Milestone!
Less than 24 hours ago I finally finished the passenger side of the Willys Tub. Yes, there are some odds and ends to address, but for the most part, we beat the cold weather and got the side of the Jeep painted. Pictures of that will be coming hopefully soon. I need to get the Willys back on its tires and get it running. It has been a while.
Anyhow, what we have here in these series of pictures is common problem in these older jeeps. The spare tire mount after years of use bends and warps the metal and eventually rots the corner away making a repair necessary.
Learning from a fella in AZ who made this fix, I used treated wood to help secure 2 of the bolts that before simply went into the sheet metal.
The fix is fairly straightforward. Cut out the bad steel, attach the wood cross section to the steel cross section and then weld a new piece of steel to the rear fender. A little grinding, drilling of new holes and you are ready to paint.
I have found some interior work that also needs to be done to really make this fix stick. But as I said, for the most part, it is fixed and ready to take a spare tire!
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