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05-14-2010, 02:17 PM
23Willys

New here From Illinois

Just getting my car to where I can drive it down the road. Scratch built in my garage exclusively. Still a lot of details to work on, especially the interior. Just got the tires and shocks done last weekend. Tie rods, brake bias, and windshield - I should be on the road soon anyway.:cool:
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05-14-2010, 05:22 PM
vara4

Welcome aboard; Looks like one nice ride.
To bad you live so far away I would come over and help test drive it.
But I bet non of your friends said that to get a ride before.
Nice Job.
Kurt
05-14-2010, 05:32 PM
Oldmanb

Wow, Nice looking car ya got there! Welcome, I'm sure you'll find this a good spot, lots of help andy time you need it, great bunch of people.Are you close be the cat plant?
Brian
05-14-2010, 07:42 PM
fraso

Welcome. Nice work!
05-21-2010, 09:55 AM
23Willys

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Originally Posted by Oldmanb

Wow, Nice looking car ya got there! Welcome, I'm sure you'll find this a good spot, lots of help andy time you need it, great bunch of people.Are you close be the cat plant?
Brian

Yes, Cat is a big fixture here. Komatsu also does wheel loaders and mining trucks in town. Mitsubishi has a Plant nearby building Eclipse's & whatever. Not exactly beautiful scenery (FLAT open fields forever), but economy hasn't busted quite as bad as some areas.
05-21-2010, 04:31 PM
rc57

Welcome to the site, nice ride.
06-01-2010, 05:34 AM
23Willys

Little update, I decided to put flames on it.:3dSMILE:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b.../Flames010.jpg
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06-01-2010, 03:56 PM
Whiplash23T

Welcome to the Club, awesome site and really neat helpful people here. Awesome little car. Questions... Is it a steel Willys body? Does the doors open and if do can you take a photo of the hinges etc.? Is that an aftermarket windscreen frame and posts? and finally love those flames and the different colour scheme.
06-01-2010, 03:59 PM
chevy 37

Great looking ride. Welcome to the club:)
06-01-2010, 06:10 PM
jmastersinc

Ill bet that is one LOUD rig, awsom welcom
06-02-2010, 02:37 PM
23Willys

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Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Welcome to the Club, awesome site and really neat helpful people here. Awesome little car. Questions... Is it a steel Willys body? Does the doors open and if do can you take a photo of the hinges etc.? Is that an aftermarket windscreen frame and posts? and finally love those flames and the different colour scheme.

Yep, it's steel. The windshield frame is original, there is a structure under the cowl to support it. The doors do open, I put bearclaw latches in them. This is the best picture I have of the hinges, they are original also. They have a spring system in them to hold them open.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...91006-2140.jpg
06-03-2010, 06:29 AM
bluvelle65

A warm welcome to CHR!!! Enjoy...
06-03-2010, 03:08 PM
Whiplash23T

Thanks for the photo 23willys, I thought it was but was puzzled with no hinges showing. I am fitting opening doors to my fibreglass Bucket body at the moment and purchased small bearclaw catches like yours but I 'm using exposed hinges and when your doors are closed they look as if they don't open. Again nice car and it must be rare now. One last question.... are the pipes baffled???:HMMM::HMMM::HMMM:
06-04-2010, 09:14 AM
Henry Rifle

Nice work. I'm a flame fan also. I'm wondering what the local gendarmerie will think of those pipes. Let us know if you need bail money. We don't have any (it's all been spent on our cars) but we'll give you moral support. :LOL:

I spent six years in Peoria trying to get smarter at Bradley U.
06-04-2010, 01:16 PM
23Willys

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Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Thanks for the photo 23willys, I thought it was but was puzzled with no hinges showing. I am fitting opening doors to my fibreglass Bucket body at the moment and purchased small bearclaw catches like yours but I 'm using exposed hinges and when your doors are closed they look as if they don't open. Again nice car and it must be rare now. One last question.... are the pipes baffled???:HMMM::HMMM::HMMM:

Yes, each and every one of them. I welded washers onto the tubes shown, and bolted them through with a stainless bolt each. I have a pretty decent cam in the little 305, but it's not extremely loud. I could still pack them each with some "copper" or "stainless" steel wool.
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02-10-2011, 01:51 PM
23Willys

Seems I've been gone a while. I've made a top for this car since I last posted, and drove the wheels off it.:D
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b.../Oilpan011.jpg

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02-10-2011, 03:53 PM
HWORRELL

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Originally Posted by 23Willys

Yes, Not exactly beautiful scenery (FLAT open fields forever)

Yep corn fields and white houses as far as the eye can see. :)
02-10-2011, 04:28 PM
HOSS429

that exhaust has to be a bit loud .. when did the requirement for a quiet factory exhaust come along ?
02-10-2011, 05:30 PM
NTFDAY

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Originally Posted by HWORRELL

Yep corn fields and white houses as far as the eye can see. :)

And absolutely gorgeous in the summer when the corn is tall.:)
02-10-2011, 05:41 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by NTFDAY

And absolutely gorgeous in the summer when the corn is tall.:)

yep same thing here still some farm land here in bay city .i like looking at the fields in spring /summer should of been a farmer:D
02-11-2011, 05:20 AM
23Willys

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Originally Posted by HOSS429

that exhaust has to be a bit loud .. when did the requirement for a quiet factory exhaust come along ?

It's actually pretty quiet. I have a baffle and copper packing in each of the eight pipes. I have the baffles shown in an earlier post on this thread.