Thread: 41 Willys Gasser project

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Well after 3 weeks of persitant rain it looks like I maybe able to catch up and get to the Hotrod drags

The period 60's waterslides turned up so tried a few out.








My 90-10 front shocks arrived from the states but were slightly longer so the mounts had to be moved.








Next i stripped out the rearend for painting & powder coating and started the big stripdown so i can mediablast the chassis and get it painted.








Hopefully i can make a few test runs at the HRD's, wish me luck with the weather


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Well in between rain showers I got the frame stripped down and managed to finish all the welding so off to the blasters on monday, Still need to tidy some of the welds but will do that when i get it back.

The FX3 frame is 2 x C sections inside each other, this makes it real stiff but the drawback is that the edges are sealed with some kind of sealant, its rock hard and impossible to remove, even the blasting process don't touch it
Downside is when welding near the seams it melts and contaminates the weld and it has to be ground out and done again, a real pain !!!








While i was there I dropped the steering box mount, It was a little tight on the block so I thought i would move it down 1/2" for a bit more clearance.








While i had the welder out I put in 2 extra legs going forward, This makes the K member into an X now.








If I get the frame back from the blaster on wednesday my aim is to have it all painted black by the weekend.

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