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I found this truck in Tenessee where the previous owner (PO from now on) had rescued it from a fire that for all intents had destroyed the truck.
The PO was a teenager who decided this truck was going to make a come back. He moved it off the original chassis and sort of merged it with Wagoneers from the 60's. The drive train came from a late 60's Wagoneer with a "Dauntless" V8 (which was really a Buick 350) and it was mated to an AMC prepared TH400 transmission. Eventually the engine was replaced with a 2 bbl 350 from a 71 Skylark.
     

The chassis and steering gear came from an early 60's Wagoneer and he stretched the chassis from 109" to about 112". All in all he did a fairly nice job considering what he had to start with.

When I got the truck I could see there were issues with the chassis, first it was 6" shorter than original, and second it had rusted through at the front suspension mounts. I made the decision to restore it to a Willys chassis, but to build it as a Resto-Mod to take advantage of the work the PO had already done. I've documented the process as much as I can so that others may be able to benefit from what I learn on the way.

Just for fun, here are links to pictures I took "On the trip home" and some photos of old Willys cars my parents owned before I was born.