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

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Be careful after fans and heaters it's cabin filters!

Got the air filter finished last night, as I said earlier due to the carb change things had got very tight !!! We are talking every 1/8" counted.
Got the base spun up on the lathe, then the 5.125" hole was put in on the faceplate as the hole is off centre to keep as much of it as possible inside the scoop opening. A 3/8" thick ring was formed around a bit of 5" tube and welded to the base to lift it slightly for clearence, not sure what sort of aluminium it was but it turned real nasty like toffee and welded horribly as well, it would weld nice and then not so !!!












There was no room on top for a securing nut thingy so it had to be a countersunk bolt, this screws into a piece of hex bar on top of the regular 1/4" unc stud.










Here it is finished, you can see its a little tight on space but will get a nice flow of air, next job is to extend the front of the scoop slightly.
While I was there is turned a nose on each carb stud to help putting the nuts on easier.











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Good post, it's the little things you do that sets your work apart from others.

Jack.

Bit more progress today, mostly been repairing fibreglass but while i'm glassing up I generally plan other things in my head, one of these was where to pu the boost gauge where it would be easily seen, I put the one in my Coupe near the column but its not easily seen so a small mistake, anyway I thought what screams street racer ??? Yep scuttle mounted gauges !!!
I already had a Stewart Warner 2.062" gauge so looked around for a mounting cup but couldn't find anything suitable, didn't want chrome or black, I started to make one out of a piece of stainless tube but eve with a brushed finish it didn't look correct so I started to make up from some aluminium bits from the scrap bin.
After a bit of lathe work I welded the bits together and blended & fettled the welds.












Its held in place with 3 small studs, 2 holes were drilled through the base so the lighting wires and boost tube are not seen. It will get vapour blasted and have a cast appearance.











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Your work is amazing, VERY sweet build.

Originally Posted by vht

Your work is amazing, VERY sweet build.

Thank you VHT

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Ah Steve, I so enjoy your periodic posts. I do believe you could pick up a dead rat off the wharf and in short order turn it into art........

They seem to be breeding, oh look identical twins :laughing:

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Ah Steve, I so enjoy your periodic posts. I do believe you could pick up a dead rat off the wharf and in short order turn it into art........

Bob you have more confidence in me than I have

Originally Posted by roadster32

Bob you have more confidence in me than I have

You should have seen what I had originally typed instead of the "dead rat".................

Hey Steve, you gonna run two speedo's on toppa yur hood ? They was a chappie wanted to buy one of those fancy speedo's of ya yo know.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Hey Steve, you gonna run two speedo's on toppa yur hood ? They was a chappie wanted to buy one of those fancy speedo's of ya yo know.

What a weirdo he was Whip, there are some strange buggers out there for sure !!!

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Awesome work on it all! Those gauge holders are a work of art!

Update on the gauge pods, I always intended to put in a stiffener plate but couldn't decide what shape, Did a few doodles on cardboard and ended up using this one. I might run a weld around the base yet, i'm undecided.














Oh, heres the clearance on the screen






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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Awesome work on it all! Those gauge holders are a work of art!

Thanks Ryan, I wanted to achieve a fabricated look.

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