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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Scotts72Rallye] #2220583
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Local guy here had a 65 Chevy that had to have the box removed to change a rear tire.

Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: BigBird] #2220660
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The box? what's that? Honestly, whens the last time you had a flat tire? The car probably has a coil over shock rear suspension so you would only have to remove to nuts to drop the rear to remove the tires. If you did have a flat while going down the road you'd be calling a wrecker as there it no place big enough to carry a spare that size.


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: rowin4] #2220680
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Like all automotive projects similar to what we do, you need to have a plan going in (long before you start) - and the plan should include where you live and how far you have to drive to do the things you want to do with your project such as shows, racing, fun trips, etc. This car, obviously, is not going to be something that you would want to drive very far from home. If you want to participate in stuff that is over 100 miles from home base, and be able to drive there and back ( in any weather ), Your car is going to have to be equipped with more than a cell phone. smile And no matter how much you try to make your car road worthy, a trailer back is almost always mandatory. wave


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Mopar Ron] #2220701
12/25/16 04:09 PM
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Speaking of Willys (what's the plural of Willys?), I'm helping a friend with the finishing touches on his '33 Coupe...490 inch B block, Torqueflite, Fab Nine rear end

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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: John_Kunkel] #2220742
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Originally Posted By John_Kunkel
Originally Posted By poorboy
That would be a major pita to change the rear wheels on.


Yeah, figure on putting it on a lift and dropping the rear axle. Could be worse, try pulling the wheels off the studs on my '50 Olds.


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Crizila] #2220799
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Originally Posted By Crizila
Like all automotive projects similar to what we do, you need to have a plan going in (long before you start) - and the plan should include where you live and how far you have to drive to do the things you want to do with your project such as shows, racing, fun trips, etc. This car, obviously, is not going to be something that you would want to drive very far from home. If you want to participate in stuff that is over 100 miles from home base, and be able to drive there and back ( in any weather ), Your car is going to have to be equipped with more than a cell phone. smile And no matter how much you try to make your car road worthy, a trailer back is almost always mandatory. wave

absolutely correct. at my age and condition, i have a somewhat complete contingency plan thought out. what's funny is, the car [my 33 dodge humpback panel truck] is nowhere near complete. it will be a real pain to drive more than around 100 miles, so i either need many stops, or trailer it to where the destination will be. with that said, i am trying to keep my vision of 40+ years ago alive, and i hope to be able to complete this vision to a somewhat driveable state before i cash in. if my life changes even a little bit in the next year, i hope to be able to continue on this quest, and hope to be able to share a pic or two on the progress.
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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: moparx] #2220825
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Originally Posted By moparx
Originally Posted By Crizila
Like all automotive projects similar to what we do, you need to have a plan going in (long before you start) - and the plan should include where you live and how far you have to drive to do the things you want to do with your project such as shows, racing, fun trips, etc. This car, obviously, is not going to be something that you would want to drive very far from home. If you want to participate in stuff that is over 100 miles from home base, and be able to drive there and back ( in any weather ), Your car is going to have to be equipped with more than a cell phone. smile And no matter how much you try to make your car road worthy, a trailer back-up is almost always mandatory. wave

absolutely correct. at my age and condition, i have a somewhat complete contingency plan thought out. what's funny is, the car [my 33 dodge humpback panel truck] is nowhere near complete. it will be a real pain to drive more than around 100 miles, so i either need many stops, or trailer it to where the destination will be. with that said, i am trying to keep my vision of 40+ years ago alive, and i hope to be able to complete this vision to a somewhat driveable state before i cash in. if my life changes even a little bit in the next year, i hope to be able to continue on this quest, and hope to be able to share a pic or two on the progress.
beer


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: moparx] #2220885
12/25/16 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted By moparx
Originally Posted By Crizila
Like all automotive projects similar to what we do, you need to have a plan going in (long before you start) - and the plan should include where you live and how far you have to drive to do the things you want to do with your project such as shows, racing, fun trips, etc. This car, obviously, is not going to be something that you would want to drive very far from home. If you want to participate in stuff that is over 100 miles from home base, and be able to drive there and back ( in any weather ), Your car is going to have to be equipped with more than a cell phone. smile And no matter how much you try to make your car road worthy, a trailer back is almost always mandatory. wave

absolutely correct. at my age and condition, i have a somewhat complete contingency plan thought out. what's funny is, the car [my 33 dodge humpback panel truck] is nowhere near complete. it will be a real pain to drive more than around 100 miles, so i either need many stops, or trailer it to where the destination will be. with that said, i am trying to keep my vision of 40+ years ago alive, and i hope to be able to complete this vision to a somewhat driveable state before i cash in. if my life changes even a little bit in the next year, i hope to be able to continue on this quest, and hope to be able to share a pic or two on the progress.
beer


I would love to see your humpback, can you post some pics of it?


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: John_Kunkel] #2221020
12/26/16 11:15 AM
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That's gorgeous John. 33 is my personal favorite year of Willys.

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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: moparx] #2221149
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Originally Posted By moparx
Originally Posted By Crizila
Like all automotive projects similar to what we do, you need to have a plan going in (long before you start) - and the plan should include where you live and how far you have to drive to do the things you want to do with your project such as shows, racing, fun trips, etc. This car, obviously, is not going to be something that you would want to drive very far from home. If you want to participate in stuff that is over 100 miles from home base, and be able to drive there and back ( in any weather ), Your car is going to have to be equipped with more than a cell phone. smile And no matter how much you try to make your car road worthy, a trailer back is almost always mandatory. wave

absolutely correct. at my age and condition, i have a somewhat complete contingency plan thought out. what's funny is, the car [my 33 dodge humpback panel truck] is nowhere near complete. it will be a real pain to drive more than around 100 miles, so i either need many stops, or trailer it to where the destination will be. with that said, i am trying to keep my vision of 40+ years ago alive, and i hope to be able to complete this vision to a somewhat driveable state before i cash in. if my life changes even a little bit in the next year, i hope to be able to continue on this quest, and hope to be able to share a pic or two on the progress.
beer
Sticking with our original plan for my 33, I wanted to carry provisions to fix a flat on the road if necessary. I carry a small bottle jack, lug wrench, inflation bottle with sealer in it, in a little compartment in mt trunk.

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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Crizila] #2221172
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that's a great plan for a flat tire situation john. as most rods run a greatly mismatched tire size, there is not a really convenient way to carry both sizes of tires needed for spares unless a guy wanted to tow a small trailer of sorts. traveling distances in, or with, a group of friends helps a lot if difficulties arise. i really like your trunk execution by the way ! up
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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Mopar Ron] #2221186
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I have a AAA membership. Most of my cruising is within a 100 mile radius of my house. That's my contingency plan for not carrying a spare.


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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Mopar Ron] #2221383
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I've put well over 100,000 miles on hot rods over the years, and have not had a flat tire, in fact, most of those miles were without even having a spare tire, but even then, I don't have vehicles I couldn't change a tire on if I was sitting on the side of the road. I can just see getting a rare flat on a car like the Willys in some hoe dunk little town and expecting some old guy in a small garage to drop the rear end because I had a flat, but then again, you will be waiting for a tire to be shipped in from someplace anyway. So I guess it really doesn't matter.

I suppose the difference is that I build my cars to drive. Function carries a lot more priority the form does to me. Gene

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Originally Posted By poorboy
I've put well over 100,000 miles on hot rods over the years, and have not had a flat tire, in fact, most of those miles were without even having a spare tire, but even then, I don't have vehicles I couldn't change a tire on if I was sitting on the side of the road. I can just see getting a rare flat on a car like the Willys in some hoe dunk little town and expecting some old guy in a small garage to drop the rear end because I had a flat, but then again, you will be waiting for a tire to be shipped in from someplace anyway. So I guess it really doesn't matter.

I suppose the difference is that I build my cars to drive. Function carries a lot more priority the form does to me. Gene
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Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Mopar Ron] #2221692
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Nice work Ron !!

Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Crizila] #2221924
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Crizilla,
A few years ago, we had a tire go down on my wife's PT, but we were just a few blocks from a tire store and the tires had almost 60K on them, we bought new tires.
We also had a flat on the PT last summer, but were a few blocks from Walmart with a tire center. It was nearly time for new tires again. We replaced them last month. Seems to be a repeating issue, old tires on the PT! LOL!

If the Dakota gets a flat (the tires on it are about 6 years old, but look almost new great thread, no cracks or signs of dry rot), I might have to get a new truck, nearly any excuse will work...

The tires on the coupe were new in May, but we did become members of AAA this last spring, I'm getting too old to gamble as much as I used to. Gene

Re: blown 392 willys coupe [Re: Mopar Ron] #2221968
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No spare last two cars, maybe the next one.
Been doing this stuff from when tubeless tires where started and tubeless almost never go flat quickly, usually a slow leak and you can make it to safety.

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Originally Posted By poorboy
Crizilla,
A few years ago, we had a tire go down on my wife's PT, but we were just a few blocks from a tire store and the tires had almost 60K on them, we bought new tires.
We also had a flat on the PT last summer, but were a few blocks from Walmart with a tire center. It was nearly time for new tires again. We replaced them last month. Seems to be a repeating issue, old tires on the PT! LOL!

If the Dakota gets a flat (the tires on it are about 6 years old, but look almost new great thread, no cracks or signs of dry rot), I might have to get a new truck, nearly any excuse will work...

The tires on the coupe were new in May, but we did become members of AAA this last spring, I'm getting too old to gamble as much as I used to. Gene
laugh laugh We are a little isolated where we live. Just about any direction out of our town = 70 - 80 miles to civilization again. Guess I'm just a little paranoid. beer


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