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I got out of high school 1969, my year book pic says who else drives a D/Gasser to school. LOL yes thats true. It was a 63 Volvo 544 (look that...
Yes that is Ron Ladleys 41 cp. Probably the nicest original in the world. good friends for 50 years, got lots of Willys parts from him over the years.
The 41 rear frame is slightly wider so the bumper brackets don't line up with the 39 frame.
I had the privilege to travel with KS back in the late sixties, my brother was his pitcrew for two summers right at the height of the Gasser Wars...
The easiest upgrade would be to find 39-42 Willys five bolt hubs and the hydraulic brakes from those years. Unless its a stock or very mild car...
It is a Willys axle, most likely a 37-38, they had cable brakes and 4 lug hubs. Also 37-38 had the dropped tie rod ends. The axle and spindles are...
I'm restoring a mostly stock 38 Willys pickup. Its hard to find original Willys u joints, occasionally they have turned up on ebay but often in...
I suppose this debate will go on forever, I always called them 'Willys', but when I was a much younger man (maybe 17) I heard 'KS Pittman' (famous...
The first (of the fat Willys) 37 Willys had the hood hinges mounted in the cowl. By 38 and later they went with the single piano hinge in the...
Yes the original seat base is wooden with a plywood cover that has the bottom seat springs attached to it. the back seat cushion fastens to the...
Hi Luke, I'm restoring an original 38 Willys Pickup. I got a hood latch hoop this summer from Ron Ladly in se Pa. ( The Willys guy, he still has...
Nice find, cool truck. Willys never built that truck, the 39 pickups came with 37-38 style front clips but I also like the 39 front end. I've seen...
The 41-42 coupes and trucks are the same windshield height as the 37-40 coupes, trucks, and sedans. The 41-42 sedans had a larger/taller glass...
I've been a hot rod guy for over 50 years and was always in favor of chopped tops. I even chopped my 41 Willys coupe and if I must say so its the...
1-38 Willys steel pu, stock restoration w/macthing 38 Harley UL flathead 2-41 Willys steel coupe, prostreet started 20 years ago 70% built 3- 32...
Not quite 65 but close. Just finished fabricating, forming, and welding the drip rails back on my steel 41 Willys coupe. It was started in 20...
I'm not too worried about finishing one or two retirement projects, its the other 5 or 6 that worry me. I joking said I need to live to be 150 to...
OK thanks, I posted a pic years ago of my 33 Willys body but don't really remember how. I'll figure it out, and send some when the build starts....
I can and plan to do the work myself. As far as patience, I've been waiting a bunch of years to start this so once I get into it, I'm gonna have...
Gotta figure out posting pics? also its still somewhat stored, spent this fall cleaning and reorganizing the shop. Setup the 32 frame next to some...
Just retired this past fall, have a bunch of projects to build before I get too old. : ) Looking for input on my 32 w5 Ford coupe project. I plan...
Good for you, thanks for sharing. A hot rodder down the road from me scored a 32 Cabrio a couple years ago. Also a time capsule from the 60's....
You should be able to find another stock aluminum head without breaking your budget. I recently picked up a complete v8-60 that wasn't seized for...
:) Waiting for restoration.
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