Thanks for the great comments fellas.� Hopefully, I was able to put a smile on some of your faces.� �I had a lot of fun with the test run and the video.� I was actually going faster in other episodes.� My wife was the camera gal.� On earlier �takes�, she was having a hard time moving the camera fast enough to keep up with me, so I had to slow down a little.
Randy is right.� 2As and early 3As have a bottom mount radiator, but I was still a little nervous that the air pressure would rip the thing right off.� �
Ryan, I�m as Bubba as the next guy.� Look at my OD Willys.� Nothing more bubba than making a 3A look like an M38.� At least that�s what they would say at the 503.
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My �Inner Bubba� did me proud though.� I did this set up so I could put this thing through its paces.� For safety, I wanted the pedals and seat to be roughly where they are on an assembled Willys.�
Safety�hmmm.
Oilleaker noticed I didn�t have my steering wheel nut on.� For safety reasons, I thought it best that the steering wheel remain detachable.� Don�t bother trying to figure the logic in this last statement.� I�ve clearly breathed in way too many paint fumes.� Trust me, the wheel coming off did cross my mind on a few trips around that corner, but I was having way too much fun to stop and dig the nut out of the box.
Bretto, My wife took this for a short spin.� She commented that it was very comfortable and thought maybe we could just keep it this way.� I�ll bet you can guess what my answer was�
Birddog, on my computer, the wheels seem to get a bit washed out.� In person, they look a bit darker.� �Your pale yellow Willys is the inspiration for our choice on the body color.� �I had a small sample made up.� I painted a small bracket so we could see the contrast and compatibility.� My wife loved it.� Bottom line, she wanted �happy� wheels.� To her, these are happy wheels for a happy Willys. And if she�s happy, I�m happy.� [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
To all that have peaked in, thank you for your interest and kind words.
Tim
