UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**
(12/17/2012) How about this rebuild? This pickup started as a rusted out shell with a possum living in the engine bay (see pics)!.
“This Willys PU started as a rusty bed-less hulk from a farmers field. A possum made his home in the engine bay and was not happy when I removed his home. Over 13 years, the necessary garage was built, the Willys was disassembled, reconstructed, modified and brought back to life again. The original chassis and drive train was discarded in favor of a more modern and safer chassis in the form of a 1983 Chevy Blazer chassis with torsion bar front suspension and front disc brakes. The Blazer front differential was removed to allow more engine room, making this truck a 2WD. The Chevy rear drum brakes were retained for simplicity sake. The rear axle differential was traded out for a 1974 Chevy 12 Bolt with a 3:73:1 ratio for good performance and fuel mileage. Power steering is provided by a HydroVac booster and steering box from a Chevy AstroVan. The chassis was stretched 17″ to match the wheel base of the Willys. A 1998 Chevy 355 create engine, complete with A/C, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold and Edelbrock 600 CFM carburetor and block hugger headers, was mated to a performance enhanced rebuilt 700R4 overdrive transmission and installed in the chassis. Dual 2-1/2″ exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers completed the chassis.
Two more Willys PU’s were located and purchased to be used as donor vehicles for an intact interior, complete with all trim items and additional body items as needed. . . . much more on eBay”
Before restoration:
After Restoration:
That’s a pretty funny picture of the irate possum under the hood, Dave. If they “dispatched” it I guess they could have had possum pie for dinner that night.
I find the cheap way of doing the wood flooring in the truck bed intriguing (4×8 sheet of plywood stained and divider strips screwed on top of it). Doesn’t look bad.