Projects Gene (Moonlighter) Cromer's A/G Willys Resurrection

looking good!

 

As ya'll already know I really hated to put door bars in this original Gasser but we had to to be able to run it. I made the driver side swing out for Gene to get in and with ease. The passenger side will be bolted but easy to remove for maintenance. They are 4130 chrome moly 1 5/8" x .083

 

A close up of the clevis set up we used.

 

BIG NEWS we now have a have to finish by date. The car has to be done by October. We got some very big news today I don't know if it can be made public yet. Some of ya'll may have already heard but I can let it out tomorrow. I will tell you this the timing could not have been better for bringing this old girl back out. Thanks ~Quain~

 

I think I know what and where ^^^^^^^

 

Quain, Car is really coming along great. Looking forward to the story of the motor build. Go Ford Power !

Dave

 

waiting patiently----ok not so patiently---but waiting

 

X2.... if it is... couldn't be a more fitting place for a re-introduction

And again Quain super nice work.

 

Time for the news Gene will be inducted into the east coast drag racing hall of fame this October. I can't think of anybody that deserves to be there any more than Gene. I won't go into the names of the big time racers that he is joining there but ya'll can look it up. I think most of ya'll know what an honor this is for Gene. They call me yesterday to make sure the car would be there also. I started a thread on here to post your congratulations and tell about any memories you have of Gene Cromer and the Moonlighter. Here's the link for comments on this. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=767395

 

This is fantastic news!Congratulations Gene!

I am so pleased to hear that Gene is being bestowed the honors he so richly deserves!

Gene has always been a guy I looked up to and my hero,I feel fortunate to be ablr to call him my friend.

Lets not forget all the hard work Quain has done on the Moonlighter,had it not been for Quains tanicity the Willys would probably still be in a gathering dust. Danny aka HRP

 

Congratulations Gene, so well deserved !

We must have some super-neat-o-T-Shirts made with pictures of your cars on the front and back.

Glenn
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I'm getting a little work but very little worth posting but here's a few things. This is the seat belt mounts you can see I had to add a bar to mount the inside one to I don't know what it was mounted to before I'll let ya'll guess I don't think safety was a factor back then.

 

Belt mounts with the floor pan in place.

 

The off set in the fire wall for the trans cover it's hard to see in the pic.

 

Chris I promised a close up of the little end of the trans tunnel a few weeks back so here it is. It was to small to get in the English wheel after I got the shape I wanted so it was hammer and dolly time.

 

Tunnel in the car the dzus fasteners will be where the clecos are now.

 

Quain,I am constantly in awe of your talent and how perfect all the sheet metal meets and attention to detail. HRP

 

Dzus tabs welded on. At the rear of the trans tunnel I welded in a piece of sheet metal for safety if the drive shaft ever comes out, it will also act as tabs for the rear dzus fasteners.

 

Thanks hot rod but I think the pics are hiding a lot when you see it in person don't look close. I'm now getting down to the little stuff where you work all day then look back and it don't look like there was anything done. Like a carpenter doing trim work.

 

I love seeing these pics and following the updates, but I also am in awe of the big picture. I mean, here is Quain Stott, a very successful professional racer who I'm sure is a busy man, volunteering his time and talents to help someone he barely knew before. Doing perfect work, accomplishing more by accident than I could if I worked on it day in and day out! Mr Stott, you are an inspiration for all of us!!

 

Thanks for the picture Quain, VERY Cool trans tunnel!! Ill have to try that end on the next tunnel I do, What Aluminum do you use? I use 3003 -H14 . Be sure and call me if you need anything else! THANKS Chris

 

Zookeeper has nailed it perfectly. Quain is a professional, not just racer, but friend, craftsman, hot rodder, etc. Quain is my friend so it's easy for me to say that he's an inspiration. But when everyone reads this thread and takes time to understand the amount of time/effort he's put forth out of respect for Gene, well then you see what kind of person Quain is.
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well, you get the picture. Congrats to Gene and kudos to Quain. I can't wait to see the Moonlighter hit the tack again!!

A few of Quain at work.

 

Wow-looking good. Like the sheet metal work.

 

I set the body off the chassis today to do some final welding.

 

The other side

 

From the back

 

Once again Quain, your skills are amazing!
Your probably tired of hearing this from us guys that know and understand what custom fabrication is all about.
But the truth is fact!

For your kindness, heart and skill, God has a special award for you my friend.

Glenn

 

amen to that......

 

Quain, You sure are making some great progress on Gene's Willys ! Looking forward to some video when it makes it's first full pass !

Dave

 

The end cap for the roll bar out riggers tacked in I had to cut the lower corner off the front bottom so it would not show when the front end is tilted up. The willys body kicks back just like the back of the fender I could have made a panel to cover it but that was not the way it was before. I know this looks weak but I plated it back with 4130 .090 plate