1960 Willys Truck 6-230

[dave351cid]

[1948 Cal Willys Pickup]

Thanks Dave for posting the pics. It has definitely given me some insight. They are nothing at all like what I had in mine hehe. I noticed the steering linkage on the right in the pic above or what looks like the steering linkage. I ordered some general purpose mounts but will have to work them out to get everything to work. I will take photos as I go. I am picking up a cherry picker from a friend so I can finally proceed. I havent been doing much on it lately due to the holidays with family here. I should start picking it up again soon though. Again thanks for the picks.

Ash, I havent found and reliable places for super hurricane parts. Mostly just people selling used stuff then I just make it work. It ran great when I picked it up but going with a gm 250 motor which came with the truck. Easier for parts as most people just throw away their 250's here in the States.

[Ashley]

Just a couple of Pic's showing what little progress I have made, work doesn't let me get much time. photo (10).jpgI have got the springs and cross member fitted back onto the Chassis. Got a set of Reamers on good oll eBay which did the job on the new spring buses. Gearbox, Transfer and Over Drive has been overhauled and ready. photo (9).jpg photo (8).jpg

[1948 Cal Willys Pickup]

Looks good. Are you going to paint any of your powertrain or leave it as is?

[Ashley]

G-day Cal.....It was the plan to paint every thing but the gearbox has missed out. Will make sure the engine and bell housing gets done, any idea what colour the original Tornado 230 engine was ??

[1948 Cal Willys Pickup]

You know Ash thats a good question. I have never thought to look that up. I assumed back in the day they didnt color the motors. Let me do a bit of research.

[1948 Cal Willys Pickup]

So this was what I was able to find. My engine was orange but I didnt think it was original, however the factory used an orange sealer under black semi gloss. I cant find any traces of black on my engine but since my vehicle had few owners before me I cant imagine the farmer painting the motor orange with all the "agricultural" mods that were done on the vehicle. Apparently Willys did have a policy for the cylinder heads where standard compression engines had a blue head and high compression engines had a black head although this policy was never enforced, ever. I think if you found a blue head out there it would be a unique find if it was original. I am unable to find out what shades of these colors was used. Essentially everything onder the hood should be semi gloss black with the exception of the oil filter which would have been orange and some parts like the radiator might have been olive green due to the parts being universal with the military vehicles. There is very little information out there with anything that I would call definitive on the subject. If you find out anything else please let me know. For myself I just planned on gloss black with chrome. Its easy, cheap and looks good in this guys opinion. Good luck.

[Ashley]

I have some photos of the spare engine I am hoping will be OK with some parts from the original if needed, I am pretty keen to have the 230 in there to keep it as stock as possible.Cal I am thinking gloss black would be the conservative way to go, but chevy red would stand out in the newly painted engine bay ???? decisions.photo (11).jpgphoto (12).jpgphoto (9).jpg Got the Diffs back sitting in place today, had the diffs re assembled by a ( Street and Race Differential Specialist ) and he gave them a good bill of health.photo (8).jpgphoto (13).jpg

[1948 Cal Willys Pickup]

I still love the look of that engine. What size diff's are you running? I think your engine color should fit with the color of the rest of your vehicle. After seeing your engine, I may switch to a blue that will be on the interior as well as all the trim. What color do you plan for your base or will it be a 1 color car? The only problem with red might be if it sticks out unusually against the colors of the rest of the vehicle. Thats just my opinion. On the other hand if the whole vehicle is red I dont think that would look good either. Good luck and Happy New Year.

[Ashley]

1965-J-Series-Kaiser-Truck-9.jpg1965-J-Series-Kaiser-Truck-10.jpg I found these photo's on the net of a resto a guy had done and the Tornado looks a treat under the hood.I am thinking of painting the jeep Blue all over, or with a white roof.