43 Willys Gasser Pickup

[Raul_Perez]

This is the reissued Model King '43 Willys gasser pickup body sitting on the Revell '41 Willys Stone, Woods & Cook chassis. I had to cut the fenders just a little bit to make room for the headers.

The decals are from ScaleModelingByChris. I like the way the silver "HemiFied" lettering balances with the chrome wheels. The parachute pack is made from balsa wood and satin fabric.

The doors are hinged on steel sewing pins. They took a little bit of work to get fitted, especially after a few coats of paint and a few more coats of clear were applied, but they work pretty well.

The engine is from the Revell '41 Willys Stone, Woods & Cook kit. The Mallory energizer box for the magneto and the blower belt decals are also from ScaleModelingbyChris.

I hope that you enjoy looking at this one as much as I did building it. Overall, it went together pretty well.

Regards,

[Bernard Kron]

V. Nice! It'll look good at your table at the NNL. Really like interior, simple and clean - just like the whole build. Yum. yum, so tasty!

[camaroman]

Nice build Raul

Is the drivetrain from the SWC kit as well???

SORRY I just saw the answer to my question hidden between the pics!!!!!

Edited February 22, 2008 by camaroman

[DrewC]

Awesome build Raul - clean and simple!

DrewC

[Andy Wyatt]

Awesome! Very nice engine and interior detail!

[curt raitz]

Very nice build partner

me thinks from the pool of oil on the pavement, you didn't tighten the bolts on the transmission pan before layin' the truck o'er

[RatRod]

Very nice little truck Raul!!! All the different parts fit, and worked well!!!

[MikeMc]

As always beyond words!!!!!! I do feel better about my builds now as I never have spent more than 45 to60 hours on them.Your time is well spent and your talents speak for themselves

Edited February 22, 2008 by MikeMc

[Clay]

Hey Raul, you might want to do something about that oil leak. Send here and I will fix it for you.

Awesome build as usual Raul.

Edited February 22, 2008 by jones_clayton

[Raul_Perez]

me thinks from the pool of oil on the pavement, you didn't tighten the bolts on the transmission pan before layin' the truck o'er

Hey Raul, you might want to do something about that oil leak. Send here and I will fix it for you.

You guys are just too funny!

Thanks for the compliments!

[Starliner Kustoms]

Super nice build! I was thinking about getting one of those kit's. Hmmm!

Bernie

Edited February 22, 2008 by Starliner Kustoms

[Raul_Perez]

Raul, buddy, that thing ROCKS! I absolutely love it!

Were there any mods (other than trimming the fenders for header clearance) necessary to get the body to fit on the SWC chassis?

Ken,

Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad that you liked the build.

Here are the very minor body and frame mods that are needed (or at least the ones that I can recall):

1) Relocate the rear body mounting tabs on the frame, (they need to move forward just a bit to fit under the cab).

2) Slightly widen the opening at the bottom-rear of the cab where the frame comes through, (the frame from the coupe is a little wider than the one that comes with the truck).

3) The rear portion of the frame had to be straightened and shortened, (just behind the center point of the axle), for the bed to have something to sit on.

4) I added a 1/16" high strip of plastic to the bottom of the bed to get it up high enough for the wheels to clear the fenders.

5) The opening in the hood has to be relocated. I used the hood scoop that comes with the pickup to fill in the frontal portion of the opening and my handy Dremel to open up the rear portion. Pretty easy stuff.

Give it a try. It was pretty easy bash.

Edited February 22, 2008 by Raul_Perez

[Randy Kern]

That turned out sharp, Raul. I love most any Willys model. Very clean with nice detailing. Good luck at the show, hope to see some of yours in the mags.

[carrucha]

Very well built gasser pickup truck. Good job at detailing the interior and engine compartment. The one advantage of having opening doors is that you can see a well-detailed interior such as this Willy's. Hopefully you’ll bring it to the NNL West this year. It will stand out on the Gasser theme table. See you at the show!!

carrucha

Edited February 22, 2008 by carrucha

[Raul_Perez]

Very well built gasser pickup truck. Good job at detailing the interior and engine compartment. The one advantage of having opening doors is that you can see a well-detailed interior such as this Willy's. Hopefully you'll bring it to the NNL West this year. It will stand out on the Gasser theme table. See you at the show!!

carrucha

Yep, I built this one just for the NNL West! Thanks for the compliments and see you there!

[dub]

Looks great, Raul! Paint looks fantastic. You'll have to hand out numbers at NNL to people that want to photograph it, there'll be so many! Make sure you check that blower belt tension before you make any passes down the strip, though.... hate to see anything break.....

[Kenny]

I'm speechless! Well, not really. I love Willys, I love pickups, and I LOVE this model!

[James2]

NICE!

[Raul_Perez]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

Hey Randy, who's that in the picture with Chumley? Otis wants to know.

Regards,

[Dan Helferich]

Man what a great build! I could look at those pictures all day!

[Lyle Willits]

Another great model. All of your builds are super.

[outlaw035]

raul....another sweet pickup...molly likes it tooooo....

[Raul_Perez]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!!...and Molly, too!!

[bsoder]

Well Raul..I'll look forward to seeing this bad boy on Sat.!!

[Darrell Gwinn]

Well that's just purdy! lol The color combo is cool.