Wakefield Willys Update 2.6

From the previous post, you can see a before and after picture of the engine. I wish I had taken a better pict at the beginning. My mistake.

In the "before shot", we had a leaking carb, and everything was coated in PA mud. That is good for the frame, but not the engine.

Now, in the "after shot" we see the engine slowly getting cleaned up. This summer, I have cleaned the oil cap, air cleaner, carb and most recently the oil filter assembly.

Boy was that work! I am not anxious to do that again, it was like a jigsaw puzzle, and make sure you put it back in a certain order or you will find yourself repeating steps.

Quite the patience builder. Anyway, gave me a chance to change the oil, and get it ready for Winter. Looks good.

Engine Clean Up Before & After Picts

Wakefield Willys Update 2.5

The air is turning colder, had our first 30 degree reading overnight. That means we are inching closer and closer to the season when we can't paint. And not painting means no body and frame work. Yes, we could do some welding, but I haven't found a welder yet. But certainly we will need to focus on other projects.

So we are trying to get some last minute restoration projects in. We have worked on both bumpers, sanding them and painting / undercoating them. Looks good.

We have done some minor gas tank repair, without success. We need a new tank, but I am not sure I am going to replace the one under the driver seat. Not exactly the safest place to put it.

Couple odds and ends, cleaning up some parts that are laying around that could be used in the project, or sold. The new wire bush attachment on the grinder is making this a lot more fun, and easier.

That is about it. chuggin along.....

Rim Swap

This was what I mentioned in my last post.

These rims are from the 1957 Willys, now freshly painted and mounted on the 1960 Willys. I like this look, not that we are getting rid of the "mudders" But it looks authentic. Runs and drives great. Going to play with it this weekend.

BTW - These are 16 inch rims, and if you have 15 inch rims, you can not do the 11 inch brake drum swap. In case your wondering.

Wakefield Willys Update 2.4

Just want a give a quick update.....

We are in the middle of the "rim swap" Taking the rims off of the 1957 Willys, wire brushing, priming and painting black. This is to get rid of rust, as well as preserve the original rims.

Then we put them on the 1960 Willys and put the "mudders" on the 1957. If your confused, sorry. You will understand when we are all done.

I have been hand wire brushing, which is fine. Sometimes to get in tight spots, it is your only choice. For the rest, I used a drill with a wirebrush attachment. Worked fine, and did one set of rims this way.

But for a few $$ at the Hardware store, I picked up this wire brush attachment for the angle grinder. This is soooooooo cool. And easy to use, way easier. And it really does a good job getting the old paint off. Look at the picture, that rim used to be green and yellow. And I barely did anything! Very slick.