It ain't diesel, but I tink it's cool!!

[eds04max]

A good friend of mine has been working on this 60' Willy's Jeep for 2 years now and is within a week or two of completion. The neat part is that his dad has owned this thing for about 40 years and it has been 'setting in the weeds' for the last 15 years or so. So, anyway, my friend decided to SURPRISE his dad with a total frame-off restoration!(Dad still doesn't know anything is going-on) In the 70's, it was powered by a stock 327 Vette motor with a powerglide tranny. It was hands-down the quickest little pavement-pounder around. Now, It has a 505 HP / 540 tq small block crate motor with the same powerglide! This thing is going to be NASTY!!!
Check-it-out.............I will post more pics in the coming week or so..........

 

[eds04max]

A few more.........

 

[The Neens]

500 HP in 1,000 LBS???

Sounds like fun...

 

[Kat]

WOW!!!!!

It's going to be a great surprise

 

[Whitetail Addict]

Thats a cool vehicle...and awesome idea to surprise his Dad with the resto.

Is it 2wd?

 

[eds04max]

It is 2WD. Dad used to be bad about winning bets that he/the Willy's could 'jump' a watermelon with the front tire!:rofl:
That thing might be needin' some wheelie-bars now!

 

[TIM Z]

That is awesome, Love the color.

Ought to be like driving a sprint car with all that power.

 

[malibu795]

:happy2:

 

[J Spruill]

i feel that little truck may put a big ole butt hurt on some unsuspecting stop light racers...

 

[05' Ditry Duramax]

That's a sweet little ride. I bet it's going to be a hand full when your at full tilt. Cool thing to do for a father as well. I'd love to find a few vette's my dad had back in the day and do something similar.

 

[Stingpuller]

Thats cool

WOW! I like that. That would be a fun toy.

 

[ruffmanatv]

Sweet Flat Fender. :happy2:

 

[RodZZilla]

That thing might be needin' some wheelie-bars now!

I don't think there is any question about that.

Very sweet ride.

 

[mudygmc]

I had 440hp in my cj-5 and couldn't really get on it. It was way to squirly. That one is going to be interesting. Definetly fun though.

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

thats awesome, im not a jeep guy but id take that thing in a heart beat

 

[coldLBZ]

Very cool, should be able to get pretty squirrely in a hurry.

 

[JS2TZU]

Sweet!

 

[03 D-max]

A very sweet ride indeed:cool2:

 

[eds04max]

Got a few more pic's. Check out the old school homemade hoodscoop..............it was retained from its former days. Looks like it is going to be ready to give to 'dad' on Fathers-day weekend! He just has a few more simple odd-n-ends to take care of and he should be road-testing the little monster this weekend!:coolspot::happy2:

 

[eds04max]

a few more pics.....................I don't think he has noticed, but those blue shocks need to be painted black!