DSK_willys
Gear Grinder
So my boss bought a completely torn apart willys pickup project for us to build. Long story short, I have a new bed kit, but I've never seen one in person. So I'm trying to figure out this puzzle but don't know 100% how it should look when it is complete. The Walck's 4WD instructions are good, but for someone who doesn't have an old bed to reference, there just isn't enough information to make me feel like I have it right. And most pictures I see have the bed skirts on, hiding some details from me that I would like to see. So I'm gonna do my best to address all my confusion in this first post, but I'm sure I'll think of other things later.
Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time out of their day to help me with my first build!!!
So first of all, the kit comes with 10 rubber mounting pads, a quantity Mr. Walck assured me was correct. But my forwardmost facing crossmember appears to need some sort of spacer. There's a little more than a 1/4" of gap between the top of the crossmember and the bed floor. (See photos) I used some washers approximately the same thickness as the rubber pads to see if 2 more pads would remedy the situation, but there's at least a 1/4" of gap, whereas the rest of the bed floor sits nice n tight along the top of the other crossmembers.
Secondly, there are a couple of pieces that weld onto the rear crossmember that I would like to confirm the orientation of. I'll post a picture of the blueprint and my idea of how it should look on what I have put together of the bed.
Thirdly, just out of curiosity, where did you tack weld your beds together prior to removing it from the frame, turning it over, and welding the rest?
I'd love to be able to see one of these put together already in person, I feel like I'm going into this blind. We're located in Wheeling, IL if anyone lives nearby and wants to let me check their truck out and let me take photos!
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Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time out of their day to help me with my first build!!!
So first of all, the kit comes with 10 rubber mounting pads, a quantity Mr. Walck assured me was correct. But my forwardmost facing crossmember appears to need some sort of spacer. There's a little more than a 1/4" of gap between the top of the crossmember and the bed floor. (See photos) I used some washers approximately the same thickness as the rubber pads to see if 2 more pads would remedy the situation, but there's at least a 1/4" of gap, whereas the rest of the bed floor sits nice n tight along the top of the other crossmembers.
Secondly, there are a couple of pieces that weld onto the rear crossmember that I would like to confirm the orientation of. I'll post a picture of the blueprint and my idea of how it should look on what I have put together of the bed.
Thirdly, just out of curiosity, where did you tack weld your beds together prior to removing it from the frame, turning it over, and welding the rest?
I'd love to be able to see one of these put together already in person, I feel like I'm going into this blind. We're located in Wheeling, IL if anyone lives nearby and wants to let me check their truck out and let me take photos!
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