Midwest gasser guys, need info on this old willys gasser from Iowa!!!

last night mounted up the steering column using the old box mounts, fits up nice, shimmed the box to get it centered, they would sit in the back to drive the car, that is were it is once more. also got an idea were the seat will be. once the new axle gets here i can mount up the drag link.

 

It's looking good. I can imagine it with the front wheels in the air!

 

Quick update, I received the new front axle set up the other day, was off an old norCal Willys gasser, thanks again DocAuto!! so we pulled the old tube axle off (it has seen better days) and installed the new one tonight, it sits a couple inches lower than before but i have 2" solid blocks i can use if im not happy with the height. also now i can use the old willys shock mounts once more, its always nice when things just bolt together!!!
next monday the car goes for the rollbar. heres a few before and after pics.

 

Really looking good Vince.

 

well she left this morning for the roll cage shop, good friend of mine J.B Amo is doing the cage , heres a few pics!

 

Looks like your moving right along Vince,, Tim Jones

 

fast as need be Tim, once the cage is in I can get alot more done!

 

Awesome sedan I wish there were more sedans being built.
Any chance on you bringing her to the "MELTDOWN DRAG" this July? Even if its not driveable it would be cool to have it sitting in the pits

 

Thanks II FUNNY, I would like to get it out there this summer, I have never been to the Meltdown Drags heard it was a great time!

 

was over At Amos shop the other day took a few pics of the cage going in, we had to move it back some more for safety also to get in and out of the car:

 

update, we have made some progress on the cage, we had some small setbacks that had to be done before we could get some of the bars in, we relocated the steering back a few inches, had to notch frame for Pittman arm, seats had to be moved back a few inches, I am taking the headers and grill center up to measure for the front rollbar tubes....we are getting there.
pics are taken with my cell phone sorry if the suck!!

 

Vince,
You have me thinking about that old sedan I bought from you. Yours is looking good.

 

The progress is looking good, will the big block fit with the roll cage tubes or are you sticking with a small block ?

 

swade41, the tubes should fit when we do install the 427,we are making room for that for right now im just going to run the small block.
I dropped off the headers yesterday to make sure the front bars will clear. its coming along I cant wait to get it back home

 

I was at the shop yesterday, got some more pics, some more progress!!

 

So its been a while since I posted any info on the Willys gasser, we are making more progress, cage is finished, so we are working on the rear end now, had to make new shock mounts, the car had four shocks on it before??? now it has two.pics are kind of crummy.

 

Great news today, the car is done rollcage and rearend is finished, I get to pick her up next week.....stoked!! heres a few new pics

 

Lookin good Vince , I bet you can't wait to get it home,, Tim Jones

 

Do you get in through the front or back door?

 

Tim: thanks, ya its been long time, ready to get it home for sure!
cooljunk: you have to get in through the back door

 

What are you going to do to it when you get it home?

 

Good question, ive had plenty of time to think about it!!

1. I need to pull the rearend out, re-weld the brackets for the coil springs ( found a few cracks), put the new 3rd member(thanks Tim Jones) all rebuilt, with new axle bearings & brakes.

2. get the the cage painted up, firewall installed, start wiring it up.

3. bolt tunnel ram on the new carbs, headers, get it fired up.
my basement is full of all the stuff I need....time to get er done!

 

did a few things on the old Willys, putting the engine together to get the firewall measured, I think I am going to put the blocks on the springs to raise it up a few inches had them on my old Willys pickup Gasser, also picked up a cool old Gasser grille from fellow HAMBer drumyn 29, and some new seats from another buddy, that work better than the ones I had.

 

Just picked up a Eelco fuel tank, just like the one ran on the car in the 60's&70,s its in great shape fits right on the car, thanks (Ken).

 

That thing keeps getting better and better,, Tim Jones

 

Very cool Willys, nice work.
It's nice to see that another Sedan being renovated and build.

/Mike

 

I got a call last week about an ad I had on craigslist about 41 willys sedan parts , the person on the other end said they had previously owned the Willys in the picture, I was confused, I forgot I put a pic of the 41 gasser in the ad because thats the only one I had at the time, so long story short...... got to talking with the fellow, turned out it was an old friend Roger Lyle from Nebraska who is a Willys guy we havent talked in 15 yrs, so I was was ecstatic to say the least.
turns out he bought the car from the Hennings family after they were done racing it in the eighties, he said he picked up an injected olds for it and after a while he was forced to sell it, and never really knew what happend to till now, so to ice the cake he said he would send me pics in the mail well the arrived today.....so here they are thanks Roger!!!

 

Thats neat Vince. I know you have been hunting its history. I guess the only history left is what you make. Are you going to make any races next year?? Any up dates on its progress??

 

Ed, ive been busy gathering parts for the car, hoping in the next couple weeks I can free up space in the garage and get that rear end pulled out, right now im working on fitting everything together, but yes plan on next year as having it ready to do some Gasser meets.

 

This is what Santa brought me for Christmas, a Hilborn Injection setup!