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

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Well now I had the rear fender mounts sorted it was time for the front mounts, wanted to keep it simple so first a piece of 3/4" x 1/16" wall box was cut to fit between the front fender/front panel joint,next a pair of curved 1/8" plates were cut out to follow the curve of the joint, these are held in place by the lower 2 fender bolts each side. 2 mounting plates were welded on to align with the frame horns, this was tacked on the car with a mig and then tigged in the workshop, a couple of gussets were added to make it all light but strong, I sat on the fender and jumped around a bit and they never moved so happy with that.
















The above took up most of the day to complete but I also got time to make a stainless hood prop, The bit of wood I had been using was starting to be annoying so had to go. again nice and simple, a piece of 3/8" stainless box was fitted with tabs and bolted through the hood stiffeners, then a hole was drilled in the front panel, the hole also acts as a drain as the water collects there.









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Steve, until this and your coupe thread I had no Idea how much work went into building a glass body. Do all glass bodys need this much re-work or is this unique to Willys?


Jack.

Originally Posted by Jack F

Steve, until this and your coupe thread I had no Idea how much work went into building a glass body. Do all glass bodys need this much re-work or is this unique to Willys?


Jack.

Not always Jack, the Willys because of the shape suffers more than most, glass when left and not stored level & straight can move about with temp, If they are made with a floor (like a 32 say) it makes them more stable.

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Originally Posted by roadster32

Not always Jack, the Willys because of the shape suffers more than most, glass when left and not stored level & straight can move about with temp, If they are made with a floor (like a 32 say) it makes them more stable.

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Thought I would add to this, a lot of what I'm doing is normally unnecessary , I'm doing it to save future customers having to do it.

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thanks Steve, it's easy to see why you have a thriving business with the attention to detail you provide.

Jack.