Projects A 28 Willys, a blower and a V12

one window down,,,,one to go

 

Finished on side this weekend the top corner was a pain but I found a steel mixing bowl in my kitchen that had the right shape.

 

My wife would kill me if I stole a mixing bowl from the kitchen. Fortunately, there are plenty of them at the thrift store. I actually did buy one the other day for my project. By the way, your project is looking good!

 

To quote Danny Trejo(in the 'put your Locs on' video{this song sucks by the way, but the video is so terrible it is hilarious}) "Lookin' Cool!"

 

That thing is longgggggg!!!!! But I do like it though!! Keep up the good work.

 

love that metal fabrication-keep up the good work

 

Today was a happy day,,,all of the missing bady panels are now welded in place
WOO HOO. Cut the doors back off now for the floor and door hinges. I need to take some photos of the frame, one more shock mount and the frame is ready for paint.

 

FIXED!

 

that mixin bowl you used in the build would make a good name for the truck .LOL Great job out of all that mix of parts

 

I actuall made it to the shop on a wednesday. Cab came off of the dolly to meet with the frame for body mounts and the start of the floor.

 

ok guys so I took your advice and shortened up the front end a bit.......7 inches..

before


AND AFTER

 

those lake pipes look badass!!

 

proportions are much much better imo...

Looks great.

 

That thing is just getting better all the time.

 

that thing is wicked! I wanna hear it light off!

 

Good gawd! Awesome work, and makes me think I am not so crazy to want to take my front engined Porsche suspension parts and install them on my '56 I-H truck.

You are an inspiration!

 

It looks much better shortened. Great build

 

Finally found the one part that I have been searching for, a Willys Overland tailgate. This was a bitch to find.

Floors are almost finished I will post photos of them soon. To day she rolled out side for some fresh air..

 

Woo Hoo!!! That is so cool! You are doing a great job!

 

Not much has been going on, I have been kinda lazy,
made a little progress on the floor and some of the left over rusy in the cowl

 

This week the beltline came back to life and was reattached to the cab. this thing is getting close next up is attaching the doors, I need a good set of hinges, any sugestions???

 

and here is a sneak peek at the dash, its starting to take shape. it started as a 59 impala dash shortened 24 inches to fit. Still needs a shit ton more work to look right.

 

What an awesome original idea! I bet you have cool dreams.

 

So we finished the metal work on the cowl and visor, started to fit the doors and make hinges.

 

Very cool build and talk about unique! Good job on the reduced wheelbase, too...

 

wow

 

I have to upload some more photos, wow im excited I finally, got the hinges and door to work. I used door hinges from a early 70's ford truck for the hidden suicide hinge set up. Worked perfect and looks sweet too.

Today the two HEI distrubitors showed up for the motor so we will have a video soon of this bitch running. Im so excited im giddy.... I feel like a kid on christmas.....oooohhh I cant wait to get to the shop today

 

with the gold flaked motor ,what are you thinking for the body ? can't wait to hear that blown beemer with them headers !!

 

That color you did the motor was just right.

I look forward to the first fire up video.

 

Checked out your thread on the motor colour. What colour are you painting the cab and the bed?