Thread: willys pick-up/frame swap ?

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Hello all, I'm new to all this and looking for Ideas. A friend gave me a 1948 Willys pick-up thats been sitting in a field for 25+ years. The cab and hood has some dents but not much rust. Everything else is pretty much gone or butchered beyond repair. Thinking of fixing cab and hood, then rolling a diffrent truck under it. What do you think would be the best options? (street and work truck) Thanks for any Ideas info

We have a 51 willys that came into our shop with a toyota tacoma frame and running gear. It looks like there was very litle modification to make everything line up. good luck

Thanks for the tip on the tacoma / willys match! Now that I've got some diffrent fame ideas to work with, the fun of putting a very large puzzle together begins. This will be my first atempt at building a vehichle, can't help but getting a little excited with a small dose of fear at the prospect. Got more time than money at this point though, so I'll work on it when it feels right, and when its to much for me I'll take a break to do some more research. Looks as though there are some pretty sharp minds in this club. I really enjoy following the projects that are posted here, hope to someday share what I've learned. Thanks again