Skip
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Lookin' better every day.
Are you keeping that "weapon" of a back bumper? (asking for a friend)
Are you keeping that "weapon" of a back bumper? (asking for a friend)
Willys long cab
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
It's coming together nicely, Pops.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Thanks fellers.
I spent all day today fighting the front end. This thing was hurt on the drivers side front and very poorly repaired. I got it with in 1/8" by cutting and patching and cheatin the other side and called it good.
It didn't make it any easier since the cab is a cut up '48 or'49 wagon, the fenders are off two other ??, the grille is off a '51 or '52 and who knows what the hood is off of.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Lookin' better every day.
Are you keeping that "weapon" of a back bumper? (asking for a friend)
No I will build some thing that will look some better. I've left it on there cause it's solid and I push it with my skid steer.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Thank you Sir.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Spring shipping....
We thought we were making a quick trip to Texas to take our feeder calves off of wheat pasture at my sons place. Little did we know that a snow storm would make it such an ordeal to accomplish it.
8" of snow with 50 mph winds and snow drifts = pick up stuck and cattle trucks unable to get to the pens. The next day we ended up driving 250 head 3 1/2 miles horse back to a different set of pens to sort and load them on trucks.
I'm too old for this crap. 4 days later we made it home.
We thought we were making a quick trip to Texas to take our feeder calves off of wheat pasture at my sons place. Little did we know that a snow storm would make it such an ordeal to accomplish it.
8" of snow with 50 mph winds and snow drifts = pick up stuck and cattle trucks unable to get to the pens. The next day we ended up driving 250 head 3 1/2 miles horse back to a different set of pens to sort and load them on trucks.
I'm too old for this crap. 4 days later we made it home.
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Torchie
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WOW!
And I think the things I do are fun.
Glad all are safe.
Torchie
And I think the things I do are fun.
Glad all are safe.
Torchie
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Back to the willys
I got my radiator finally so I modified the front grille to make it fit. Supposed to have gotten a fan shroud with it but it's lost in Fed-Ex shipping some where.
Radiator is supposed to cool up to 600 hp.
So decided I'd work on the rear bumper situation. Some "CAD" work and came up with a plan that I like. More cutting and grinding to do.
Thinking about building a front bumper similar to the one in the last pic.
I got my radiator finally so I modified the front grille to make it fit. Supposed to have gotten a fan shroud with it but it's lost in Fed-Ex shipping some where.
Radiator is supposed to cool up to 600 hp.
So decided I'd work on the rear bumper situation. Some "CAD" work and came up with a plan that I like. More cutting and grinding to do.
Thinking about building a front bumper similar to the one in the last pic.
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lowbudget50
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Looks like a lot of fun!!! The jeep looks good also!
soltz
The Rat Captain
Things are.coming right along[cl
I'm learning about NM weather more. You easteners got more than we did.
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I'm learning about NM weather more. You easteners got more than we did.
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I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Torchie
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Torchie
DozerII
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That should work just fine. [P[P
BillM
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That suits the truck really well!
bruno
Crusty Rusty Old Rat Rodder!
I like it!!
Old Iron
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I like it too
Skip
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Referring to my last comment on the back bumper, this is much more presentable. [cl [cl
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
This ain't no sissy truck. Looks mighty fine.
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
You probably realize this already but you just saved your butt some strain. You'll have easy access to any part of that bed and that means alot after aging some.
Good job!
Good job!
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Thanks to all for the interest and comments.
Skip- and more useful.
Smallfoot-I don't think I'm aging as much as I'm just flat wearing out.
I got the card board swapped out for steel today. I'm liking it.
I need to patch the holes in the center plate and do the finish welding next.
Still beatin on it.
Skip- and more useful.
Smallfoot-I don't think I'm aging as much as I'm just flat wearing out.
I got the card board swapped out for steel today. I'm liking it.
I need to patch the holes in the center plate and do the finish welding next.
Still beatin on it.
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