the 55' willy's build

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motomech

Mr. Willys
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ok im gonna start a thread of my build and try to put things all on here in one place


heres what we started with
 

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here we are taking it apart down to the frame it took 2 days to get there
lots of rusted bolts and 2 black widow spiders
 

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this was a 3/4 ton 4x4 were gonna make it a half ton 2wd go were gonna shed alot of extra weight by loosing the pto and the transfercase front axle front driveshaft
 

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we found a donar car that will supply us with alot of needed parts its a 68' bel-air wagon it runs and drives it has a rebuilt 307 a turbo 400 and a 12 bolt 5 lug rear axle
 

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we got the engine out of the car and tranny and drive line

here is a pic of my father he helps me alot:D
 

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we got the front suspension on its a i-beam axle with hair pins its all from so-cal speed shop of arizona early ford repop parts and disc brakes
 

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in the rear we had some huge leaf springs that wouldnt even move when i bounced on them and im a big guy so we needed to take out 5 of the 11 leafs so we arnt riding like a mack truck:p
 

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your move'n right along.keep it up and you'll be cruzin' in no time.

that pto t-case is got to be worth some buck's.
 
Good progress, but I think I would have looked for a different “donor car” :D.
That ’68 appears to be in decent shape, and with the popularity of wagons what they are, this one might have been worth redoing.
Just my opinion.

Jeff
 
Good progress, but I think I would have looked for a different “donor car” :D.
That ’68 appears to be in decent shape, and with the popularity of wagons what they are, this one might have been worth redoing.
Just my opinion.

Jeff

it looks good in pictures but its all rusted out im gonna sell parts off of it till its ready to go to the scrapper i payed 800 for it the 12 bolt posi rear end can be sold for a grand by its self its a fresh rebuilt 307 and turbo 400 the guy had recipts ive got no title for it:D
 
yup but remember its the car 12 bolts not the truck ones the truck ones are like 100 bucks around here 12 bolts from 68-72 gm cars seem to fetch alot more:)

Dang it :mad: . I gave a 12 bolt out of a Chevelle SS to a guy about a year ago because it was taking up space in my shop and I didn't think I was ever going to use it. When I say gave, I mean for free.
 
Dang it :mad: . I gave a 12 bolt out of a Chevelle SS to a guy about a year ago because it was taking up space in my shop and I didn't think I was ever going to use it. When I say gave, I mean for free.

OUCH!:eek: ive found a few of them here and there for really cheep and sold them for a good profit i find them on craigslist alot
 
I'm enjoying this build a lot. Super smart move on that donor car. Hardly any pollution stuff, if any, on the engine, it runs, etc. I also like the front end set up you are doing.

Keep the pictures coming, love it.

Don
 
Moto,
Dude... this is rat up u're alley...

Ratty Willy on da Bay

BoB

thats pretty cool! i dig it lil too much billet for me and its going for 15 grand
i hope mine will turn out as good but a lil bit more old school looking less hot rod and more rat rod if ya know what i mean ya know steelies wide whites real low but its cool to see other versions of my truck i will save all the pics and use them for reference thanks for the link tripper:D
 
Not ratty enough!

thats pretty cool! i dig it lil too much billet for me and its going for 15 grand
i hope mine will turn out as good but a lil bit more old school looking less hot rod and more rat rod if ya know what i mean ya know steelies wide whites real low but its cool to see other versions of my truck i will save all the pics and use them for reference thanks for the link tripper:D

Moto,
I knew it was too slick for ya but I hardly ever see any like it. I'm sure I'll like yours much better! Also, askin' 15K & gettin' it r 2 different stories!

BoB
 

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