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'48 Wagon on Isuzu Trooper chassis
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Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:46 pm First Name: John Willys Year: 1948 Willys Type: Wagon |
 Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:21 pm
Ok, so I got up early and hauled the generator over to the other side of the property so I could run the sawzall to cut the firewall out of the Trooper. Then loaded it up and headed to the shop to do some frame mount work. Modded some of the stock Trooper mounts to hold the Willys body, didn't get everything welded up but got them all in place and ready to go for tomorrow. Once I get the body mounts squared away, I'll take some firewall measurements and hack out the Willys firewall... Man, cuttin cars up is fun, huh???
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Images: 5 Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:10 pm Location: Georgia First Name: Kevin Willys Year: 1962 Willys Type: Wagon  
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:29 am
Cutting the firewall and tranny hump from the Trooper was a great idea and time saver....now do you weld it in at the stock Willys firewall location or do you set it back some for additional engine compartment room? I like you pictures but they seem big on my end...
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Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:46 pm First Name: John Willys Year: 1948 Willys Type: Wagon |
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:26 am
As it turns out the Willys firewall sits about 8 inches further back than the Trooper did, so it's already going to provide extra room in the engine bay, only thing is, I'm going to have to lengthen the steering shaft and cut/move the shifter openings forward so they'll actually sit in the right place over the tranny. Going to be a little work, but will make for an easy V8 transplant if I ever get the inclination. Will post more pics when I have something interesting.
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Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:46 pm First Name: John Willys Year: 1948 Willys Type: Wagon |
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:02 pm
Ok, got a little time to work on the Willys today. I got all the body mounts welded to the frame, so it's officially attached. I spent a while removing pieces from the firewall and then cut on it a while but my last sawzall blade broke before I got it all cut out so that picture will be in a few days. I know these pics aren't that exciting so I threw in one of the Ozark mountain sunset for asthetics.
   
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Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:41 pm First Name: Nena Willys Year: 1959 Willys Type: Wagon |
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:27 pm
Way cool!
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:18 am
Sunny and mtns are beautiful, but those welds are super nice...you could do a body lift...
I'm a Willy-olic...I don't golf or own a boat, I enjoy Willy-ing
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Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:46 pm First Name: John Willys Year: 1948 Willys Type: Wagon |
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:11 pm
I've actually had to do everything possible to get this body to sit down as far as I'd like. It was sitting too high for my taste when I originally got it sat down on the frame. A little shaving here and there and got it down to where it just barely clears the top of the fuel tank.
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Images: 24 Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:50 am Location: Colorado Springs, CO First Name: Eric Willys Year: 1962 Willys Type: Wagon
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:48 am
Impressive. Keep it up. The scenery photo fit in there nicely too.
'62 Wagon starting body work. Frame is almost ready!!!!
pics link below for your enjoyment  http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3811387 |
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Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:46 pm First Name: John Willys Year: 1948 Willys Type: Wagon |
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:19 pm
Ok, so vacation's over, Texas was nice... a little too hot for my tast but always nice to see the family. I picked up some new sawzall blades and finished cutting out the firewall today. It'll need some trimming and cleaning but I got the bulk of it out of the way. I started measuring and markin the Trooper firewall today, it's actuall quite a bit wider so I'm going to have to trim it down a bit to get it in there. Look like I'm going to have to install it in 3 pieces in order to get everything lined up properly..... more to come..
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Images: 5 Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:18 am Location: North Idaho First Name: Chris Willys Year: 1963 Willys Type: Wagon Own more than one?: Wagon and Pickup
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:07 pm
Doing an awesom job, keep posting the pics of the progress.
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