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JOSH
JOSH
JOSH
JOSH
JOSH
JOSH body has received some eceived some
body has r
JOSH loves him some loves him some loves him some loves him some loves him some
body has received some
military vehicles and this
military vehicles and this massaging. While the cab
massaging. While the cab
one is no exception. What
was chopped six inches,
one is no exception. What was chopped six inches,
the doors were raised
you see here is a ‘46 Willys the doors were raised
you see here is a ‘46 Willys
three inches to keep the
military-spec half-ton three inches to keep the
military-spec half-ton
height of the windows
pickup. He’s had it for over height of the windows
pickup. He’s had it for over
consistent with the
ten years and he’s going consistent with the
ten years and he’s going
height of the windshield.
to have it for many more.
to have it for many more. height of the windshield.
There’s some more deuce
You know you’re attached
You know you’re attached There’s some more deuce
infl uence in the form of
to a vehicle when you’ve infl uence in the form of
to a vehicle when you’ve
the rear window that was
put fi ve different engines
put fi ve different engines the rear window that was
into it. In fact, he says
into it. In fact, he says transplanted into the cab.
transplanted into the cab.
he was once offered
he was once offered
WILLY’S MANY HEARTS
stupid money for it while WILLY’S MANY HEARTS
stupid money for it while
it was between engine Of the fi ve engines Josh
it was between engine
Of the fi ve engines Josh
and suspension changes
and suspension changes has had in Willy, none
has had in Willy, none
and he simply told the
and he simply told the have been a V8. The
have been a V8. The
interested party to “go
interested party to “go present powerplant is
present powerplant is
f*ck himself”. That’s
a Ford 2.3 four banger
f*ck himself”. That’s a Ford 2.3 four banger
true love. that pumps out well in
true love.
that pumps out well in
The last build of Josh’s
excess of 300 horsepower.
The last build of Josh’s excess of 300 horsepower.
that we featured was Those who remember
that we featured was
Those who remember
the SVO Mustangs and
a reconfi gured M35, or
a reconfi gured M35, or the SVO Mustangs and
‘deuce and a half’, as Turbo Thunderbirds of the
‘deuce and a half’, as
Turbo Thunderbirds of the
they are more commonly mid-’80’s know that these
they are more commonly
mid-’80’s know that these
called, and this little Willys powerplants can put out
called, and this little Willys
powerplants can put out
shares some of that DNA. some serious power, get
shares some of that DNA.
some serious power, get
Well, mainly because awesome gas mileage,
Well, mainly because
awesome gas mileage,
and last forever. It sports
there’s some automotive
there’s some automotive and last forever. It sports
gene splicing going on.
gene splicing going on. a T3 turbo, roller cam,
a T3 turbo, roller cam,
a ported and polished
The bed was made from a ported and polished
The bed was made from
discarded sheet metal
discarded sheet metal head, and Stinger PiMPxs
head, and Stinger PiMPxs
fuel injection. It’s backed
from a deuce. On a side fuel injection. It’s backed
from a deuce. On a side
note, because the original by a World Class T5 trans
note, because the original
by a World Class T5 trans
serial number was on
serial number was on and shoots the power
and shoots the power
those parts, Josh was able
those parts, Josh was able back to a Suzuki Grand
back to a Suzuki Grand
to utilize a deuce-specifi c
to utilize a deuce-specifi c Vitara rearend.
Vitara rearend.
website trace the vehicles
website trace the vehicles You’re more apt to fi nd
You’re more apt to fi nd
Josh and Willy at the local
origins back to its original
origins back to its original Josh and Willy at the local
deployment in Vietnam. Wal-Mart rather than a car
deployment in Vietnam.
Wal-Mart rather than a car
There’s all kinds of history show. It’s his daily driver
There’s all kinds of history
show. It’s his daily driver
in this truck as you’ll soon
in this truck as you’ll soon and it was built by him, for
and it was built by him, for
him, to his specs and not
fi nd out. him, to his specs and not
fi nd out.
Speaking of sheet-
Speaking of sheet- to impress anybody else.
to impress anybody else.
metal, most every square And it’s never going to
And it’s never going to
metal, most every square
inch of the the Willys’
inch of the the Willys’ leave his sight. Ever.
leave his sight. Ever.
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