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

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Nice parts collection and what a cool build! Nice work on your rear bars!

I had great intentions of getting so much done today but alas only a very small portion got done
Anyway some progress is better than none I guess First job was to make up some axle brackets to mount the spring, I copied the dimensions off a Speedway bracket but changed the shape to suit what I wanted.
I made a plywood template (which I keep) and the trusty plasma was sparked up and 2 shapes were cut out of 3/8" plate steel, the plasma leaves a slight ragged edge on 3/8" but that was soon cleaned up with a flap disc in an angle grinder, a piece of tube to take the shackle bushes was welded on and a few lightening holes were put in for aesthetics and thats as far as i got







A quick squirt of rust-oleum to stop them flash rusting





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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Nice parts collection and what a cool build! Nice work on your rear bars!

Thanks Ryan, having most of the bits hopefully will help it go together quicker

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Very next nice fab work! You would never know those weren't production pieces if you didn't know it.

looks great as usual Steve!!!

Steve,

Great start on the build. From the looks of your metal of choice for this build your last build must have put a serious dent in the UK Stainless supply.

Jack.

World's largest collection of privately owned buffing/polishing wheels!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

World's largest collection of privately owned buffing/polishing wheels!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha

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Originally Posted by Jack F

Steve,

Great start on the build. From the looks of your metal of choice for this build your last build must have put a serious dent in the UK Stainless supply.

Jack.

I still got a good supply stock Jack

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Very next nice fab work! You would never know those weren't production pieces if you didn't know it.

Thanks Ryan, hope to get my teeth into this a bit more over the next few days

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Originally Posted by marknkimmies29

looks great as usual Steve!!!

Appreciate the comment Mark.

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Is this one going to be all aluminum?/

Last few evenings have been checking dimensions of the 16 frame and making up a rear spring crossmember. Hopefully get it tacked into the frame saturday morning.
For those that are interested the Crossmember is 3" x 1.5" x 1/8" box section, the spring clamp plates are 1/4" BMS, they were cut out with a plasma and sanded to shape.









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Originally Posted by cffisher

Is this one going to be all aluminum?/

No Charlie.

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Kewl crossmember design, with the boxed relief's for a socket! Like that!!