My willys

[Hampton]

My buddies own Ron's old car now.

Darren which car are you talking about? First car went to Canada and the second car went to California.

 

[sixty-nine]

My buddies own Ron's old car now.
Good looking Willys.
That would make a good grudge car.
I am looking for another 55 after selling mine.

Love 55’s I came close to buying a 55 jet car but couldn’t justify it. As for the willys, I’m not sure what class it will run in yet. I have to get the car dialed in before anything. Who knows, it might suck.

 

[DHR Darren]

My buddies own Ron's old car now.

Darren which car are you talking about? First car went to Canada and the second car went to California.

The 2nd car.
It is just sitting in Lang's shop gathering dust.

Has Ron gotten his new car done yet?

 

[sixty-nine]

The 2nd car.
It is just sitting in Lang's shop gathering dust.

Has Ron gotten his new car done yet?

His new car has been done for some time. He's racing it tomorrow night at Pacific Raceways

 

[DHR Darren]

Good to hear!

 

[sixty-nine]

My back up block being used as mock up

Built this pan for the motor instead of having to use a diaper

And the finished product

 

[sixty-nine]

This is just about the last of the welding that needed to be done to the car. I welded on 2 door latches to the cage. I’m pretty much finished with the car till I get it back from the body guy

 

[sixty-nine]

Finally able to lay some primer down. Not long before things start to be put back in the car

 

[DHR Darren]

Nice progress!

 

[sixty-nine]

Finally finished painting the chassis.

 

[sixty-nine]

While waiting for the paint to dry I decided to make some carbon fiber parachute handle and door handles out of 1/4†thick fiber

 

[TreeClimber]

Great build thread. Really enjoying the photos.

 

[sixty-nine]

Great build thread. Really enjoying the photos.

Thanks

It’s going back together now. I’ll make some minor changes as I’m going but I’m hoping to see a complete car ready to go by the end of next month

 

[sixty-nine]

So I’m starting to put the car back together. Sometimes it can be a pain in the ass. Case in point, the steering. I made a simple mistake that ended up costing me a ton of time. Even though it’s all together now, I’ll have to take it all apart and send it out to be powder coated

 

[sixty-nine]

I also managed to get the driveshaft ujoint shield installed and the rear ended put back in the car.

I also got my driveshaft tunnel and engine belly pan back from the powder coaters. Can argue with free

 

[sixty-nine]

So today is brake day and I realized that there’s a ton of stuff I still need to get it all out together.

Upgraded teflon lines installed. Old lines on top new set up on bottom. Took out about 20†of excess lines

 

[sixty-nine]

I must admit that I really enjoy owning a machine shop. Even if I only use it for personal use. So today I made a hell of a lot of progress on the willys. I needed to make some custom washers and special suspension travel switch mounts. I did make a set a while back but felt I could improve on them so I stepped up my game and they turned out great. I’ll weld them up tomorrow

 

[sixty-nine]

Putting the brake lines back in. What a pita

 

[sixty-nine]

So I picked up this pump but have to wait for the front clip to be mounted before I can mount it and the radiator

 

[DHR Darren]

ProStar 500's are the best. Durable as hell!