F100 went to a guy in Australia a few years ago.

Originally Posted by stovens

Thats alot for most of us to get done! I like the fabbed brackets, simple old school and functional.

Yeah I didn't want anything fancy on this build.

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Originally Posted by roadster32

Not a lover of the little lights some put in the rolls myself Robin, I never thought of mentioning it before but my old F100 went to a guy in Australia a few years ago.

Nice looking truck it is,too,Steve..Wow,,I wonder what the freight cost to ship it to Aussie.?? We shipped some panels up to your neck of the woods a couple of years back.. cant remember what that cost,,but,obviously a whole lot less than an F100.. ..