1950 Willys Truck re-rebuild by 50wllystrk

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Pmoreau hit it once again. This project is all about preservation. I'd rather be working on the 57 Chevy you see in the background, but this Willys , once it became structurally weak, I had to bring it back from disaster.

I was concerned about the frame twisting out of shape and becoming worthless and where do you find a replacement frame?

As for the finished product, body wise, which may be a while yet, will be finished with a high gloss clear coat finish.

The frame will be in a satin black, same as I painted the front bumper.

Here's a different picture before I built the bumper. You can see the rust coming through the paint in dirfferent areas. Most of the floor is still in good shape but there is a couple small areas where the rear of the cab meets the floor.

The radiator is 26 years old, I rebuilt the engine and transmission 26 years ago. These all need to be gone through if I expect another 20 years out it.

8-6-2011

Finally after years of looking at all the extra crap hanging off the axle I finally get to cut off the excess. Now in real time, I've got the ring and pinion and the carrier and all bearings and shims where I want, it's time to disassemble and get this housing sand blasted. One thing I do still have to take care of is the location of rear shocks on the frame and the rear axle. This working 6 days a week doesn't leave much time for parts searching.