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My willys

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.
 
My back up block being used as mock up
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Built this pan for the motor instead of having to use a diaper
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And the finished product
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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
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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
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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
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I also managed to get the driveshaft ujoint shield installed and the rear ended put back in the car.
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I also got my driveshaft tunnel and engine belly pan back from the powder coaters. Can argue with free
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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
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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
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