Panel delivery resto-mod wag canceled in lieu of 78 Cherokee NT.

[66stepside]

[66stepside]

Whoa, it listed me as anonymous!?!

[twisted frame]

What a rare machine. This thing is so cool and I forgot all about the hood mod! It really looks freakin fabulous!

[az chip]

It's so awesome it sticks to the ceiling.

[66stepside]

What a rare machine. This thing is so cool and I forgot all about the hood mod! It really looks freakin fabulous!

Thanks Twisted Frame!

[66stepside]

It's so awesome it sticks to the ceiling.

Lol, thanks AZ Chip.

[66stepside]

I drove it to the car show this AM.

[44bz]

Holy crap! I didn't realize you were so close to roadworthy on that. Looks sharp, congrats!


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[66stepside]

Holy crap! I didn't realize you were so close to roadworthy on that. Looks sharp, congrats!


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I don't know how much road time she'll get- sunshine only driving for her, lol. I enjoy driving it, but it "feels" more like a hot rod car and not a jeep. Strange, but true.

Thanks, 44bz

[66stepside]

[44bz]

What's the story on the willys air cleaner? And where did you route the fresh air tubes to? I picked up a 4bbl rambler air cleaner awhile back which is all enclosed with a 4" outlet on one side. I wanted to try running the fresh air piping like you did but wasn't sure where to route it.

The panel is looking great by the way!


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[66stepside]

What's the story on the willys air cleaner? And where did you route the fresh air tubes to? I picked up a 4bbl rambler air cleaner awhile back which is all enclosed with a 4" outlet on one side. I wanted to try running the fresh air piping like you did but wasn't sure where to route it.

The panel is looking great by the way!


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I used an AMC base and two Chevy pieces since the hoses are also Chevy. The stickers came from a local vendor just to make the vintage SBC look like a decent substitute for the old I6. I have the same stickers on the valve covers, too. The script is based upon the actual Willys script.

Hose placement was based upon where I could best fit them for looking nice and functionality. So the one on the driver's side bends down just behind the alternator and draws in air from about the 1/2 down the radiator.

The passenger's side fits under the battery tray and ended up drawing air at the same level as the other side.

Hit up a junk yard and get the inlet pieces of the air cleaners and the hoses and mock them up where they would best clear the exhaust manifolds and go from there.

I think AMC wags had a smaller, single hose that ran from the air cleaner to an inlet placed on the passenger side of the radiator support- two of those should work if you want to keep it strictly jeep. The details of how I built my set up are on the IFSJA thread.

[44bz]

Sweet, I'll check out the other thread for ideas. Do your hoses just point down toward the ground or do you have them plumbed into the fenders or core support somewgere?


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[66stepside]

The way they're made, they angle toward the space at the bottom of the radiator and the fan. I'll snap some pics in the AM if you'd like.

I took some shots of the part of the engine bay during the last batch of pics, but they turned out too dark.

[mud89]

Your panel is awesome , great job

[66stepside]

Thanks Mud!

Some before and after pics:

[doug]

This the build that I aspire to complete. Someday.
What kills me is the money spent on plastic toys at the high-end bike shop where I work. $4K on plastic wheels made overseas would buy two and a half tons of good domestic truck as a great starting point.
Harumph.

[66stepside]

This the build that I aspire to complete. Someday.
What kills me is the money spent on plastic toys at the high-end bike shop where I work. $4K on plastic wheels made overseas would buy two and a half tons of good domestic truck as a great starting point.
Harumph.

Thanks Doug!

[66stepside]

Drove it to work today. I even brought my mini fridge and a few boxes of supplies, too. Schweeet.

[KJ Ryu]

Beautiful.