1959 Willys Jeep CJ3 - Seat Clearance Mod - Part 1

[@TheUlrikkaul]

A true American icon, that Willys. Job well done Gary

[@turbocobra]

Thanks Ulrik... good to see you

[@McFingal]

Nice Gary good to see you back, can’t wait to see it finished.

[@turbocobra]

Thank you sir! :)

[@rayeddy528]

Great job doing the fab work Gary !! Thank you for sharing with us !!! Be safe my friend and God bless you and yours !!!! EDDY

[@turbocobra]

Thanks Eddy!

[@billlangdon193]

Nice custom fit Gary. It's great to see a little different project. Keeps you on your toes. Good job

[@MrGunPilot]

I did the same thing on my Willys a few years ago. But I did both sides, plus moved the passenger seat inboard slightly so the two match (the passenger seat is originally outboard of center slightly due to the T-case shifters). I also sliced and narrowed my fuel tank. I removed about 5" across the center in order to push the leading edge back a bit. The stock tank protruding from beneath the seat was hitting my lower calves and irritating. I have a 10 gallon fuel cell under the bed so I retained adequate fuel capacity.

[@txsviking]

Those are the coolest of the jeeps. Great project material.

[@turbocobra]

Yes sir, fun little project for sure

[@ExploringAlabama]

Great job. This will be my reference video when I find someone who can do that to mine I hope. Thanks

[@oldschool6345]

Ha... I see your little sister is beating up on you again lol. Like how you did it using the original metal. Made it look easy. Thanks for sharing

[@1970chevelle396]

I worked on one of those old Jeeps like a year ago. I couldn't figure out how to drive it with the 3 gear shifters.

[@GregsGarage]

I love those old jeeps.

[@turbocobra]

thanks greg

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Nice work, Gary. You are a professional par excellence!

[@turbocobra]

Thanks George!

[@reideichner8597]

Nice project Gary!

[@billdlv]

Good job Gary.

[@turbocobra]

Thanks Bill!

[@BajaTym]

Nice video, very much appreciated.

[@charlesloar3210]

What gauge sheet are you using?

[@JerrysThisandThat]

Nice work Gary.

[@bcbloc02]

I guess it is common in Texas but up here that thing would be nothing but a pile of rust.

[@turbocobra]

Its in great shape overall, virtually no rust at all that I can see. He has another one with the body off of it that is completely rusted out... I will get some footage of it in the next video.

[@dadams1437]

Where u located?

[@ceedell]

Good fix Gary

[@TheRooster1122]

Nice job Gary” Ouch I felt that...

[@johnhakiza9751]

how much is a jeep cj3 today

[@ktor538]

I did the same thing on my 73' CJ5!

[@johnqpublic9074]

Lol... A pro would have put paper over the glass on the speedo gauges etc. Also would have covered the vinyl seat to prevent welding spatter from burning and embedding in the glass or vinyl. Learned that lesson the hard way...

[@turbocobra]

Weld splatter? from a tig welder ???? You just got trolled big time dude!

[@johnqpublic9074]

@@turbocobra lol, whos trolling who.. must be a 14yo kid keyboard warrior... its a MIG he used, not a tig, rewatch and see the spatter roll across the rear seat... @10:16, if it were Tig, I wouldn't have said anything...

[@gonzalobasualto2767]

Part 2????

[@turbocobra]

here you go... kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6mlmKalltGlr6M

[@roverman985]

Should have made it rounded corner where it's going to hit him in the ribs. That's corner is going to hurt when he gets bouncing around.

[@petercederlof9313]

Don't you wish 'you guys' has invented the 'Robertson screw'?

[@MrJeep75]

I can not believe you did this to that gourgous stock Jeep it takes all kinds Mr bubba

[@chrisswanson9194]

Agree’d. If you want leg room and comfort buy a JK mall crawler. That thing was the best it had ever been when it came through the door.

[@FarmerTed]

Yeah I can smell the gas thru the screen! Just dropped my tank and smelled gas in shop for two days.

[@turbocobra]

you seem quite butt hurt over this

[@edstransitscott9186]

Oh no, that’s a rare Jeep, but I understand,

[@MrFastBucks]

At least cover up the seat before you weld!

[@EcoMouseChannel]

No gloves? All that UV radiation!! Oh, where is the online safety police when you need them?

[@turbocobra]

My finger tips are like leather, and I wear sun block for UV ... anything else for the safety people ? Or are all the "real" fabricators on instagram?

[@TheMarcusGomez]

...wheel gaurd. 😅

[@MrJeep75]

That's a bubba hack Job if I ever seen one.

[@PlaneManHehehe]

It's not pronounced Willy's it's pronounced Willis it's a short I sound for the Y