1950 Willys Truck re-rebuild by 50wllystrk

3 minute(s) of a 620 minute read

Jeff88, the parade, if I do it will be interesting. I'm not not much for decorating, if there will be any, I'll leave it up to who ever organizes the float build. I'll be at the mercy of whoever decorates the truck.


mudcrawler90, then it's a good thing we took a couple weeks off from posting, less pages you have to catch up on. Also.... thanks for the compliment on my work. Part of my goal here is not only to show what a little patience can produce, but also to instill a mindset of what happens when you put your heart into what you're trying to build.

Another picture of the Willys doing it's work. Nothing special, just draging about 100 feet of fencing that became entangled in weeds and the ground. I suppose I just get excited about a 62 year old truck still doing work in the fields, then taking me to work nearly everday, hauling scrap iron to the recycling place, ect.



Over on the other side is the 57 Chevy truck. I've had to change my way of how I finish the exhaust outlets. Originally I tack welded the flex joints to the oval tips. What I am concerened with is how close this was putting the flex joints to the bottom of the step. Heat is my concern....I don't want over heat the paint on the step. I already plan on using a heat deflector on the bottom side of the step, and I'd like some space in this area.

So... I cut the welds holding the flex joint to the exhaust tips. Now I moved the flex joint back about 4 or 5 inches. With this spacing I have plenty of room to install a heat deflector under the step.

Moral of the story, always tack weld while building projects, it allows you to achieve your best outcome.

Part 2: https://www.diyauto.com/manufacturers/chevy/generations/task-force/builds/part-2-by-50wllystrk/page/1