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Ya'll are way too good to me, I try to be humble and you guys make me feel like a genius. Oh man gm, a drill instructor for a teacher. Atleast he wasn't your gym teacher!

I've just been...

Yes, sir! Spring is truly upon us! We had Dads 49 ford out a couple times in the last week or so. And my Grandpa was talking about getting the corvette out of storage. Now if only flossy was...

Looking good! That will be the world's strongest light bar mount!!!

Oh yes, I always wanted an m35. It would look so cool with a willys pulled up into the bed. And yes, running it off of vegetable oil would be so neat! The only problem is the fact that it's the size...

I can agree, the journey is always the most fun. I can think of soo many examples, like I am into model trains and model cars. (Or used to be, lately jeeps have been taking time/money away from other...

Thank you, everyone!!

Cat, the throttle shaft did have some slop,but I don't think it is too much. Just a tiny bit, although I hadn't thought of that causing vacuum leaks. And yes I did measure...

I think reliability would take a major hit. And for probably not much gain. Although experimenting would be a fun project. But Flossy will stay stock and reliable. But in the future if I build...

Here's the rear floor almost installed. I got the angle iron welded on the sides and the sheet meatl is fit and lightly tacked to hold. I need to make some more crossmembers then I can completely...

Here's the finished product. It actually looks better in person. The flash tends to highlight imperfections, but I think it turned out pretty good. Now I just need the rest of the jeep put together...

I tried my hand at rebuilding the carb today. Here's some pics of the inside, any criticism is appreciated! I think everything is okay. I ended up reusing the idle jet since the new one from KW was...

Thank you for the information! I'll have to check to see if I have one. Maybe if I ever build a hurricane a little more compression would be nice. That second link is interesting, gets the gears...

It's always exciting when you near the first startup!! It should go about anywhere with those tires!

Thats awesome!! But hey, it's not miles per gallon that count, its smiles per gallon. Although the bank account doesn't agree! An old willys is so much fun to have during high-school (and anytime)...

I finished the floor riser. I just filled in the opening between the tubing with some sheet metal. It's not factory correct but it will work just fine. Then I starting fitting metal for the bed...

Correct, I'm currently trying to get through 11th grade. Although somehow i find learning about vehicles made 60 years before I was born more interesting then algebra!!!

Okay another random Willys question that came to mind today. I searched the forum and didn't find anything.

So I know there was a high altitude head for the F134 that had higher compression. How,...

Awesome! That's really neat that you worked there. I get to attend about three events a year with the one gentleman I work for. It's a really cool facility and the crew is super nice. (I wasn't...

Finished the passenger side floor supports. So now the front floor is completely done!! I Built a box on the drivers floor, since i put the tubing in about an inch off. So I welded some plate to the...

Gosh that thing is looking pretty! That seat looks amazing, I always liked the split benches. Not to mention it's Jay Leno approved, that's some bragging rights there! I know there's a dresslers...

Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement!!!

Today was another successful day, I bolted the fenders on and got the body positioned straight. The sides are about 1/4" off square but I think...

I found a chunk of a drill bit stuck in the floor of flossy. I have no idea how long it had been there.

I'm still slowly cleaning the carburetor. I got it to where the outside is clean enough for my liking. But the inside I don't know of it needs more or not. I ran some wire through all the holes, and...

Things were really happening at the shop today. I set the body back onto the frame temporarily to measure for body mounts/hat channels. There was so little left on the passenger side that I couldn't...

We had some awesome weather today so it was nice to be outside. So I rolled the chassis out of storage and tried my hand at soldering the radiator. I found some solder at the local tractor store...

I'll probably put the float in level and then I can always fine-tune it after some running.

I have to say I love seeing shiny restored jeeps and I have so much respect for the work put into them...