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    OOOHH MAAAN your Willys is sooo cool !!!!...guess this means i have to drag my '55 Chevy 2dr post out huh ???...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duane 1950 View Post
    OOOHH MAAAN your Willys is sooo cool !!!!...guess this means i have to drag my '55 Chevy 2dr post out huh ???...lol
    Naw........ you don't have to drag it out.................. I'll do it for you..............
    55 2dr post is my 3rd favorite car.......

    55 Chevyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.....................ohhhhhhhhhh, (in my best Homer Simpson voice).......................

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    Well seeing as i have no interest in a royal wedding i thought i would make good use of the long bank holiday weekend.

    Cut the front floor panel from a sheet of 12mm ply and clearanced it for the autobox, Its only bolted in at the moment, will glass it fully very shortly.








    Once i had the floor in place i could get the front body mounts into place.








    Next i made some plates up that bolt to the front mounts at the A post sandwiching the floor, this where my front cage mounts.










    Next i made the B post mounts from 4" x 2" box, these needed to be strong as my main cage hoop bolts in here, the box was tapered and capped off and square plate welded to each mount. They are tacked in place and will get fully welded when the body is lifted off. (the box section in the pics is the temperary mounts)














    2 more plates were cut and drilled to bolt in at the B post again sandwiching the 12mm floor, this is where the main cage hoop bolts in.








    Next i started putting in the steelwork to stiffen up the B post and to provide a mounting point for the lock striker.








    This is where it started raining so i retired to the workshop to find something to do, I had a offcut of 3" stainless exhaust tubing so decided to make a weight bar for the rear, i spun up some capping plates for the ends and welded them in place, then i gave the tube a quick polish as it makes it easier to full polish after the brackets were welded on. The brackets fix where the original Willys bumper irons fit, I will cut the bumper irons cutouts in the rear fenders tomorrow and hopefully get it bolted in place.










    All in all a good productive day !!! Now for a nice beer or 2





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    Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.

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