1959 Willys Truck

[hotrod preacher]

i love the look of that willys cab...i wanted one of those myself, but never got a chance.......

framework looks good from what i could tell, and it is also nice to see an international harvester in the back of the shop --
---just don't go and rob too many parts of of it or you'll never get that corn out of the fields

 

[nwbearcat]

Thank you all! This weekend I am building the rear Z and getting all the mounts for the bed. I got it cut down to just under 4'. I got a great deal on a 1929 Model A grill and will run a 1965 Mustang radiator cause they are small and you can get one to cool big horsepower. [cl

 

[nwbearcat]

Got the bed mocked up just resting in place. By the end of the weekend I will have pics of the rear "Z". [P

 

[nwbearcat]

forgot the pics

 

[nwbearcat]

one more

 

[bikedude]

looking good.keep it up[[cl

 

[Gregster]

you totally downsized the cab , the poportions are dead on the money , nice job !

 

[cantwell.colton]

looks good.

 

[nwbearcat]

Got a lot done thought I would post some pictures. I am about ready to take it all apart and paint the frame once I get the steering link done. The engine in it is just the mock up the 383 I am still building.

 

[nwbearcat]

More....

Headers I built and are 2 1/8 tube diameter

 

[nwbearcat]

More.....

Making my own seats. Since the picture I have got round bar welded on all the edges and the filler pieces between the top and the bottom.

 

[truckster]

Love the look, nice job on the cab...and everything else. That grille goes well with the cab. Really like the lines of the cab. Great job dicing it up. Keep it coming.

 

[Rat'l Trap]

A man after my own heart! I have a soft spot for older Willys Jeeps too. And I'm learning about rust issues too. I found floors, rockers, and supports from a guy who found a Willys wagon sitting on the frame rails in the mud, but he gave up on the whole thing. I recently bought a welder, so soon I will be up to my elbows replacing stuff. My passenger-side roof by the windshield is rusted out like Bikerdude's. I also got a new front-roof piece from the floors guy, so mine will look like FrankenWillys too.
Keep posting pics of the Jeep build. Helps to motivate me in the face of a lot of work.

 

[HOT40ROD]

That truck is looking good. Love the chop