- Oct 12, 2009
- 5
- Willys Model
- Willys Year:
I'm in West Central Georgia, and have owned the 53 around 30 years. There have never been very many Willys Wagons in this part of the country, so I get many "What is that?"comments when people see it for the first time. It came from the factory as a 2WD model with a sheet metal frame and planar front axle. The frame too rusty to repair so after fruitless searching for a stock Willys 4x4 frame I found that a Blazer frame was a close match (it was also free
). After removing the factory body mounts and cutting several inches from the rear of the frame, I found that the body fit over the frame nicely. The engine needed to be moved back 5.5 inches so I modified the stock crossmembers. I am currently moving the steering box to the inside of the frame.