Help with Willys

[smaloney18]

I am currently restoring a Willys wagon and am installing power steering in it. I have gotten the pump mounted but am kinda lost with the sagina box. If there is anyone that could help me or possible do it i would really appreciate it. Sean Maloney 602 809 2841 thx

[DrewDog]

Wish I could help you out. Currently restoring a 51 Willy "Farm Jeep." It's a little different than a wagon. Good luck with it!........Drew

[motomech]

http://www.willysamerica.com/repower/index.html


here is a picture of the mounts used for the saginaw box even if you dont have the mount welding is required

i have a 55 willys pickup but im making it into a hot rod the saginaw box is a really popular conversion

[AZXJ]

We are building a Willy's Pickup for a customer.. If your interested in a professional shop doing this let us know.

Dave
480-288-4213

[smaloney18]

yeah thanks guys for the advice i too have a willys jeep (cj2a) although was not around when my gradfather installed it and he is no longer around.

[TRobertsRN]

We are building a Willy's Pickup for a customer.. If your interested in a professional shop doing this let us know.

Dave
480-288-4213


That would be my Willys, I can recommend Desert Fab without hesitation. 4 Wheel suppy on Washington does good work too but usually backed up for 2-3 months.

x2 on Willys America for information on the saganaw conversion.

Tom

[p14175]

I am currently restoring a Willys wagon and am installing power steering in it. I have gotten the pump mounted but am kinda lost with the sagina box. If there is anyone that could help me or possible do it i would really appreciate it. Sean

Hi Sean,

I am renovating a 1954 Wagon. Unfortunately I can't really help you with your power steering conversion. My wagon is using a 3/4-ton truck frame instead of the original. That meant the steering geometry had to be modified a bit. The original frame was messed up with the PO's engine swap done back in the '50s.

You might find the information you need on WillysTech.

Anyway, here's what we ended up doing. It might give you some ideas.

From the box on back we wanted to "retain" the original steering wheel-column appearance instead of stuffing a newer steering column through the firewall like a lot of people do. Here's a couple of pictures of what we had to do. BTW, the steering parts are a combination Flaming River and Borgesen, and I think MSC for the pillow block bearing.

Good luck!

[AZXJ]

Hi Sean,

I am renovating a 1954 Wagon. Unfortunately I can't really help you with your power steering conversion. My wagon is using a 3/4-ton truck frame instead of the original. That meant the steering geometry had to be modified a bit. The original frame was messed up with the PO's engine swap done back in the '50s.

You might find the information you need on WillysTech.

Anyway, here's what we ended up doing. It might give you some ideas.

From the box on back we wanted to "retain" the original steering wheel-column appearance instead of stuffing a newer steering column through the firewall like a lot of people do. Here's a couple of pictures of what we had to do. BTW, the steering parts are a combination Flaming River and Borgesen, and I think MSC for the pillow block bearing.

Good luck!


How is the build going Linda ??

DaveO

[p14175]

We had to take some time off to do maintenance on the rest of the fleet so the project was delayed about a year or so, but we are back into it now.

The new windshield wiper system is finally installed and we will be starting on the brakes and transmission rebuild shortly.

If everything goes well, the wagon should be driveable, but probably not street legal, by the end of the year.

[smaloney18]

hey guys thanks for the help sorry i ahve been really busy and not able to check up here. i did call desert fab and they sounded great i will probably end up taking it down there, but i am trying to do as much as i can with it so never no how that goes. I am also wiring right now and it is my first time with it so there is a little learning curve with it. I order one of the harness's off of painless and am trying to do it. but impressive biuld there with the fifty four lookin good!

[smaloney18]

P14175 i am using the same colum, and mounting plate for the bottum and am planning on using the mount to the dash but i bougth a twenty eight inch and realiazed its short and was wandering what lenght worked for you. And it looks like the two inch dash mount?

[p14175]

I am using the following Flaming River Parts

PR20003 - 35" steel tilt, 1.75" OD
PR20102PL - Column drop 1.75" dia
FR20100 - Floor mount 1.75" dia

The column drop required additional reenforcement behind the dash.
The floor plate had to be re-made to fit the floor mount.

[smaloney18]

yeah i have the 1.75 floor mount and i too had to redo that section of the floor although i am using the 32 in colum but it seemed to work nicley when i mounted. and i am using the four inch mount for the top mount to the body.