1960willys350
Bigger Hammer
Starting to replace the tub, one panel at a time.
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Yeah there isn't much usable on mine. Its pretty tore up. I'm close to just pulling the body off and starting on the underside just to see what I can do or if its even worth doing. Yours is looking great, thats some good inspiration. What in the world are those two balls coming off the bumper?It’s a mix of original, new, and used body parts now. I ordered a new passenger quarter panel with step, driver and passenger side panels, tail light panels, and tailgate surround. They’re all either MD Juan brand or original reproductions ordered either from eBay or walck’s. I replaced the bedfloor and wheel houses with usable parts from a 3a. The dash/cowl/firewall and everything forward are still original.
Here’s the backside currently, the tailgate is a used but very straight piece I found local to me.
Test fitting driver side panel.
The mdjuan panels are convenient but they need massaging. I’m going to have to re-bend the curve at the back where it meets the tail light panel because it isn’t straight.
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Zack where in Oregon are you located? I'm in Silverton. When you go to change your front brakes to 11" (if you do) give me a PM I might be able to help you with finding backing plates. Also unless you stuck on the tilt column thing Ididit makes a classic hot rod column that except for the built in Grant type three bolt adapter at the top looks just like a stock column. Costs a lot less then a Tilt with none of the head aches.
Mark W.
Zack,
Ok, stuck valves, you are probably good-to-go then. Let's hope. It looks and sounds like you a making good progress. Nice work !
So, what do you think of the 327 ? I have never owned one of those engines, so i don't know anything about them. But i like that T-98 idea.
I put a T-18 into my '77 CJ-7 back in 1984 using the Novak kit. What a great working transmission, and great for creepy-crawling.
Cool if you get down this way let me know I enjoy show and tellI’m in Oregon City, not too far from you. I’m 44bz on the cj2a page. My username is what it is over here because I originally created this account for my dad and his 350 powered 1960 Willy’s truck but he doesn’t do the internet thing much.
I’ll look into the ididit columns. I probably don’t need a tilt. I put a flaming river tilt in my gladiator and it was spendy.
I have a line on a rebuilt Dana 25 with 11” drums and a standard tie rod/draglink on it for Saginaw steering that I think I’ll be able to pickup for a couple hundred bucks.
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Cool if you get down this way let me know I enjoy show and tell
Will do! I drove my gladiator out there the back way a few months ago to pickup a hardtop for the 2a - out through canby and Yoder to Marquam then down into silverton. It was a fun drive.
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