1948 Willys

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1948 Willys, was sitting since 1970. I am the 3rd owner. I purchased it in 1998, frame-off restoration and body stripped, put on the road in 2003. Never missed a beat, very reliable, never let me down in 9 years. I worked for a German company when I built this truck, and we had an insane German service guy who would rip into anything that wasn't done exactly right. I imagined he was watching over my shoulder as I built this wagon, and that has paid off with a very reliable vehicle that you can buy and enjoy right away. DRIVETRAIN: Mid-80’s CORVETTE 350 with Corvette Aluminum heads. Engine is set 8” back into firewall, so crank pulley is centered over front axle centerline for best weight distribution. Demon Carb and Edelbrock intake, universal street rod headers ceramic coated with true dual exhaust with crossover. Aluminum waterpump. Aftermarket distributor. New valve lifters and timing chain. Turbo 350, rebuilt when truck was built. Lokar shifter. Griffin aluminum radiator, Ford Taurus Police electric fan (with low/high speed fan). Shaved firewall. Holley electric fuel pump mounted at tank, oil pressure safety switch on pump, plus large fuel filter. SUSPENSION: Heidt’s MUSTANG II FRONT end with tubular A-arms, vented rotors, large anti-roll bar (kit cost $2000). Rear end Mustang 8.8” 3.23 posi with finned aluminum cover, vented disk brakes, adjustable coilovers with second set of shocks, T-bird anti-roll bar. Adjustable balance valve for front/rear brake bias. Functioning parking brake. Power Rack and pinion steering. Hydro Boost (not vacuum) power brakes make this stop like a Porsche. Power Steering cooler. 16” American Racing wheels. No heat or AC. INTERIOR: Dash completely re-done. Pod in front of driver holds AutoMeter “Phantom” (white background) gages as follows: Tach, Speedo, Voltmeter, Oil Pressure, Vacuum, Fuel. Water Temp. GM tilt steering column. Center console with power window switches for side windows. Custom trans cover. Heat insulation padding in firewall, trans cover, under seat platform. Dash lights flicker on/off occasionally. Windows behind doors, formerly 2 piece sliding windows, are now 1 piece power up-down. Small humps in rear floor for coilovers and differential clearance. Interior is semi-complete, but let's just say it needs to be re-done. Has 3-point seatbelts. BODY: Had floor and rocker rust, all replaced with reproduction sheetmetal. Driver’s rear quarter panel replaced with reproduction panels. Hood shaved, headlight chrome trim removed and now mounted flush to grille, newer H4 halogen headlights. Front signals flush in grille. Custom front bumper, reinforced. All glass is new, and windshield is 2 piece flush mount. Doors shaved, with remote “poppers” for remote control, plus hidden release buttons. Front fenders fully extended to blend into custom 2.5” rear wheel flares. Rear lights are Caddy, sunk into rear corners. Sunken license plate. Custom rear bumper. Upper tailgate is custom modern look frameless tinted glass, on gas struts, hidden hinges. Color is 1992 Ford Gold with Volvo Brown trim. Paint is so-so in spots, some folks would show it as-is, others would want to repaint the cowl and pass door. I am selling this Willys as I need a new car for work. It is currently being used, and can be driven as far as you want, but I won't guarantee that it's first ever breakdown won't happen to you. The true mileage is unknown. I have been selling on Ebay for a long time, and have experienced numerous "bids in error, no pays, I get to inspect it after the auction ends", etc...if you don't know how Ebay works, please expect your bid to be cancelled.