1949 Willys overland Description
this Willys was heading for the scrapper ........and a couple of buddies and myself saved it plan A...........build an African head hunter truck .......... fiberglass repair............yes.... bondo...........................yes... fun factor......................oh yea............people line up at the car shows............kids go wild...... think it really is an African off road truck...........love to sit in it,.......... correct title in my name...........plated and insured......1949 Willys....... s-10 chassie........ 2 wheel drive...... 400 sbc....HEI......starts on the first hit...... new starter.....altinator checked tested,......... 350 transmission.....transmission fluid changed,new gaskets........... new alumium radiator.........no over heating problems...........likes 160-180 new hoses, power brakes.............disk -drum.... manual steering............with 17 inch quick release steering wheel...... turn signals........ horn..... new Edelbrock carb.... new battery.......... new wiring..... new gauges....... new springs and leafs........ new brakes,pads,hoses,lines,etc....... new side /vent windows...... new rims...........5...... new custom order tires.......5...... interior done in ZEBRA.........couch material...... Zulu shield hanging from ceiling...... fiberglass floor,.............solid...... shrunkin head mascot and shifter....... 3 signs to have on side...... 1. head hunter 2. camel joe 3.Shrunkin head Sarfari....... paint is Monster liner, roller applied, this stuff is dent proof.........color is in the paint,comes by the gallon, looks like snot, applied by a special roller, no spray can or fancy pre work here ......... hood reinforced for tire attachment rear gate is 1 inch tude steel,and folds down,for tail gate parties..........old tail gate was garbage no this is NOT a numbers matching pretty Willys it is rough, but runs and drives like a modern s-10 ............ yep,you can spill a drink on it,bump into it,guess what,,,,,the paint says "that all you got?" save your remarks,about your rust free numbers matching cars ........the car hobby is all about rebuilding and saving the past............ .............this car is a blast to build..........and drive but time to move on to the next adventure make no mistake,........... this truck was rough,but we made it safe and fun in fact last week i took it to a big car show, rain came down in sheets, at the end of the day, made the car look even better no reserve, bid, buy, and drive home questions? fee free .
On Aug-31-16 at 04:16:34 PDT, seller added the following information:i have the original heater which we took out,works wel, i can include if you desire i took the truck to a spring shop,and they replaced some of the leafs and both front coils so the truck looks like 4 wheel drive but 2 wheel.........all professional work,.......that cost a bundle,but worth it