Selling
At
Auction
-
Barrett-Jackson
Fall
Auction
-
2020
-
as
Lot
Number:
741.00;
One-of-one
custom
all-aluminum
Willys
took
approximately
five
years
and
15,000
man-hours
to
complete.
It
was
Hot
Rod
Magazines
cover
car
with
a
10-page
feature
in
the
June
2020
issue,
and
is
featured
in
August,
September
and
October
2020
issues.
Titled
as
a
1941
Willys,
this
entire
car
was
hand-built
from
scratch,
including
the
body,
chassis,
interior,
electrical
and
glass.
Some
of
the
best
parts
money
can
buy
were
used
in
the
build.
This
custom
aluminum
Willys
is
powered
by
a
1957
392ci
V8
full
roller
HEMI
engine
that
was
designed
and
built
by
Hankins
Garage.
The
block
was
bored,
decked,
line
bored
and
fully
balanced.
Its
equipped
with
the
A1
392
block,
Milodon
gear
drive,
Milodon
billet
steel
4-bolt
main
caps,
forged
steel
crank,
Molnar
billet
steel
H-beam
rods,
KING
XP
bearings,
custom
forged
J&E
7.4:1
blower
pistons
with
1.094
pins,
Speed
Pro
Moly
rings
and
a
Fluidamper
SFI
balancer.
It
has
55
Triple
Nickel
GOODE
professionally
ported
heads,
surfaced
and
O-ringed
with
SCE
solid
copper
gaskets,
Manley
stainless
2.100
intakes
valves
and
2.060
exhausts
with
new
guides
and
hardened
seats.
The
engine
is
also
equipped
with
Billet
Specialties
valvetrain,
purple
roller
rocker
arms
and
stands,
Stein
&
Sons
solid
roller
lifters,
Manton
Series
Five,
3/8-inch-diameter
.120-wall
custom
pushrods,
Lunati
dual
springs,
Crane
titanium
retainers
and
locks,
Herbert
Cams
custom-ground
billet
steel
roller
cam,
Donovan
valve
covers
and
breathers,
a
Joe
Hunt
custom
magneto
packing
3
amps
and
Taylor
8mm
plug
wires.
Additionally,
the
engine
features
a
Hot
Heads
blower
intake
with
pop-off
valve
and
Rudy
Petra
871
blower
with
hard
anodized
rotors,
Teflon
stripped
with
air
locks
running
49T(bottom)
and
50T(top),
black
anodized
8mm
GT
pulleys,
an
RCD
8mm
blower
belt
running
at
-2%
underdrive,
Hilborn
custom
mechanical
4-port
fuel-injection
with
bigger
throttle
shaft
and
butterflies,
and
was
custom
machined
for
the
shaft
return
spring,
with
custom
primer
system
for
easy
starting.
It
also
has
an
Enderle
80A
mechanical
fuel
pump,
all
Jones
Racing
black
accessory
drive,
belts,
pulleys,
black
braided
hose,
black
fittings
and
fuel
filter;
custom
Hankins
Garage
funny
car-style
Fender
Zoomies,
billet
exhaust
tips
and
a
26-gallon
fuel
cell.
A
Wilcap
adapter
kit
adapts
the
HEMI
engine
to
the
custom-built
TH400
automatic
transmission,
which
has
a
forward-pattern
manual
valve
body
and
a
PTC
2600-2800
stall
converter
as
well
as
a
B&M
Stealth
Series
Pro
ratchet
shifter
and
a
Derale
remote
fan-controlled
cooler
and
pan
with
braided
hose
and
fittings.
A
Billet
1-inch-thick
mid
plate,
FAB
9
housing
with
4-link
bars,
Strange
Pro
HD
billet
9-inch
center
section
with
bolt-through
main
caps,
Strange
3.89
gears,
Strange
billet
helical
posi-traction
unit
with
chromoly
yolk
and
custom
Strange
35-spline
hardened
axles.
The
chassis
is
a
Chris
Alston
Chassisworks
7456
Eliminator
II,
heavily
customized
to
fit
the
project.
The
suspension
features
Chris
Alston
Chassisworks
tubular
upper
and
lower
control
arms
and
spindles,
and
Chassisworks
Varishock
double
adjustable
coilovers
and
springs
all
the
way
around.
Steering
is
provided
by
a
Chassisworks
rack
&
pinion
setup
with
Pinto-style
box
and
Flaming
River
tilt
column.
Wilwood
Dynalite
12-inch
discs
at
all
four
corners
provide
stopping
power
for
the
Weld
V-Series
rims
wrapped
in
Mickey
Thompson
street
radial
tires,
31x18.50-15
rear
and
17x4.5
front.
The
interior
was
custom-built
from
aluminum
with
sheet
metal
floor
and
double
firewall
and
features
custom-made
Classic
Instruments
gauges
and
a
Ron
Francis
wiring
kit.
Dynamat
was
used
on
the
doors
and
both
firewalls.
This
Willys
color
scheme
is
machined
and
brushed
aluminum
and
black,
and
all
the
trim,
headlights,
emblems,
handles
and
gauge
trim
rings
are
authentic
black
chrome.
The
car
runs
on
89-octane
pump
gas
and
sounds
like
a
Top
Fuel
car.
With
nozzle
changes,
it
can
be
cackled
on
nitromethane.
With
nozzle,
fuel
pump
and
oil
pump
changes
it
could
be
run
on
nitromethane.