Thread: Oh no not another Willys Gasser build, this time a Willys shop truck

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Not much progress at the weekend due to very heavy showers every half an hour But this evening there was a nice sunny break so I decided to get the template made for the roll bar hoop, Its very similar design to my coupe but its all at the front as obviously there isn't much space behind the seats in a truck. As they did back in the day i'm using 2" x 1/8" wall tube, its a 2 piece hoop as in 1 piece it wont fit in the chrome bath , It has a diagonal going from the middle of the hoop to the passengers footwell where it ties into the frame.
The outside of the template is the centreline of the tube.







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Great idea on the hoop template. I never thought to use ply wood as a template when doing the cage.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Great idea on the hoop template. I never thought to use ply wood as a template when doing the cage.

I always template because you can look at it and make angular changes easily, I also keep all my templates as I make cages regularly for other people, I must have around 40 different ones now !!!

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So the outside of the template the outside of the tube?? Great idea

Been trying different places for the rear lamps over the last couple of weeks but just couldn't decide, last night the decision was made !!!, so I drilled a few holes and bolted them on, I really like them !!!

Then Gary gave me a hand with the cage parts, pics later









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You picked the right spot for the lights IMO, Steve. The line of the outside pocket flaring out at the bottom fits that position just perfectly!

Like Roger said, it looks great!

OK I have a question..I see no slots or hex heads or means to tighten the bolts together from hinge or tail light.

The bottom of the stake pocket could be open and he could have placed nuts up from the bottom and held them with a wrench.

I thought they were sex bolts but I can't see the head

Originally Posted by cffisher

I thought they were sex bolts but I can't see the head

Charlie you got sex on the brain

As Roger said mate, nuts are on the inside

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Popped over to my mate Garys with the cage template last night and bent up the main hoop and the diagonal and tonight I got it all tacked in place with the mig, I will take it out tomorrow night and tig weld it all in the workshop.

The main hoop is in 2 pieces as in one piece it won't fit in the chrome bath and I do like a chrome cage, the 2 pieces are joined with a slip joint, one side is plug welded in to the tube and the other slips into the other side, the diagonal bolts in through 2 sleeved holes and the 2 bolts hold it all together. The pics explain it,
























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Been a bit of a chippy today as I needed to set up a seat, So today I made up a framework and seat stands.

First I made a frame in 3/4" box, I have a bender for the square but it wouldn't do the tight radius I wanted so did it the old fashioned way of sliting and bending and ten welding.










The seat back is hinged, the bolts screw into rivnuts








The side brackets were bent up in 1/8" steel and shaped to make them a little more interesting.










Here it is in the cab, its the widest I could get it at 48" so it could seat 3 at a pinch but its nice and comfortable for 2 people.










I ran out of time to do the sides but this is the basic shape.





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Got the templates made for the sides tonight and also cut the seat cut outs for the Pirelli webbing to be put in place.







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Looking good