1942 Willys MB, Gen III Build. - Page 13 - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

SVARAS · 12-17-2010, 06:21 AM

Spy pic from today...unfortunatly I´m in bed after a surgery, but my buddy is working, in order to have it done for the Dakar....

(just to go and play around, no race

)

euroford · 12-17-2010, 08:00 AM

I love this build, thanks for all of the good Willys inspiration.

SVARAS · 12-21-2010, 01:50 PM

More progress.....hope to be done next week

Regarding the lower links mounts...any problem on welding them at the center and not at the bottom of the tube ??
I dont want anything to hang to low for the rocks.
Ideas ? Comments ?

fcfred · 12-21-2010, 05:35 PM

the only issue is making sure you have enough separation between the upper and lower links to control the axle.

wheelerpeeler · 12-22-2010, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fcfred

the only issue is making sure you have enough separation between the upper and lower links to control the axle.

7" is the magick #

SVARAS · 12-23-2010, 03:12 PM

ok....links are done and everything is presented....BUT...I will make a change...
I need to move the lower links outside of the frame. At this moment, they are under the frame and they touch it at full compression. One posibility was to lower the bump stops 2", but I prefer to go the difficult way...

henry_eue · 12-23-2010, 04:55 PM

LOL, Dejavu

SVARAS · 12-29-2010, 02:34 PM

Update...
All links mounts are done.
Now working on the CO mounts.
Yes, there is a bar that goes from tower to tower (at the top).
It should be done by friday.

SVARAS · 01-12-2011, 08:24 AM

Just arriving from the Dakar...what a wonderful trip.
It was nice to follow the competitors thru the dunes.....even I race the Willys in some dirt roads to test the new rear suspension...uff..what a change !!!
I will post pics of the final result..

SVARAS · 01-12-2011, 09:22 AM

Chasing one of the Hummers of the Robby Gordon Team

YouTube - Willys

craigellis77 · 01-12-2011, 09:28 AM

Was he going slow or were you going fast? It looks like you could have easily passed him.

SVARAS · 01-12-2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigellis77

Was he going slow or were you going fast? It looks like you could have easily passed him.

jajajaj....The pilot of that Hummer was (he is out of the competition now) Eliseo Salazar, a chilean ex F1 driver that drives off road like shit....At the woops he was very slow, as you can see it was easy to catch him with my Willys, and that Hummer has an amazing suspension !, then we hit the flats and probably we were making 60 mph...then he finally took off.

1946CJ2 · 01-12-2011, 12:25 PM

Looks great! I was watching the Dakar yesterday and thought I might see your
Willys.

I need to buy another house before I can start working on my willys again.

When you get time, could you take some pictures of the frame side mounts and your link size and lengths? Are frames and axles are pretty close to the same, and I would like to cheat and get as much info as I can.

Thanks

SVARAS · 01-31-2011, 01:20 PM

Just arriving from the Atacama desert again

The MB did great.
I had the oportunity to test it against a 6.1 Hemi JK....check the video to see the results..(we did 4 runs, always the same result)
Anyway, I just sold my 5.3 engine to a friend....now the old Willys will sport a 2007 6.0 LY6, with LS3 Vette´s intake with 47 lb/hr injectors and Nelson reprog.

YouTube - Willys 5.3 v/s Rubicon Hemi

stjjames · 01-31-2011, 04:08 PM

It gets better ?

downtowncb · 02-01-2011, 09:07 AM

Haha that's great seeing a 5.3 kicking a hemi's ass.

elbekko · 02-01-2011, 01:05 PM

I bet that's mostly due to weight, not power.

SVARAS · 02-01-2011, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elbekko

I bet that's mostly due to weight, not power.

I agree, but in the other hand, you have 425 hp vs 310-320 at the most.

superdooty · 02-01-2011, 01:22 PM

Might as well throw a big honkin' turbo on it while your at it... so you don't have to go back in again later

SVARAS · 02-01-2011, 01:24 PM

BTW...a new boy has arrived.....

I will start a new thread, but at the Non Hardcore forum.

superdooty · 02-01-2011, 01:30 PM

Can't see pic...

yep, now we can! \/ ....and its looking sweet!

SVARAS · 02-01-2011, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdooty

Can't see pic...

What about now ?

Mike C2 · 02-01-2011, 05:33 PM

Cool. Headed over to non-hardcore forum now.

APU · 02-01-2011, 05:35 PM

love the 2a. good work.

WTF?...IDK! · 02-01-2011, 05:36 PM

I'd throw in some seats and call it done!!

12-17-2010, 06:21 AM	#301 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	Spy pic from today...unfortunatly I´m in bed after a surgery, but my buddy is working, in order to have it done for the Dakar.... (just to go and play around, no race ) Attached Images __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress Last edited by SVARAS; 12-17-2010 at 06:22 AM.

12-17-2010, 08:00 AM	#302 (permalink)
euroford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Member # 171057 Location: Louisville, CO Posts: 565	I love this build, thanks for all of the good Willys inspiration. __________________ 1950 CJ3A Wilma FJ60 axle build in progress 1999 Ford F350 PSD Betty tow pig/adventurmobile

12-21-2010, 01:50 PM	#303 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	More progress.....hope to be done next week Regarding the lower links mounts...any problem on welding them at the center and not at the bottom of the tube ?? I dont want anything to hang to low for the rocks. Ideas ? Comments ? Attached Images __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress Last edited by SVARAS; 12-21-2010 at 02:53 PM.

12-21-2010, 05:35 PM	#304 (permalink)
fcfred 4xdork Join Date: Feb 2001 Member # 3263 Location: not portland Posts: 3,162	the only issue is making sure you have enough separation between the upper and lower links to control the axle. __________________ Team Tank old junk, new junk, unfinished junk Live Large-RIP Jason Payne ARMY TRUCK STOLEN!

12-23-2010, 03:12 PM	#306 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	ok....links are done and everything is presented....BUT...I will make a change... I need to move the lower links outside of the frame. At this moment, they are under the frame and they touch it at full compression. One posibility was to lower the bump stops 2", but I prefer to go the difficult way... Attached Images __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress

12-23-2010, 04:55 PM	#307 (permalink)
henry_eue Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Member # 162875 Posts: 8	LOL, Dejavu

12-29-2010, 02:34 PM	#308 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	Update... All links mounts are done. Now working on the CO mounts. Yes, there is a bar that goes from tower to tower (at the top). It should be done by friday. Attached Images __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress

01-12-2011, 08:24 AM	#309 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	Just arriving from the Dakar...what a wonderful trip. It was nice to follow the competitors thru the dunes.....even I race the Willys in some dirt roads to test the new rear suspension...uff..what a change !!! I will post pics of the final result.. __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress

01-12-2011, 09:22 AM	#310 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	Chasing one of the Hummers of the Robby Gordon Team YouTube - Willys __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress

01-12-2011, 09:28 AM	#311 (permalink)
craigellis77 Granite Guru Join Date: Jun 2004 Member # 31763 Location: Tupelo, MS Posts: 777	Was he going slow or were you going fast? It looks like you could have easily passed him. __________________ My M38A1 build thread

01-12-2011, 12:25 PM	#313 (permalink)
1946CJ2 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Member # 141981 Location: Murphys, CA Posts: 395	Looks great! I was watching the Dakar yesterday and thought I might see your Willys. I need to buy another house before I can start working on my willys again. When you get time, could you take some pictures of the frame side mounts and your link size and lengths? Are frames and axles are pretty close to the same, and I would like to cheat and get as much info as I can. Thanks

01-31-2011, 01:20 PM	#314 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	Just arriving from the Atacama desert again The MB did great. I had the oportunity to test it against a 6.1 Hemi JK....check the video to see the results..(we did 4 runs, always the same result) Anyway, I just sold my 5.3 engine to a friend....now the old Willys will sport a 2007 6.0 LY6, with LS3 Vette´s intake with 47 lb/hr injectors and Nelson reprog. YouTube - Willys 5.3 v/s Rubicon Hemi __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress

01-31-2011, 04:08 PM	#315 (permalink)
stjjames Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Member # 51899 Location: PAC NW Posts: 771	It gets better ? __________________ The sky was your playground . . . P.A.O

02-01-2011, 09:07 AM	#316 (permalink)
downtowncb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Member # 71311 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 145	Haha that's great seeing a 5.3 kicking a hemi's ass.

02-01-2011, 01:05 PM	#317 (permalink)
elbekko Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Member # 146870 Location: Leuven, Belgium Posts: 138	I bet that's mostly due to weight, not power. __________________ RRC '95 Softdash 300TDi - GG AT² 245/70R16, fairly stock Belgian Collective Trophy Team - ladoga.be

02-01-2011, 01:22 PM	#319 (permalink)
superdooty Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103746 Location: Buford, Ga Posts: 212	Might as well throw a big honkin' turbo on it while your at it... so you don't have to go back in again later

02-01-2011, 01:24 PM	#320 (permalink)
SVARAS Willys LS Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9310 Location: Chile Posts: 1,064	BTW...a new boy has arrived..... I will start a new thread, but at the Non Hardcore forum. Attached Images __________________ Wagoneer 6.0L / RAM 2500 Cummins 5.9 4WOR 2012 Ultimate Adventure Invited Reader Willys LSX in Progress Last edited by SVARAS; 02-01-2011 at 01:32 PM.

02-01-2011, 01:30 PM	#321 (permalink)
superdooty Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103746 Location: Buford, Ga Posts: 212	Can't see pic... yep, now we can! \/ ....and its looking sweet! Last edited by superdooty; 02-01-2011 at 01:58 PM.

02-01-2011, 05:33 PM	#323 (permalink)
Mike C2 Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Member # 82950 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 226	Cool. Headed over to non-hardcore forum now.

02-01-2011, 05:35 PM	#324 (permalink)
APU Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37668 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 174	love the 2a. good work.

02-01-2011, 05:36 PM	#325 (permalink)
WTF?...IDK! Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 178699 Posts: 26	I'd throw in some seats and call it done!! __________________ Cool story, bro!

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