Theres a thought Steve !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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Theres a thought Steve !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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Roadster this is one I will be following till you light the fires . The fit and finish will also be logged for future reference .
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Thanks Bobby, I will try to not let you down.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang67
As for fit & finish it won't be perfect as I'm not looking for that, I want a look that looks like an old gasser redone so I'm purposely having big door gaps like the originals and the panel fit won't be perfect so again like the original Willys.
Having had the chance to get measurements off an original I can see they were far from being a quality car in the day !!!
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I'm sad to say I had one of those at one time, on my work van of all things. The old lady got it for me from a local Harley shop, I believe...............
Had a good day between the showers yesterday Flatted off all the rear of the body, while i was there i gapped up the trunklid and sanded the opening returns to the same thickness of a steel car, I had already epoxy primed the trunklid so while it was raining I primed up the trunklid with some Max Meyer Grey 2K primer, I really like the look of the grey.
While i was there i addressed the problem that all Willys have, there is no drain in the lower trunk gutter, sorted this by drilling a hole and bonding in a piece of stanless tube with the end squished slightly, works a treat.
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Lookin' good, Steve. I had the same trunk gutter issue - used a big brake line, flared both ends, cut into two pieces and trimmed to length. I think I like your larger tube better, but the brake line is sure easy to work with.
Roger i'm sure thats why every Willys you see has a rotted out floor !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Forgot to say i also moved the tank forward a few inches hence the added piece.
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What are the battery connects for Steve,plug in the winter blanket car cover to keep the car warm over your winter months?? How is progress on the tall T coming along or are you still busy doing other things??
Just for charging the battery Whip, I had them so thought it would be a handy option, yes i'm still doing bits and pieces to the 26T but i want to get the Willys first then it will be fulll steam ahead on the 26T.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
cheers
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Not sure if I mentioned or not but I've decided to run the car in grey primer this year and paint it blue flake next year, reasons are I'm not a big fan of polishing cars, time is running short and I kinda like the grey primer look anyway.
The frame and underbody will be gloss black and finished to a decent standard.
I primed up the hood last night and fitted it up with various bits and pieces, I think the grey primer gives it a real tough look. It also makes the shiny bits stand out.
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Does have that don't mess with me look!
Now I could say something like, " Hey, why isn't Sue polishing the cars, after all, it is woman's work? " but I certainly don't want too fall out with her and have her cutting me off her xmas card list. I do also like the idea of the grey primer and it certainly does give it that " Don't mess with me Laddie look " .
Yes Steve I've been thinking the same. It certainly does have a tough look !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
You don't like your nuts where they are then Whip :LOL::LOL::LOL:
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The car really looks nice Steve! Looking forward to seeing the car in some on-track action now!!!!!
Your not the only one Dave, I reckon not flaking it this year will save me 4-5 weeks work, thanks for the kind comments mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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Great minds,Steve...haha..was thinking the same ..:LOL::LOL: Yeah,,go grey primer..looks kool..:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
Hahaha thats what Sue always says to me when ive done wrong Robin :LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
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Seems to be getting so much closer , I hope to see it running on you tube soon .
Not just yet mate, yes it looks close but there is still a bit to do, it has to come apart to have the chassis painted and detailed and the motor has to be built up, then there is all those pesky little jobs to do that I can't remember at the moment :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang67
Hopefully not to long though, cheers.
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"must be carful not to get ahead of self" how many times I've done that....I put the door panels on my Nova then relized I hadn't put the outside handles on yet:eek::CRY:
How many people havn't done that Charlie :LOL::LOL::LOL: I know i've done similairQuote:
Originally Posted by cffisher
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I've been looking for some valve covers for the Cadillac motor to clear my roller rockers, the only ones that do the job are the fabricated type, MTS Cadillac sell them but at $400 i thought they were a tad expensive :eek:
I found a company on Ebay cheaper but they were real thin 16swg ally and really poorly made so decided to make some :D
My mate folded the ally sheet for me at work so all i had to do was make up the fixing bolt sleeves and weld them together.
I was going to get another mate to do the welding as i very rarely do Aluminium so i'm not as good at it, anyway i was impatient and wanted to see them done so the Tig was sparked into life, for those that are interested i used a 2.4mm rod with a 2.4mm tungsten for the main part and a 1.6mm tungsten for around the bolt holes, It came out ok and better than i thought it might !!! They are going to be polished anyway.
I scored some original 60's Offenhauser NOS breathers off ebay US, there will be some people that think fabbed valve covers are not in keeping but I think thats the sort of thing they would of done if they couldn't get something way back then.
Offenhauser must of had funny rulers back in the day because the measurements on the instructions are not the same as on the breathers :(
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Nice look to those. Boy you only had to drill 40 holes between the two!:)
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Originally Posted by stovens
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A pair of very cool valve covers, Steve, and I agree that they would be something that an innovative guy would have done back in the day. Do the mounting holes have a "stepped" shoulder inside the mounting holes we see? Just wondering what type of attachment you plan?
Yes Roger the tubes have a step in them to accept Allen cap head bolts, I'm sure your right about back in the day but i've already recieved death threats from the period police :LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
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Steve
For someone who doesn't weld AL much those are very nice looking welds.:):);)
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Thanks Jack, It won't fall apart for sure but they are not the neatest run of beads I've ever done, When your doing it all day you get a rythem going but i do very little aluminium these days, But after saying all that i just got 2 aluminium welding jobs come in today, Spooky !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack F
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So how'd ya fare on the two jobs?
Good mate, I'm on a roll now :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by firebird77clone
After a lot of block sanding the main body is done, just the 4 fenders to do know which isn't so bad, Not bad for driveway built !!!
Looks completely different to me, I like it !!!
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Looks great Steve!!! Now is it time to go fast????????????????????????????:LOL::LOL::LOL:
It won't be long Dave, hopefully !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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You keep working at it and one of these days you might get good at this!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
BTW, ya missed a spot.........
I like it too! Could loan you some garage space for free, I'll even starter up and take her for a drive occassionally just to keep things working well!:D:LOL::3dSMILE:
I didn't miss it Bob, I scratched it putting the door on :mad: Will blow it in tomorrow, its easy with primer :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Cheers, I will keep practising though :LOL:
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Steve your sounding like one of them Nigerian scammers :LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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"Kindly send me your bank routing numbers.................. and your security pass codes, your daight of birthday, and your social security numbers and we will soonly be depositing the money we have found from the lost treasures of Ali Baba!" :)
Didn't see a scratch above, I'm thinking old Bobby has been viewing this thread on his special big screen used to catalogue his big beauties!:eek:
Just for Bob but work has been slow here since our new apprentice startedQuote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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