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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #180 on: April 19, 2014, 06:04:45 PM »
Hope it's not both wasted time and money. Boo.


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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #181 on: April 19, 2014, 06:41:14 PM »
Paid for DOM.  They'd better make it right.

They've already lost my tubing business with the last order of link material being ~$2/ft higher than Service Steel.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #182 on: April 21, 2014, 05:31:16 PM »
Tubing order getting fixed, correct material should arrive Wed or Thur.  Bent tube cut off for return.  Hate going backward.  Really wasn't Pacemaker's fault because they don't stock DOM.  Still...

Used some "spare" tires that were laying about to figure axle width.  I think it's going to be set at 62" wms.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #183 on: April 21, 2014, 06:12:21 PM »
Need some input...

Aesthetically, should the front A pillar/windshield hoop be shorter than the B pillar hoop or the same height?  Any advantage to either?  I'm thinking maybe slightly shorter but not dramatic to minimize vertical field-of-vision loss.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #184 on: April 21, 2014, 07:30:02 PM »
ill say a few comments to get you thinking:

plan on running in light rain? consider where the roof ends, drips on gages, legs ect sucks.
i like the B the high point- for structural reasons around your head.

seat of the pants engineering might suggest a flat roof will pancake in a roll, instead of roll out of it. 

think out the X;s and support the frame rails from spreading apart with proper cross bars.  matts car is just about the best we have done with the least amount of dead tubes

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #185 on: April 22, 2014, 12:07:29 AM »
I agree with Mike
Are you planning to build around a windshield?
Seems like if you stay true willys style it won't net you the headroom you will need.



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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #186 on: April 22, 2014, 07:42:29 AM »
Windshield will need to be custom.  Taking a few inches off of the height because the seat will be lower than stock.  Have some room to play with.

Agreed/planned on the most rigid being the B pillar.
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #187 on: April 22, 2014, 08:25:20 PM »
Another hard part arrived today...

rear TrueHi9, 5.38s, 35 spl Grizzly locker, 1350
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #188 on: April 22, 2014, 10:55:24 PM »
Bling bling, very nice sir
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #189 on: April 22, 2014, 11:04:49 PM »
Sweet.

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #190 on: April 23, 2014, 12:06:32 AM »
Super high tech! Gonna be in a bling housing or are you going to truss a stock housing?


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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #191 on: April 23, 2014, 08:17:09 AM »
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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #192 on: April 23, 2014, 08:19:31 AM »
O0

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #193 on: April 23, 2014, 01:25:55 PM »
So excited!  "Tubing notcher" arrived!

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Re: Willys MB build
« Reply #194 on: April 23, 2014, 05:28:02 PM »
Niiiiiice!


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