KellyH
Bigger Hammer
I posted this on another site and then found this one. There are some great builds here!
Here's my project. It is a 1947 pickup that was a 4x4. I bought it with basically just the running gear (no engine), cab, and front sheet metal. My intentions are to make it into a strong work truck that I can use and abuse, off-road occasionally, and not worry about ruining my daily driver. The first two pictures show it how I bought it.[attachment=2:1i6qif43]DSCF0726sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43][attachment=3:1i6qif43]DSCF0728sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43]
I originally just planned to throw a set of Scout D44 axles under it and started out cleaning the frame up. After putting some time into the frame, I considered boxing it in but thought it would be quite a bit of work. I also wasn't real sure about the stock steering setup on these old Willys. After looking around for a Scout axle donor, I discovered that a Scout Traveler has the same 118” wheelbase as the Willys pickup (not that it matters now as I plan to make my own box). Scouts also have fully boxed and very stout frames. I put a wanted ad up on Craigslist and amazingly found a 78 Scout Traveler for $300. I brought it home, sawzall’ed the rusty Scout body off of the frame and then proceeded to sell off the Scout parts I didn't want.
I cleaned the Scout frame up and painted it with Rustoleum satin black paint. Then I set the Willys cab on and fabbed up mounts for it. I’m still in the process of making mounts for the fenders, grille, and radiator support. The last two pictures show it in a semi-current state.[attachment=1:1i6qif43]DSCF1892sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43][attachment=0:1i6qif43]DSCF1894sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43]
Other progress includes purchasing a very rusty donor Wagonneer and stripping it down for the running 401 AMC motor. I am currently working on bolting it together with a 727 trans and dana 20 that I removed from a different AMC 6 powered Scout. Once they are bolted together, I’ll set them in place and make mounts for them. You can see in the pictures the firewall was previously hacked up so it shouldn’t get int the way of anything.
I've made a bit more progress since the pictures so I'll post more when I get a chance. Thanks for reading! Kelly
Here's my project. It is a 1947 pickup that was a 4x4. I bought it with basically just the running gear (no engine), cab, and front sheet metal. My intentions are to make it into a strong work truck that I can use and abuse, off-road occasionally, and not worry about ruining my daily driver. The first two pictures show it how I bought it.[attachment=2:1i6qif43]DSCF0726sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43][attachment=3:1i6qif43]DSCF0728sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43]
I originally just planned to throw a set of Scout D44 axles under it and started out cleaning the frame up. After putting some time into the frame, I considered boxing it in but thought it would be quite a bit of work. I also wasn't real sure about the stock steering setup on these old Willys. After looking around for a Scout axle donor, I discovered that a Scout Traveler has the same 118” wheelbase as the Willys pickup (not that it matters now as I plan to make my own box). Scouts also have fully boxed and very stout frames. I put a wanted ad up on Craigslist and amazingly found a 78 Scout Traveler for $300. I brought it home, sawzall’ed the rusty Scout body off of the frame and then proceeded to sell off the Scout parts I didn't want.
I cleaned the Scout frame up and painted it with Rustoleum satin black paint. Then I set the Willys cab on and fabbed up mounts for it. I’m still in the process of making mounts for the fenders, grille, and radiator support. The last two pictures show it in a semi-current state.[attachment=1:1i6qif43]DSCF1892sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43][attachment=0:1i6qif43]DSCF1894sm.jpg[/attachment:1i6qif43]
Other progress includes purchasing a very rusty donor Wagonneer and stripping it down for the running 401 AMC motor. I am currently working on bolting it together with a 727 trans and dana 20 that I removed from a different AMC 6 powered Scout. Once they are bolted together, I’ll set them in place and make mounts for them. You can see in the pictures the firewall was previously hacked up so it shouldn’t get int the way of anything.
I've made a bit more progress since the pictures so I'll post more when I get a chance. Thanks for reading! Kelly