'41 Willys Build...
Hey Guys,
Ever since the Cops and Robbers race, I've been wanting to build a '41 Willys...Smitty had build a very cool one, and I wanted to do my own version!
Here is where I am starting out...
An original Neet Streeter '36 Ford and a current '41 Willys Coupe. The Willys had the wheels tucked in very narrow and that seldom makes for a fast racer, so the Neet S treeter will be donating it's chassis.
Discussion
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah305/CrzyTrkrDude/IMG_20150209_121626174_zpshtu6ttft.jpg
Saw this rolling through The Cumberland Gap southbound into TN the other week.
Thought you might like....
- Awesome! — 72_Chevy_C10
- Looks like a '36 Ford...with a Big Block Chevy! :) — 72_Chevy_C10
- it looks like your Neet Streeter all growed up! lol — CrzyTrkrDude
- yup, 35 or 36 5 window... looks like an A grill shell... roll bar.... ready ! — model40fan
You can see how narrow the Willys chassis is...
And the Neet Streeter is metal also, so that helps make it a little heavier
- yeah, I'm not a big fan of the tucked in wheels. it was hard building the Chevelle for my wife. That, and I picked some HUGE 5 spokes... — CrzyTrkrDude
- she liked the body, so I found a way for the '71. I prefer the '70 myself. — CrzyTrkrDude
- With Chevelle's, I like the '66 and '67's, myself...see my Smokey Chevelle build — 72_Chevy_C10
- I saw that. Nice Ride in black and gold! — CrzyTrkrDude
- I like the trunkless winshield to rear bumper swerp look myself. — CrzyTrkrDude
- IMO... if the body rubs the track edge, you lose, wide axle track rocks — model40fan
Of course, this Neet Streeter body has a pretty cool patina...
...so I might have to come up with chassis for it after the Willys is done!
- save the grill for the '36 — model40fan
- Yup, I have to cut the grill off the chassis to get it to fit right on the Willys — 72_Chevy_C10
I did a '41 Willys body to Nomad base swap a while back... wide track, metal, right wheel base mmmmm....
Always be careful when drilling the rivets. I like to support the car in a vice...
One nice thing with many newer cars is that they often only have one rivet to drill!
All of the Willys parts...
I will be using all but the chassis...and I'll be modifying the blower :)
The Neet Streeter parts couldn't be more simple...
I will show you how I cut the grill off the chassis later tonight
As you can see, it isn't a bad fit as is...
The wheelbase is a little off and the grill is still on the Streeter chassis
Making the cut behind the grill on the Neet Streeter chassis. ..I used a cutoff wheel on the Dremel and carefully made an angled cut...
And the grill cut off, ready to be glued back onto the body...
- hmmm. that 36 body is short, will morris wagon's base fit under it ? — model40fan
- I used the original chassis on another build...I really just like the NS chassis for this car because of the headers and ladder bars! — 72_Chevy_C10
- i mean for something to set the ford body on after the willys is done. — model40fan
You can see here that the wheelbase on the Neet Streeter chassis is a little long...
I will mill grooves for axle tubes later today and I will adjust it then
After the mill work is done, the time consuming part begins...fitting the Neet S treeter chassis to the Willys body. You can see that I've already started marking the chassis where I will have to start grinding away....
I came across this Willys I in an issue of Hot Rod Deluxe...
http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w407/critterwerks/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_221431_zpsfkzgvyuy.j...
And it has a great stance...it doesn't have the 'nose bleed' high front end that most Gassers have, but it does still have a great 'classics drag car' look.
I'm going to try to get a similar stance with my car
http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w407/critterwerks/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_221408_zpsl32blkzm.j...
http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w407/critterwerks/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_221233_zpsrr7j3m7x.j...
It's hard to imagine now, but Willys coupes were like the 'Fox body Mustang' of their day. They were a small car that came with a lousy engine that often blew up...so their were lots of them around! Just ad some power, and you had a cheap race car!
Time to drill some rivets!