Wakefield Willys Update 5.3

Well, my last update was in March.  That does not mean work has not been completed or on going.  Just not posting anything on the blog.

I have 3 projects I wanted to get done in the Spring.

Dashboard (completed, painted and waiting to be installed)
Windshield (not completed, metal pieces fabricated, still welding to be done and primed and painted.)
Rear Valence (not completed, welded and primed.  Almost done)

The Rear Valence is in the picture.  After some welding and fabrication of some steel pieces to reenforce the strength of the rear valence it is almost ready to be painted.  The rear valence on the 1960 Willys is hardly recognizable.  This is off of the 1957 Willys.  Not perfect but solid.

Within the next few days, it will be painted and set aside to be installed.  Progress.

Wakefield Willys Update 5.2

With the warmer weather, work on the willys has begun for the Spring.

The focus this Spring is the dashboard, windshield and the rear valence.  As you can see in the pictures, the dashboard was first up.  It went through the regular process of having all its parts removed, the paint stripped, welding repairs and finally primed ready for paint.

I was a bit disappointed in the warping of the dashboard from the welding.  But that will be corrected when mounted to the tub.

On to the windshield.....

Wakefield Willys Update 5.1

 Happy New Year!

Yep it is 2012 & the CJ5 is still not done.  I still have a lot of work this year and I suspect 2013 will start the same way.

Yet progress is at hand.  I had salvaged the dashboard, rear valience and a corner piece from the 1957 Willys.

Salvage work is not just ripping stuff out to save, it takes a lot of work.

The dashboard is a great example.  So many wires, switches and I am going to need to know how to reassemble it with new parts.  It is important to make sure I catalog my work for future consideration.

The end product is in the final picture.  A few more things need to be taken off, and it will be ready to be restored.  Most likely sometime in the Spring.

My hope in 2012 is to have the majority of body work completed.  We will see.