I wish I had one of those.

Did you use some sheet metal from the jeep wagon to make the extra part for the cab?

nah from an old washing machine

sweeet..love them old things.

Nice truck. I wish I had one.

Did you do much off-roading with that?

yus, i did a ton of off roading with it, after i get settled in ill probably be hitting some of the 4x4 gatherings again, it has traveled to las cruces new mexico with me, and scaled the trails up the organ mountains, and it has been all over clear lake cali, and all over the mountains around roseburg and area.
it has a 351 windsor a 4 speed w granny gear, a military 4 speed transfer case, that has overdrive, straight through, low one, and insane low gear.
the axles are chevy 12 bolt bolt positracks redrilled to take ford wheel pattern. it gets 24 mog driving sane on the highway :)
i used to be the person who regularly got called with the message hey im stuck come rescue me.

Whoa... I was about to say I had never heard of a willy's extended cab. please show more pics . It only looks like a edited pic at this point. My Father has a 52 willys

ill dig up some of it when it was simply stretched and no chop in the roof,. keep an eye out as I have just finished a big move and am still setteling in and have to unpack a lotta stuff still.

I never knew that wills overland made an extended cab jeep truck. Me and my dad are working on the station wagon form of this truck. Great photo

willies never made an extended cab, i personally got really bored, clipped the can and frame in half and added approximately 8.6 inches in length and also took approximately 2 inches out of the hieght of the roof.

I glanced at your description and saw 2.5 in and assumed that you only chopped the top. I recently went to the streetrod nationals and all the jeep trucks their were made into extended cabs but none of them looked natural on the truck. Your cab extension looks very natural and well crafted. I am assuming that you have the four wheel drive by the looks of the tires.

yes 4x4 that sucker has been at the jamboree at las cruces new mexico around 14 years ago, it has 1 ton springs 3.73 to 1 12 bolt posi axles both ends, military 4 speed xfer case with oh shit ultra low, low, direct, and overdrive, 4 speed new procsess transmission with granny gear and pto, 351 windsor with ported and polished heads with extensive chamber work done.

My dad and I have the two wheel drive wagon with a small block cheavy motor we are preping to put in. We have been looking for a backup frame but all we can find are 4x4s and they are newer than 48.

so far as i remember the pickup frames are the same as wagon frames back then, ive see a considerable number of v8 swaps - my thoughts are fabricate a full cross member for the moter mounts - takes stress of the only lightly boxed frame. the cab/body mounts have a tendancy to get a crack right below them where they are welded into the frame running parrelel to the frame - ive had good luck extending the mount so it reaches top to bottem on the frame and simply and carefully welding the crack up, so far as i am aware the frames are non heat treated low carbon steel i did the stretch 17 or so years ago and none of the welds have cracked - i used mild 6013 and stitch welds to put the extension on . - 64 chev truck frame is a tight fit over the outside of the stock willies frame.

Hey there is some nice old iron. I do hope you have kept the truck.

yup still have the old rat

This is a beautiful truck, personally :3