Joe's flatty The revival!

[Metal Masher]

Well i knew it was going to happen sooner or later. It's a sad day for Joe and I as we both decided that it is time to part with the old willys. Joe is looking for a more military stock Willy's and this one is has to much done to take it back.

We are keeping the drive train and i have another clean body to put on the chassis so the plan is to blast the body and frame then sell it as a chassis and body.

before we began Joe wanted to sit in it one last time so i snapped a couple pics for old time sake and to show everyone how beat this last body was










Then it was time to start tearing it apart. we started with the electricals

Wow this thing had a lot of wires!



Joe dug into it right away



pretty soon he was pulling out the vitals



then came the interior



then it was time to remove the cage


Ok Joe, enough goofin around and get back to work.



Then out came the winch



and it was time to unbolt and remove the body

Are you sure you don't need a hand Joe?







I guess not! he's such a showoff.

anyways with the tub removed it was time to strip the chassis

got the wheels off




Unbolted and pulled the tranny




Of course Joe had to do it himself.

Then it was the shocks



Axles



and lastly the T-case



There it is the chassis stripped and ready to be blasted. Finally it will get the new body and then time to sell.



It kills me to see her go being that it was the first scratch chassis i ever built but I guess you can't keep things forever.

[ZoSo]

is it possible to have too much fun?

that thing is awesome ... Joe tearing down is great.

almost time for chuck to overhaul his Willys
(new paint & lights)

[Jester666]

Say it ain't so Joe, this is such an awesome rig! I cant wait to see what you come up with next.

Way to go Joe, lift with your knee's and not your back

[ROAD HOG]

Enjoyed your build, runnin' and tear down --- and learned a ton lookin'! On Old GI Joe cartoons they used to say, "... and know you know & knowing is half the battle - Yo Joe!" --- thanks for the learnin' -- Now ive got to start my Jeep build!

[Metal Masher]

Thanks guys I'll defiantly have another one but it will be a bit more accurate.

[kenworthit]

Joes a hard man on the equipment !!! LOL Love the Pics & great thread....")

[ecoli]

Joe is a lot stronger than he looks .

[Metal Masher]

Thanks guys! I just wish i could sell it

[rcfreak363]

you sure joe didn't get hernia from doing all that lifting? btw your builds are so cool, i think if i build a rock buggy im going to use the aluminum sheets for the panels

[spookyseven]

Im sorry if i missed it somewhere but how do you get paint to stick to this stuff? is it a certian kind?

[Evilsage]

You should try and fill the Jerry can with water so when it gets punctured you can see it leak lol

[Dillpickle]

I am really enjoying this thread, keep it up!

[Metal Masher]

Originally Posted by Evilsage

You should try and fill the Jerry can with water so when it gets punctured you can see it leak lol

I Just might try that!

Originally Posted by Dillpickle

I am really enjoying this thread, keep it up!

Wow this got brought back from the dead.

Actually it's funny, i recently decided to pull this off the shelf and rebuild it seeing that i couldn't sell it. I'll have an update shortly.

[david_387]

OMG....that is awesome
hahaha...I really like ur story for this rig

[Metal Masher]

Well since i couldn't sell the jeep i decided to rebuild it and put it back into service.

I started by chopping off all the original cross members





Now the original TLT axles are under my Toyota so i acquired a set of Axial axles and decided to put them under the jeep. To do that i made up a set of 3 link trusses





I wanted to keep them tight to the axle and they came out pretty good.



then i did a mock-up with new wheels and tires



I was looking at the front stinger and realized the new winch would not fit





so off it came



then i made up some frame extensions and a new bumper



welded on the extensions



then cleaned them up and added the bumper



then for the links i got some Revo rod ends, 8-32 threaded rod, and 1/4" tubing.





Here it is with some stock AX10 shocks.





It's a bit high but Joe is still happy with the progress



Once i get all the weight on the truck i'll play with springs but at least it's a roller.

more later.

[vipxj]

Cool, glad to see Joes alive again. On with the progress..............

[BigSki]

Alright!

I'll have another Jeep to run with at the trail runs.

[spiderxx]

Looking good.

[lets go jeep]

what a great thread I also think the jeep is bada$$

[XxRockStar199xX]

update???? this thing is awsome