Lee Alessis awesome M715 is now FOR SALE!

[michigandon]

I don't know if he wants me to give out whole bunch of the intimate details here, but let's just say that if I had the Coinage I would be "Ridin' on the City of New Orleans" this weekend!



http://homepage.mac.com/ltalessi/Personal87.html

 

[Willys]

Oh dang, hope Lee is ok, would hate to see him sell this... after all the hard work he's put into it.



Do you know the asking price? Maybe one of us can find it a good home...

 

[michigandon]

I believe all is well with him and his, but the Mrs is on him to buy/build something that the whole family can ride in. I guess he wants to do something along the lines of a Waggy next.



He's looking to get about $15K, and he'd much rather see it go to a CTD or MV enthusiast as opposed to an eBay bidder.

 

[Willys]

ahhh... makes sense.



How about a crew cab M715? Or, converting a M725 to a family truck? :-laf

 

[michigandon]

Howzabout a WC-53? That would be my first choice anyways.

 

[ezcurra]

That would be a VERY tasteful choice :-laf

Howzabout a WC-53? That would be my first choice anyways.

 

[Willys]

Mike, do you have any pics of your project?

 

[ezcurra]

You asked



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[Willys]

WOW!!! You're very ambitious!



and skilled! That looks great! Can't wait to see it all together.



Is the nv4500 from a chevy or dodge? Where did you get the 4bt?



Andy

 

[ezcurra]

Thanks Willys

The NV4500 is from a CTD and the 4BT from a Frito Lay step van.

 

[Steve Graham]

And I see excellent workmanship!

Be carefull on the vertical welds for the body mounts, I welded them on for my wife's Willys project and it warped the frame, but there were 14 of them!



Steve G.

 

[Crash_AF]

Question... what are you using for the dual output transfer case? Is it the 200 with a 205 output added (or vice-versa)?



Later,

Joe

 

[ezcurra]

Yes, I'm using a Ford NP205 with an extra NP205 output in the rear of the TC.

 

[ezcurra]

A little update...

I finally finished the rear frame, and the coil buckets.



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[ezcurra]

I dropped the powertrain in, to start working on the motor/TC mounts. I think my drawing is pretty accurate, but I like to be sure



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