Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Thanks Charlie, I might just polish the rim but keep the spokes natural finish.

Originally Posted by cffisher

Those wheels are going to look realy great on the Willys. Good thing you have the equipment to do that in house...

Not much happening as winter is now upon us but i did have to put in a firewall behind the seats, was going to use aluminium sheet but decided using 3mm ply was easier and once it had some glass & resin on it it would stiffen up.

Did it in 2 pieces for speed and ease.

Heres the opening to block off








First a template was cut and tried for fit.










Next a layer of glass mat was applied to each side.








All glassed in place, like a steel panel now.










Also got my battery box made up & fitted.








Also when i went to the chrome shop this week some of my cage/seat mounts had been done, He is doing it in between jobs so hopefully the rest will be done next week.

Absolutely brilliant sir and as usual,to your amazing standard. I like the lightening holes in the battery box as it help with the go faster weight reduction diet.

Dunno about brilliant Whip, its just straight forward glasswork as i see it but thanks anyway.

hi steve,i am enjoying your build as i am also working on a 41 willys coupe/. i wonder what dimension you ended up with across the body at the rear of the doors. mine is a mess and i wanted to check it. thanks for any help you can give and keep up the good work. i hope this is the correct place for a question, i am new to the site. thanks bob

Hi Bob, welcome to this site, There are lots of great people here, I myself have made some great friends here,
Questions are not a problem, If i can help in any way just ask. My measurements are taken from both of a friends stock Willys so i can be sure they are correct, I will have a look thrugh my emails and get you the dimension for across the B posts. Will post shortly for you.

Originally Posted by Labadie Gasser

hi steve,i am enjoying your build as i am also working on a 41 willys coupe/. i wonder what dimension you ended up with across the body at the rear of the doors. mine is a mess and i wanted to check it. thanks for any help you can give and keep up the good work. i hope this is the correct place for a question, i am new to the site. thanks bob

Steve keep em coming I love this thread!

Its getting pretty nippy here Steve so progress will be sparce i think.

Originally Posted by stovens

Steve keep em coming I love this thread!

y Steve, I understand! It's cold and wet outside here, and I don't have room here to move in my garage, so in reality 99% of the work I do is in the backyard, and weather! I desperately need to finish a dresser so my clothes have a home, but right now can't sand in the rain. Or for that matter refinish the pine chest with danish oil and get it to kick and dry out, before use. So I'm surfing the web for truck parts today. Did find a rear suspension kit that replaces the springs and shocks that has some potential. Also have a coupon for springs I need to use.

I gave my Mags to a machinist as the plan has changed slightly and i needed more accuracy than the old bridgeport i use has, I needed to come up with a pair of grease retaining caps for the outside of the hub so i spun a pair up in the lathe from 2.5" aluminium bar.

Firstly i bored out the shape and then turned the outside shape into the bar, then the outside was sanded to a nice radius.



The first one came out perfect








But i screwed up on the second one by taking off to much material, these are only 1/16" thick so it was easily done

I always say everybody screws up occassionaly but the important thing is how you rescue the situation and save the day by not having to remake another !!!

Welding was my first thought, Now i don't do much aluminium welding and certainly not on something this thin !!! Anyway popped over to see my mate Gary and we decided to have a go at it, as soon as the TIG sparked up it blew a hole so it was decided to run 2 beads 1/4" apart with 1.6mm rod and then fill in the gap between with 3mm rod, It worked a treat although doesn't look pretty !!!








Back at the workshop it went back in the lathe and the inside was rebored and cleaned out, then the outside was recontoured and sanded. A liner was made to be a slide fit inside so it could be gripped securley in the chuck.










A quick wipe up on the polisher and the job was done, 3 equidistant holes were drilled for machine screws that secure it to the wheel hub.







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Beautiful.

You are a sucker for punishment but man does your stuff come out nice because of it.

I was told God loves a tryer

Originally Posted by 123pugsy

Beautiful.

You are a sucker for punishment but man does your stuff come out nice because of it.

Originally Posted by roadster32

I was told God loves a tryer

In the immortal words of Yoda: "Do, or do not, there is no try"

I'd say you fall in the "do" column.........

Ha ha ha.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

In the immortal words of Yoda: "Do, or do not, there is no try"

I'd say you fall in the "do" column.........

Steve once again your making parts I can't find, I think I need to offer up the services of my dusty dented truck for your mistakes. I still haven't recieved the mirrors you fabricated, but think you must be waiting for all the wheel caps to be done to send them as a package deal, in trade I'll be sure to advertize for you for free out here in California!