My 1950 Willys Trail Rig

[Capt. Crunch]

thats fucking awesome

[CumminsJeep]

OMG SO SIQUE

[OWEN]

"Interior"

Here's some add-ons I whipped for additional space in the small jeep, and also a spare tire carrier








Fire extinguisher for safety

Winch
I put the receptacle in the cab, so you don't have to climb out to hook it up


I wrapped the connections with this old rubber tire tube so I can run my bling aluminum cover without worrying about a short




Underbody protection
The skid plate goes from the oil pan sump to the output of the transfer case. It is all reinforced, the jeep can be lifted with it, without bending. I also put some plate under the sides where the cage mounts





Stoked!

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Cant wait to see it in action!

[grundlepunch]

Took it out on the street today.... pretty fun, very easy to get sideways on the wet pavement (180hp chevy v6 = 3x the stock 60hp flathead 4cyl that came in those jeeps). I might try to adjust the AS so the rear drops a little more to get better traction on the road. Other than that it drives really nice and straight and handles well. I got up to about 40 I would say. Only thing that sucked is the lack of winshield in the rain.

I took some pics that I will put up tomorrow. Who wants to go wheeling?

tryn to go wheelin sunday if its not a washout

everything looks killer man!

[OWEN]

Took it out on the street today.... pretty fun, very easy to get sideways on the wet pavement (180hp chevy v6 = 3x the stock 60hp flathead 4cyl that came in those jeeps). I might try to adjust the AS so the rear drops a little more to get better traction on the road. Other than that it drives really nice and straight and handles well. I got up to about 40 I would say. Only thing that sucked is the lack of winshield in the rain.

I took some pics that I will put up tomorrow. Who wants to go wheeling?

[OWEN]

The project is very close to being done now, just doing some easy stuff, underbody protection, spare tire mount, etc. Fun stuff.... Will be wheeling soon. Ill try to throw some pics up later today

[OWEN]

Some other goodies

Clearance hood for aircleaner


Fuel cell vent to prevent fuel spill at any angle



Corvette master cylinder for improved braking



Start of a belly skid

[OWEN]

couple days left... you gonna make it owen?

No which sucks, I was actually thinking I would have it done, but work has been killing me. I have been working 6:30pm - 6:30am almost every day for the past few weeks. I'll actually probably have the jeep done by the weekend but not with enough time to prepare to go to RC. I hate to rush. I am probably going to take it out sunday to one of my local spots for a shakedown run. Probably a good idea before I haul it all the way to PA anyway.

Here's some updates.

Front Drive Shaft
Start. Purchase a 98 TJ 4cyl/6cyl,auto front driveshaft. I knew it would be close to what I needed, too long if anything. It is easier to shorten a driveshaft than lengthen.


Dana 60 1310 Yoke from a Chevy D60. The TJ shaft uses 1310. I am doing a gear setup right now for a customer with a Chevy K30 with a 496ci big block, he sheared the teeth off of his front D60 ring gear and his 1310 driveahft lived through it fine.


Compress suspension to bumpstop on pinion side. This is how I measured my compressed length. I always subtract a little from the measured compressed length as a factor of safety.


I only needed to shorten about .75" A quick and dirty way to lose a short length was to just cut a little off of the splined end, so it can collapse a little farther. This TJ shaft has larger splines and a longer splined section than any other factory driveshaft I have seen, so I figured I could lose a little and be safe.

Clean up around the splines, assemble, paint, install, drive up walls

[Ruecifur]

couple days left... you gonna make it owen?

[Jeepbonehead]

hey, the build looks like it's going well mine is paused for army training, i like the exaust, custom belly pan next??

[clean4drxj]

nice work

[OWEN]

I wound up getting called into work both Saturday and Sunday nights last weekend, so not as much got done but I made $$$$$$$$$$$$. I did however get my front driveshaft all set and installed and went for a coupld 4wd boogies around and listened to all 4 tires chirp. I don't have all that much left to do... going to try to finish a lot of it up today and tomorrow. Might be in PA at the end of the month, no promises but hey it could happend

[OWEN]

It is not beyond reality to have this thing done for OER2, I am knocking out some stuff on it slowly. Yesterday I got a TJ front shaft, gear oil, and lug nuts. Baby steps



New lug nuts installed. Major tech here


More today

[OWEN]

updates?

Nothing significant right now. Last weekend I finished the exhuast with a hanger and some heat protection for where it goes near the fuel lines. Installed some looms to keep plug wires some getting toasted. Started topping off gear oil. Baby steps. Right now I am trying to get my hands on some parts I need to get farther with it

I just started a new job that is pretty demanding, so I am trying to get comfortable there now. Plus I got my truck done!