50/58 Willys Wagon RAT

[Thigh19]

Well, I'm header a different direction on the steering. With the vega box, the motor/tranny combo, and the planar supension, it's just not working out.
New plan is to use the factory Willys 4wd box and transverse leaf Ford drop axle. Solves a bunch of issues, and a crap load of money.

 

[Thigh19]

Going Transverse leaf, Ford style. Ordered the bulk of my parts today.
It's a matter of spending 2 grand on getting the Planar right, maybe, or a grand at Speedway and knowing it's all new and right.
So don't beat me up too bad for this decision

 

[Thigh19]

got part of my exhaust and fuel tank.

The exhaust

The tank. A13.5 gallon poly speedway tank.

 

[Thigh19]

Anyone know who makes a steering wheel adapter for this Willys?

 

[Thigh19]

Got my Willys Steering wheel.

Really pretty good, just hard to cough up $50, but needed it.

And the majority of my transverse front end came in, Pretty excited about that.

Notice the disk brake Ford 8.8 in the background.

Talked the guy down to $60, but when I got out there, found out he was an english teacher that's trying to keep a faultering auto shop program a float. Own time and money, God Bless him, so I kicked him an extra $20. Need more teachers like this.

 

[Thigh19]

OK Now I'm knuckle deep in the front end change over. Got the parts, so here goes.
Who knew that finding a piece of 3" .120 wall tube would be the hardest part of this whole deal.

I've stretched the front forward a total of 24".

Think I'm gonnav like it, I think?

 

[Thigh19]

Try these pics again

 

[Tim...Ok]

Very cool stuff,I think that was a good decision..I've always wanted to build one of the flat fendered Jeeps with the front axle about where you have put yours..

 

[Thigh19]

Front axle is in, looks cool, I think anyway.

Got the 8.8 in too. Little wider, about 5", but thats good, now these wheels and tires can go under my Rambler gasser and the chrome wheels can go on this.

Should I radius the rear fender wells?

Think I've about got the stance I want. Might even put 2" lowering blocks in the rear.

 

[Thigh19]

Got my steering straitened out. Tell me what you think.

 

[halffast]

Awsome job on the front end.Looks way cool

 

[Thigh19]

Because the 8.8 is so wide, and I want to keep the big wheels and tires, and keep it kind of legal, I'm gonna do this.

These are a set of Bushwacker rear fender flares off a Jeep Wrangler.

Let me know what you think.

 

[Dirtyrat]

looks like it fits the bill to me!

 

[Thigh19]

Just picked up 2 doors, complete with handles, regulators, latches and useable glass for $80. Picking up a rear hatch with good glass in the next couple days for $40. Moving along, slowly but surely.

 

[Sudden Impact Racing]

Really liking the build. I do have one suggestion. instead of using the plastic fender flares, have you thought about using a metal fender. I know someplaces like Tractor Supply sell a sqared off trailer fender that is real close to the willy's fenders. you could buy one, split it and put on half on each side and get the purposed served and it looks like it belongs. Just a thought!

Good luck to you and keep us updated!

 

[BlueNorther]

you might want to move the steering box to the top of the frame.

pitman arm looks awfully close to the ground, and it would make the drag link more parallel to the frame.

other wise I dig the look.

 

[Thigh19]

Thought about metal flares, but these were cheap.

 

[Thigh19]

Wasn't planning on wipers or a heater, but found a simple, cheap way to ad wipers, so here goes.
All these wiper parts came off of eBay and to this point, I'm into it for under $50. This wiper setup all came of of MG's
It's a cable push/pull system
This is the motor drive.

And this is what the wheel box looks like

Gonna mount the motor on the passenger side, then it's a matter of mounting the wheel boxes where needed, then cutting some brake lines to bridge the gap.

The only thing I can't quite figure out is the wiring side, so here's a crappy picture, sorry, any ideas?

First pic shows the 3 wires, and the last pic, hopefully, shows the 5 pin.

 

[Dirtyrat]

Here is a link for a diagram for a factory five kit that uses an MG wiper motor.

http://mysite.verizon.net/cwcosta/cobra/cobra_wiring_2.pdf

 

[Thigh19]

Pretty light diagram. Any better diagrams? I apriciate the help.