Originally Posted by ZoSo (Post 5497665) Great job guys looks awesome we need a Willy's GTG! we have a few more being built in SoCal

Originally Posted by Big Mike (Post 5498562) This is looking excellent. I've been away for a while, it's good to see some work still being done on some 1/6th Jeeps..."thumbsup"

Originally Posted by 2JSC (Post 5498568) Excellent cage design, gives me lots of ideas. Great work. Love the hip bars and the rear spreaders.

Originally Posted by HahnsB2 (Post 5499656) Very nice. Very much like how I'm planning mine. Highly debating gutting my Wraith drivetrain for the build as funds have become tight.

Originally Posted by Mike Flea (Post 5500123) That's neat, Can you show a pic of the hinge?

Originally Posted by Mike Flea (Post 5500140) Check's in the mail, :lmao:, thanks, simple enough "thumbsup"

Originally Posted by twissted (Post 5500364) Looking good. I like the tire hagging out on the Jeeps it works like a cushion when they hit something. Wrapping the tire just gives you more weight and something to hang up on. It is pretty though.

Originally Posted by twissted (Post 5520898) I broke the wimch line on mine the first time I tested it. I bought some 100 pound Kevlar line to use. You may want to look into that. ]

Originally Posted by Mike Flea (Post 5526973) ^ That's a good idea! "thumbsup"

Originally Posted by viper6171 (Post 5528386) nice work Shane .....one of these days I may have to get one of those big jeeps

July 3rd, 2016 was the last post to this thread. :shock:

I knew it had been some time, but nearly three years. :shock:


When Shane, Jesse, Gavin and I met to discuss this project many years ago, these large Willys were not that popular. Seemingly, once the project got started, many other companies were doing the same thing. I didn't care for it, especially when I knew the effort going into this Willys was going to be of a higher degree than others. I was not about to display a new vehicle that multiple people had put work into, for it to be glossed over by content saturation by others. That is reason #1 this project has taken so long.


With that out of the way, lets pick up the story. Once Shane had finished the chassis work, I brought the Willys to Jesse of JWalker Design. I do not recall how long it stayed with Jesse, but it was a while since there was not a projected finish date. I do not recall the timing of when I got it back from Jesse. The body work, custom paint and detailing Jesse did look great. So great, that I displayed the Willys on a rack in my office for so long now that it has accumulated these on it:


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7829/...b673727d_b.jpg


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7913/...994ae912_b.jpg


The time and desire came this weekend to dust off the cobwebs, and get to work. More to come...