Projects 1938/41 Willys build shots

Getting the house ready for our 4th of July parade.
We have a BBQ here afterwards.
Here's a Wounded Warriors car show in 2013, the wife with Uncle Sam,
Mick

 

Made a couple of brackets to hold the American flags yesterday.
Staying busy with the little things,
Mick

 

Was at our car gathering the other day, talking to a friend Greg who has this really cool black Vette
[mid 60s roadster].
Turns out he bought the car a while back from Dick Beith.
That's the rear wheels I have on my car [Team 111].

Greg also had a 41 steel coupe named Paranoia.
427 Ford powered, sold it, now BBC powered.

He also had a black Anglia, former race car.
Three repeats pictures as a reference,
Mick

 

I had purchased a Featherlite trailer in 2006.
We had a new silver GMC Yukon and trailered the coupe to the Bakersfield California Hot Rod Reunion
the following year. We bought this unique 10'x10' tent that attached to the rear of the Yukon.
Nice set up, brought the coupe there many times.
Have since sold the trailer and SUV.
Constantly loaning it out got old quick,
Mick

 

Happy 4th of July!
Enjoy our freedoms,
Mick

 

Finally got my hemi back from the engine builder. Still have to finish painting the front fenders.

 

Car Doc, looking good!
331 right?
Even the fenderwells came out nice.
Really enjoy the build shots so please keep sending them.
Thanks,
Mick

 

We had 31 friends meet up here at the house yesterday [14 cars] to be in our 4th of July Parade.
Really enjoy keeping up the tradition, watching the kids having fun too.
Then back to the house for a BBQ, been doing this for quite a few years now,
Mick

 

You got it, 55 Chrysler 331

 

Car Doc, what tranny are you using?
I think the Torqueflight came out in 56 [?].
Adaptor for a Chevy trans?
Just curious,
Mick

 

Car Doc, your answer came out strange, blended with my question above [?].


Good choice of trans, a non electric 4 speed overdrive [GM] trans, you'll definitely be able to
cruise the highways with it.
I'm running a beefed T-400 with no overdrive [plans were to race it].
Getting on the freeway with 457s was out of the question, changed gears to 389s and it was still
a bit much for freeway use so then switched to 345s and it's OK.
Had I known it was going to be a street car I would have installed an overdrive transmission myself.
9" Ford, always a good choice,
Mick

 

Nice Mick! Just caught up with your posts.

 

Car Doc, speaking of 9" Ford rear ends, this guy I knew had a 67 Mustang, 427, top loader, etc.
installed a new Detroit Locker and was upset about the clicking sound it made.
Pulled the pumpkin [389s] and handed it to me, freebee, stuck it in my 30 pickup.
What a deal!
Mick

 

Hope you enjoyed the 4th too,
Mick

 

Went to "Cool Concord Cars" in Todos Santos Park with the hot rod [30 pickup].
Didn't take any pictures but saw this on the net last night.
Pretty cool, Cool Concord Cars 2019 ~ Todos Santos Plaza
Mick

 

Nothing to do with build shots but got these two pictures from Kevin U;
too cool not to share,
Mick

 

Anybody watch Fast-N-Loud last night? Discovery Chanel.
I usually don't care to watch this one but saw coming attractions last week.
Aside from them recreating the movie Bullitt and running the Mustang in Sf;
the episode that followed showed them working on a steel Willys coupe!
I had company so I didn't get to see much of it,
Mick

 

Bones and Jr. Thompson at Bakersfield,
Mick

 

Still hot roddin' around [last night],
Mick

 

Right after Chuck Finders passed away his son Chuck Jr. was asking for pictures of some of his Dad's builds. I sent him a couple and he autographed this magazine and sent it to me back in 2012,
RIP Chuck,
Mick

 

Our neighbor Linn down the street stopped by Wednesday and said his grandson was staying
with him for a week. Said the 10 year kid loves hot rods and asked if I could give him a ride
Thursday night.
The little shaver Jack came over last night with both of the grandparents, fired up the cars,
showed them the trophy room, gave him a ride.
That kid was so excited!
A future gear head in the making! Mission accomplished,
Mick

 

Local Randy M's 41 Willys pickup next to mine at another car show in the 1990s;
he has since sold it,
Mick

 

Did I already post pictures of Randy's 41 Willys pickup as in yesterday's post?
Here's one for an example,
Mick

 

Note the "altered hand brake," was going to use this as an emergency brake
but took up too much room,
Mick

 

I got a card in the mail yesterday, it was from that kid [Future Gear Head] 10 year old Jack.
How cool is that?
Attached,
Mick

 

I guess I should end this thread, the car is pretty much built.
Future plans are to have a black headliner installed; new black carpet,
have the Firebird bucket seats upholstered in black tuck-n-roll and that's about it.
That and continue to drive the hell out of it.
Thanks for all the "likes" fellas, enjoy your rides,
Mick

 

Happy Halloween fellas,
Mick

 

Ahhhhhh!!!! You scared me!!! Happy Halloween to you too, Mick!