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

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Started on the hood hinge at the weekend so next step was to start mocking up the hood, luckily my laminator moulded one up over xmas so tried it for general fit, pretty close !!! there is a slight interference with the rad but by removing the 1" spacers I used under the mounts and dropping it slightly it will be fine.










When I was building my coupe I came across a Pontiac hood scoop that they used a lot back in the 60's but when the blower arrived it obviously didn't get used, the original was in very poor shape and couldn't be saved but it was good enough to get a mould off so thought I would use it on the pickup, placement not cast in stone yet but I like it.









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That looks really nice. Are you trying to have it ready for your next summer season?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That looks really nice. Are you trying to have it ready for your next summer season?

Now theres a challenge Ryan !!!

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A few bits I ordered over the xmas period showed up at last so could get a few unfinished jobs finished.
Had a nice relaxed evening on the lathe & mill, first job was to make a bracket to hold the wiper motor, I was missing the usual U bracket that holds it, I guess it would of been easy to bend up a bit of flat thin bar for it but I wanted something better so dived in the scrap aluminium bin and found a small square bit of 3/4" flat plate, stuck it in the 4 jaw chuck and bored a 3.125" hole in it, a bit of blending & fettling and viola one bracket








I couldn't find a thin bit of rubber anywhere so a bit of gasket material serves as temporary cushion. Also my 60" wiper rack cable turned up








Next job was my servo/booster is mounted behind the dash under the bulkhead which meant I needed to get the brake pipes through to it and then back again, I don't like grommets on the firewall so decided on a type of thru the frame fittings, carrying on my theme of brass brake fittings threw up a problem that they didn't make them in brass, luckily I had a lathe and some 3/4" hexagon brass bar







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Wow, very nice pieces once again!

Forgot to post a pic of the brass thru the frame type fitting for the vacuum hose, so here it is










Ran a bit of brake pipe up to see how it looked all fitted.








Started making up the front side skirt for the pickup bed, The front is slightly deeper than the back and I originally made it in one piece but it looked slab sided so I made it in two pieces instead, looks better i reckon ?







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Not much progress today as had lots of hotrod customers round, anyway I made a start on the mounting points for the front fenders. I made the same plates as I used on my coupe, they are 1.5" x 1/8" flat steel with M10 nuts welded on. They are then curved to fit inside the curved part of the arch, the drilled holes are larger to allow for some adjustment. The studs are removable as will become apparent shortly.










These curved plates fit in this gap in the curved section.










Here is the curved section from the outside and with the plates/studs in position.










Someone asked about the servo/booster and I realised I had forgot to post the pics so here they are.









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? in post 456 why is brake line going into the cab??

Originally Posted by cffisher

? in post 456 why is brake line going into the cab??

Looks like the master cylinder is under the cowl behind the dash.

Guys the master cylinder is on the firewall, Charlie post 457 will explain, the servo/booster is behind the dashboard.

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OK I figured the master was out side the cab but didn't catch the booster in side.

Steve,
I believe that the problem here is that the "servo booster" devices are not common on this side of the pond. The booster that we normally see mounts behind the master, boosting the force into the piston, while the "servo booster" takes a hydraulic input, from the master, and using a similar vacuum diaphragm boosts the output hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinders. They look to be a pretty slick unit, and here's a link that I found that gives an overview of the operation - Remote Mounted Brake Boosters: Vacuum Booster Solutions For Cramped Engine Compartments | Master Power Brakes

Originally Posted by rspears

Steve,
I believe that the problem here is that the "servo booster" devices are not common on this side of the pond. The booster that we normally see mounts behind the master, boosting the force into the piston, while the "servo booster" takes a hydraulic input, from the master, and using a similar vacuum diaphragm boosts the output hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinders. They look to be a pretty slick unit, and here's a link that I found that gives an overview of the operation - Remote Mounted Brake Boosters: Vacuum Booster Solutions For Cramped Engine Compartments | Master Power Brakes

Hi Roger known here as remote servo's, I didn't know you guys don't have them in the US, They work really well and are great on a drum brake car like I have. They do however have to be mounted correctly, I've seen lots that people have mounted wrongly and then they moan they don't work right !!!

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Been pressing on with the Hood fitting, fitted hinge earlier but needed a piece of 3/8" aluminium to bond to the hood so I could bolt it to the hinge.
Lined it all up by taping the deluxe side trim in place on the door & hood, this has a different profile to the one on my coupe, the 41/42 trim has a peak in the centre of the trim whereas the 40 is a half round trim with no peak.

The 3/8" aluminium was drilled & tapped for some 1/4" countersunk socket cap screws, these act as studs for the hinge to bolt too, the holes were drilled oversize to allow some adjustment.










I temporally attached to hood to the aluminium plate with a couple of bolts and a plate to spread the load, I will reglass the holes later.








Just needs a bit of gapping at the rear & sides of the hood and I can get on fitting the front fenders









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nice progress Steve. Will you add material for the gaps? Or is it just a matter of finessing the hinge placement?