Re: Blowen willys
Thanks everyone for the responses and the help posting the video. I am not the most computer savvy individual but I am getting better. I got this idea from an old hot roder from Hayward California. I had a good running 226 at the time so I started hunting around for information about the supercharged Kaiser. I scored a carb, 2 brl intake, the box do dad, the drive pulley, and some carb linkage for 300 bucks on "Evilbay".. I had just intended to run it with out the blower just some sort of a cold air kit kinda idea (I was hoping I could get cooler air from below the radiator). That never happened because I heard through the grape vine of people in the car world that someone had a blower for 200 bucks. So, I saved my lunch money and scored it. I was still short the blower mounting bracket, and I know there is some spicfic one just for the 226, but from the images I saw of it, I thought it was ugly. So I made one out of some plate, but I did buy a mount I found on "Evilbay" for the tensioned and it was like 20 bucks.
So what my plan is for building this jeep is to build it the way I would have wanted it built in 55 with access to every part in the Kiser Jeep inventory, so kind of a resto rod. I have the warn overdrive and the koning model 41 PTO (I believe its 41 its the twin stick for the utility vehicles not jeeps) heater, working am radio out of a 49 with dash plate (willing to trade for a 55 radio). I have the koning king winch, and the matching winch bumper as well. It appears you have to cut the grill to bolt it all up the way it was done from the factory, I am not going to do that. I have the 70's jeep self-adjusting breaks on her as well the dreaded rancho springs.... I did can the original wipers. I found an electric street rod kit that works well. I had to upgrade the fuel system with the blower. This is where I used off the shelf hot rod parts to get her to work. I have a holly red pump (way way to much pump) then Mallory makes a regulator that is vacuum operated and compensates for the rise in boost pressure.
Looking at some of the other project cars I have seen on this site I think I started with one of the cleanest body’s out there. I had to do the drivers side floor pan and some rust on the wheel arches, but that was about it. I do have to work on the drip rails, because some kid in high school rubbed her against a tree on both sides. I wonder who that was??? I just got my first house and my own garage that she fits in with 31" tiers. So, stay tuned more to come.
I thought I was going to be the first one hahaha.