Sounds like a great plan. I bet that sooner or later he will loosen up and tell some stories about it. Especially after driving it and he sees now that you are doing the car justice to the way he had it and would have painted it. It would also be fun to take him to the Round up and let him see all of the interest that people have in the car and its history. I think that a lot of old timers don't realize the interest that people have in the period gassers today and think that they are just an old car that technology has passed by. Not to mention yours is one that hasn't been altered not a new car that was built to look old. Be sure to take a lot of pictures so that you can show what it was like in the barn and before you paint it because that is a very cool part of your cars history that people will never imagine after it gets its Candy Paintjob.
Yes sir! I'm hoping that he will open up astime goes on. I took it to the round up last year! I was even amazed at the number of people that liked the car as is. The round up is my favorite car show that I've been to.
One more thing that you might want to do is give the number of the Hilborn injectors to Hillborn. They keep records and can tell you who they originally sold it to and when. It would add to the documentation that you have for the car and would be cool if it was bought by your dad.
I did when I first started on the car. They sent me a copy of the original sales receipt. It was sold to a performance parts house in San Antonio. So it's possible my dad bought it new from that parts house!
I boxed in the cowl extensions, got them tacked on for now. Also I finished plug welding the seat channels. SOME progress.
Well I did decide to leave the car unpainted for at least the rest of the year. So I can take it to shows with my dad and enjoy it. Going to fire it up tomorrow and do some tuning. Might have to take a video, if I get it running perfect!
That sounds like a great plan because he can see the way that people appreciate the way that the car was before it is transformed. Hopefully you can take him to the Roundup.
Show this picture to your dad, it's from the San Antonio area and was posted on this thread but this is the best picture of it that I have seen.
Post some pictures of your Willys at the Roundup and give us an update. Also has your dad told any storys about it yet?
Man it was a blast! Decided to work some of the bugs out and take it more shows this year... One MAJOR problem is the brakes, the pedal feels normal for a manual brake system, but it just doesn't very well AT ALL. Thinking my master is too small. Any ideas?
You should give a better description and some pictures of your brakes and master cylinder and if you don't get an answer on this thread maybe start another thread on the problem with the brakes.
I'll try to find the specs on the master cylinder, and wheel cylinders. I'm only rear brakes, ford 9" drums
Looking back at some your previous pics of the brake pedal, it looks like the angle of the pedal in relation to your leg would make it difficult to get much force on the pedal. Looks like you have to push down on the pedal towards the floor more than forward towards the firewall which would give you much more leverage.
I'm going to measure the ratio of my brake pedal. Also Would 7/8 bore master be better? More pressure
Any updates or new pictures? I would love to hear what your dad thought about the attention that the Willys got at the Roundup?
No new updates. My dad really enjoyed it...Took it out to Bandera TX for a small local car show today.