Anderzander 749 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Wow !! That looks great - and looks to have made things a whole lot easier ! Looks like fate is smiling on your project 🤩 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 123 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Looks like a result,.... just looking at that photo with the front chassis,... is that cracked to the right of the mount?? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maverik 521 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 That's cheating - getting a body pre prepared, all the grief, torment and cost go into that part of the project - you've basically side stepped the most boring bit (very good find! ) Mav 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazzar 800 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I am so jealous. I firmly believe that the Willy's Jeep is the best proportioned of road vehicle. Ever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anderzander 749 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 What’s the story with the steering wheel ? The wheel and the column looks much more modern than 50’s .. ? I saw this one on eBay, and it seems to have the same steering wheel design as the ones from the 40’s https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254690792169 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan 344 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 20 minutes ago, Blanco said: Looks like a result,.... just looking at that photo with the front chassis,... is that cracked to the right of the mount?? No, just been scraping paint off. The chassis is structurally very good actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arjan 315 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Good Move ! Very nice 110 ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan 344 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, Anderzander said: What’s the story with the steering wheel ? The wheel and the column looks much more modern than 50’s .. ? It is a Toyota steering wheel and column. This was included in the sale, together with a toyota steering box. It is the horendous box in front of grille arrangement, and is, together with the steering wheel, going to the only right place for it; the scrap bin. I have a plan for the new steering wheel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan 344 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 20 minutes ago, Maverik said: That's cheating - getting a body pre prepared, all the grief, torment and cost go into that part of the project - you've basically side stepped the most boring bit (very good find! ) Mav That's waiting for the right deal to come along! I reckon I took a year build time and several thousands out of the budget by buying this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anderzander 749 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 It’s a massive result ! You’ll leap from rolling chassis to nearly done now I would think. Can’t wait to hear the wheel plan.... Are you going for the kind of approach I did - sort of useable but needs an eye with some knowledge to pick out what’s modern? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan 344 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 I am aiming for a jeep that looks cool and is nice to drive, and can keep up with traffic on a motorway basically. The end result won't get any of the rivet counter crowd excited, but i specifically did not cut up any original WW2 parts, as it is just not the right thing to do. As you can see, there is so much other stuff you can use and achieve almost the same result. It also can be very cheap this way if you play your cards right. I have spent 2k so far and I have all the parts to build a working car. The boys are trying it for size: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anderzander 749 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Similar approach then. Are those body mounts welded on or bolted on? It seems like most things bolt on to those old jeeps ! 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan 344 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Riveted! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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