Hot Rods 1940 Willys coupe project

a 41 is slooooowly being born

 

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Oh my god!!!! Car is Looking good. I really like that green color on the front sheet metal. Keep up the good work. Thanks for saving these cars.

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She runs!
New fuel pump, pertronix and battery!

 

Nice

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I haven't had much time to work on the car but I am gathering some cool old parts!

A 60's Fairbanks trans, Eelco hydraulic pedal, Davco Frankenstein magneto and some mickey magnesium valve covers.

 

I'm going to slap every old unique part that I can find for this hemi.

Even this Ansen girdle.

 

Not sure what to do with this new wall art, it was a deal that I couldn't pass up!

 

Great build. It’s come along ways already.

 

very kool!

 

I rarely have a free minute for my project/therapy but I was able to carve out 3 hours yesterday, slowest build ever..........

 

I wanna see your buddy's shop awning you traded for!
I can't imagine......
6sally6

 

Wow!

 

I have been juggling this gorilla of a body trying to get everything to line up and I finally threw in the towel and decided to start fresh.
I knew that this day was going to come and I fought it the whole way but it is the ONLY way to build this car properly with rebuilding the A-B pillars if I want the body lines and doors to line up.

 

Have we meet the guy that gets all your leftover parts & pieces? Doors are looking good. Bob

 

I sent a few boxes of free parts to England the other day!

 

But you seem to always be working miracles with leftover parts and pieces. Its hard to imagine there's anything remaining! Seriously, though, keep up the amazing work!

 

Hey D,
I just had a phone conversation with Donnie Johansen, yesterday. We were discussing some old drag racing facts for an interesting future posting, once I get my busy act together. But, I need your help. He told me that he does not do emails or such. So, since we discussed me sending some HD digital movie files to him, is there a way that someone at the business you visited, does have an email address? Digital files can easily be sent via business email system, not the ordinary email system. I forgot to ask him that question as we rolled into the next topic quickly.

If possible, please pm me with the address if there is such a person or email address. It is a lot easier than sending files through the regular U.S. Mail system, or even UPS system.


Thanks,
Jnaki

Your build is pretty neat, with excellent work. You would have gone bananas over the remains of our burned out, empty, 1940 Willys Coupe that we left at a scrap yard near Lions Dragstrip back in 1960.

Is another visit to his shop in the near future?

 

I will be heading out to his shop sometime soon to pick up my Hemi.

Anything you need, I am happy to help.

 

Thanks to my pal at Hillside hot rods, I now have the most impossible to find piece to my car, 41 rear inner fenders.

40 and 41 are different since the frame is wider, so they adjusted the inner fenders to compensate.

It just so happened that my transporter from Florida that is bringing me parts today was passing through Louisiana at around the same time that I was buying my inner fenders.

 

Aren't you the one who also built JIGSAW? https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/a-basket-case-worth-saving.663035/ It's because you are you are the chosen one to put them all back together with your mad welding/fabrication skills.

 

Thank you, but it's Lee Kay's skill and I just super glue it together in the shape of a car.

 

This week I got all of my Olds rear parts back with pumpkin rebuilt and housing ends welded on with race axles and I decided to change directions and go with a 60's Halibrand champ floating rear end.
My wife has got to be better with hiding the cash.

 

FINALLY made some progress!!!

Door rain gutters, quarter panels, above door roof panel, decklid.

Door skins are next!

 

Thanks for the update! It's looking fabulous...as if I had any doubts.

 

love it.....

 

I was able to finish welding quarters today before work week starts with proper 41 rear inners, thanks to Ronnie Hillside Hot Rods.

 

radius wheel wells and install trunk hinges

 

almost ready for sandblasting!