Willys M38 Build

I've been stripping all the paint and crap off of the small panels and lights.  I use paint stripper first on the bigger stuff and use a wire wheel on an electric motor for the smaller bits.  I think the shiny tail light could look pretty cool on a rat rod...

Don was away from the workshop today so all down to me.  I spent about 4 1/2 hours welding and hammering all the parts we've so far replaced.  Overall pretty happy with how it looks especially as I haven't been welding very long! No, that isn't the drivers seat.

When the floor was made we decided to leave the front centre section seperate and make that later.  We knocked that out today and tacked it in place. All tacked together.  Hat channels are migged in place too.

Tacked in the floor today and laid over some hat channels that Don had prepared earlier.  What doesn't this guy have!

From now on in the welding is down to me.  Unless of course I really cock it up then Don will hopefully come to the rescue and give me a hand.  I've never done gas welding before and am pretty an amateur with mig (gmaw) so should be good fun. Mocked up with a guard that was laying around

Don started tacking bits back together tonight.  Nice to be adding rather than removing steel for a change!

We folded up the basis of a new floor and new side panels.  I cut out and Don showed me how to beat and fold up, then weld the replacement step.  He made it look easy!