If I had to guess, it's the fuel pump.
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If I had to guess, it's the fuel pump.
Fuel pump and (possibly) filter inside the glass dome. It may also have a vacuum pump function for running wipers. I had some Willys Wagons once, but it's been a while.
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its been a long time since I posted an update, but I have been chipping away at my projects, one hour at a time. per week. The chasis is done and ready to run, so I've focused my attention on the body, and just like the chasis, I thought it didn't need much, but is a complete mess on more careful examination. So I've been sand blasting, cutting, welding, grinding and so forth to get it back into decent shape.
They must have drilled a 1000 holes in this thing, The gas tank well below the driver seat was completely rusted out, so I cut it away, and put a flat floor in its place. I am adding a fuel cell to the back. I don't like sitting on my gas tank. The lower... lets call it a rocker panel for easy understanding... was tissue thin and had to be cut out too.
The previous bubba had also cut the upper lip of the tub for a hacked together top of some kind, I have been repairing that, and things like this...
So the work goes on. I've never done any body work before and I've never welded sheet metal, so Its been a learning experience. Its never going to be perfect, but structurally sound would be nice.
They must have drilled a 1000 holes in this thing, The gas tank well below the driver seat was completely rusted out, so I cut it away, and put a flat floor in its place. I am adding a fuel cell to the back. I don't like sitting on my gas tank. The lower... lets call it a rocker panel for easy understanding... was tissue thin and had to be cut out too.
The previous bubba had also cut the upper lip of the tub for a hacked together top of some kind, I have been repairing that, and things like this...
So the work goes on. I've never done any body work before and I've never welded sheet metal, so Its been a learning experience. Its never going to be perfect, but structurally sound would be nice.
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Body work is looking good! At least, from my untrained eye, lol
Agree. Also seems like the perfect rig to for learning body work. A million little spots to practice on and nobody expects an old Willys to have ripple free sheet metal. If it is perfect, @kmas0n is a genius; if not, we all still love it.
If you need replacement panels, these guys are all made in USA. I got corner for one side for my 3B and had a very positive experience.
https://www.classicent.com/jeep/
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The tub is also all 16g, so it's a little more forgiving than most auto bodies
It looks like you’re getting the hang of sheet metal welding. Lots of fitting and tacks. If a skim coat of filler will make it look straight then it’s good.
Nice work bringing it back.
Nice work bringing it back.
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So far I've managed to hammer and dolly everything to no more than 1/16 of an inch. I think it will look good with some body filler, another thing I have no experience with.
My friend who is a body man says that’s just fine. I was shooting for that with a project I was asking him about.
I can say that when you’re block sanding the filer, a longer block will give you a flatter panel but it’s a lot of work.
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Since the rear of the frame had been replaced and the rear body mounts were gone, I needed to know where to drill holes and fabricate mounts. So I put the tub back on the chassis. Also started mocking up seats, and steering column.I even shifted gears and made vroom vroom sounds
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This past week I went on a ride along to Smasher Canyon, the most difficult trail in the Verde Valley. It was a lot of fun, and everyone got through more or less undamaged. There was two close calls on rigs flopping over, but quick driver reflexes and luck got us through.
So I made a little video.
So I made a little video.
Ok so that’s now on my to do list.
Going to try and get up there before the heat sets in.
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Going to try and get up there before the heat sets in.
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It was really fun. I'm told by some of the guys there that it's harder than upper and lower terminator. Cannot confirm personally
Summer in Arizona comes so fast and just shuts us down unless you want to run at night and overnight low’s of 95* make night runs sweaty.
