Dusty_Jeeper_60 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Oh yeah, and since somebody has pointed out the grille is upside down, everytime I look at picture of this wagon it has bugged the hell out of me, so trust me, that is going to be one of the first things I fix when I get some time off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Love that Willy's! Got any other pictures of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Who supplied the TDI engine adapter for the Willy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty_Jeeper_60 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 TD Conversions supply multiple different adapters, you can get one for a 4.0L, chevy small block, Toyota, and so on. To make a VW work on a Willys t98 you need a VW adapter from them to make it work with a chevy small block bellhousing. Then you get a adapter through advance adapters to adapt a chevy small block bell housing to a T98 and voila. No one has a specific adapter to make the VW work with a T98 directly, so you have to get creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepSchmidt O'Guinness Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 ....I mean you don't know how much that just made cry from gut wrenching joy, bravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty_Jeeper_60 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Figured Id post a update on this old girl, I pretty much have it finished other than just little odds and ends. As with most projects it took more time than I anticipated, luckily not more money than I was willing to spend. Most of the stuff took time such as removing the old wood vinyl wrap and then installing new vinyl wrap and trim. The pinstriping took alot of time too but was well worth it in the end. Little details always make things stand out so much better and I went through and pretty much replaced all of the chrome bits other than the rare 21 slot grille. I ended up putting some brand new rubicon JK rims on it which are dirt cheap right now. Everybody and their brother is practically giving them away; I ended up paying only $500 for a set of five wheels and tires which were brand new! I also ended up putting on Napier fender flares which I highly recommend and are of good quality, especially with how expensive bushwhackers are. I'm probably going to end up selling it by the end of the year as I am not a big cherokee fan, but I couldn't let this one just sit and rot away any more than it already had and I want it to go to someone that will actually take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete M Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, Dusty_Jeeper_60 said: that's a great lookin' Jeep! well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Glad to see you got it done. Looks great, I'm not a fan of the JK rims I like the stock rims in your last pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty_Jeeper_60 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Aw ya the stock rims ended up being kind of a major bummer, I went in to get new tires and it turns out that one of them was cracked.... And finding a replacement wagoneer rim turned out to be impossible.... The worst part was I had them completely polished and they looked sweet before I found out one was cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty_Jeeper_60 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 If i find some clean factory turbines I may swap them out, as I have a comanche that needs a set of tires to so it may end up getting those JK rims if I find good factory replacements for the Wagoneer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 a cracked aluminum rim can absolutely be repaired. been there, done that. (I didn't do the actual welding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Boy Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Lucky fine, I’ve only seen one of those in my life and it was back in the mid 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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