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

Tweet

Steve,
A question in my mind. How did you protect the core from the heat of welding the tabs, or is there no concern in that area on the tank? I've been putting off a mod on my upper radiator fill connection (I tilted the radiator back about 20 degrees, making the fill a slow process) for fear of messing up the core at the top.

Originally Posted by rspears

Steve,
A question in my mind. How did you protect the core from the heat of welding the tabs, or is there no concern in that area on the tank? I've been putting off a mod on my upper radiator fill connection (I tilted the radiator back about 20 degrees, making the fill a slow process) for fear of messing up the core at the top.

No problem on an aluminium rad Roger as its of tig welded construction and I just tig welded the new brackets to the sides which do not contact the core, however if yours is a brass/copper construction you have to be careful as you can easily melt the solder joints, solder melts at a much lower temp than aluminium.
But having said that I often tig weld brackets to ordinary rads without any problems as the have steel sides

.

Bit of a wasted day today as been stuck on M25 most of the day, thought I would do a quick run to the airport to pick peoples parts up

Did get a bit done though, I trimmed off the top of the new firewall and trimmed the corresponding area on the cab, got them all lined up and secured with bits of aluminium sheet & self tappers.
There is a very good reason for making the cut here as the swage line below the windscreen is different on a 41/42 and this cab is a 40.








.