latest project -'40 Willys

I don't seem to get a chance to work on my own projects, as I'm always busy building cars/parts for clients. I enjoy it though and it is quite rewarding when the job is finished. This is a complete scratch built steel '40 Willys front end.

 

Hope Kiwi Kev doesn't see that! He'll shit his pants,LOL!!!

 

Beautiful, you live up to your reputation!

 

WOW! Incredible work....thanks for sharing.

 

wow

 

...unreal .

 

I hope Randy doesn't mind me saying this, but, I am damn proud to say I had a hand in this! Ok, ok, I helped do some of the rough shaping on one of the fenders and part of the hood (if he even used the piece I started). Oh, and I managed to set myself on fire while we were building the buck for the center section...........oops!

The finish work, where the true beauty shows, is all Randy!

Awesome work, Randy, as always!

Tim D.

 

Tim,

I don't mind you saying so at all. When can you visit to help some more??

I forgot about you setting yourself on fire!! Good Times, huh!

 

I don't feel like a real man anymore............WOW!!!!!

 

I can be there by 9 am Wednesday! Biggest issue right now is having the money to rent a room, that oil refinery sure drives up motel prices down there!

Yeah, somehow that shirt got washed and put away, ran across it in the dresser a few weeks ago and just had to laugh! I think about it every time I use an angle grinder too!

Wish you or I would have had some more time while I was down there helping out with Doug's truck last month.

Tim D.

 

jeez thanks for posting this....i feel so completely inferior now. got any build pics?

 

You can tell that it is not a oem willys front end, it actually fits together. LOL The original willys stuff was crude. Man, that is really awesome work. Do you build willys cab back sections?

 

That is amazing work. What most of us wouldnt give to have talent like that.

 

I didn't get many build pics of this particular front end, but there are lots of build pics of various projects on my website. www.fergusoncoachbuilding.com

 

willys truck, as a matter of fact, we're building one now. I'm converting a sedan to a pickup.

 

Just goes to show you that when people say someone is always better they're probably talking about you Randy. Awesome work! How many years did it take for you to reach this skill level? It's got to be great knowing that if you can't find a piece for the car you can just make it.

 

randy, that is exactly why I asked you about it, I am going to send you a pm about it.

 

I became interested in sheetmetal shaping about 8 years ago. I was working as the painter in a collision shop and building hot rods in my own shop at night. I decided breathing bondo dust and paint fumes wasn;t doing it for me anymore. I left the collision shop and went full time shaping sheetmetal in Oct. '04.

I did this '40 Willys coupe for one of my first clients and sort of fell into the Willys parts/'restoration' business as a result.

 

Holy crap! Nice work!

 

Randy's website, for those who haven't checked it out, has a lot of pictures of his work, finished and in-progress.

That finished Willy's a couple of posts up? Man, y'all should have seen that thing! To say it was rough is an understatement!






Man, I should just cut all my hair off! Glad my face ain't showing.

Tim D.

 

Randy
You have mad skilles.

I have a few sheet metal tools and a english wheel. I enjoy working with the wheel. But Im not vey good with it yet, do you have any videos that you would recomened for us hacks that are just starting, that dont want to bet hacks forever.

 

awsome work ..

 

Man, I had no idea that there was this kind of tallet so close to home. Where ya been hiding, Dude.... Would it be possible if a few of the Rod Benders from Olney came up some weekend for a shop tour?

 

Randy,
Glad that you posted on here so people can see just how talented you are!!!!!!! Randy has done some work for my husband and i on our willys pickup (center section and rear fenders) Randy's work is alway amazing. And on top of everything else you wont find a nicer person to deal with. We are glad that we have got to know him and call him our friend.
Gasser Girl

 

awesome work!

 

Holly Crapola .. Awesome work .....

 

Fantastic doesn,t begin to describe the talent it took to build that.....

 

I don't want to know what something like that costs... I'm just amazed at the work and happy there's someone out there doing it!

Flatman

 

I have to agree !!!

 

Holy sweet jesus! That is Hot Rod porn if there was ever any!!!!!!!

That is just simply the most beautiful thing.................

I am amazed, just blown away at the workmanship................WoW!