[wally_bert]

I’d love to have a new body for my Willys but a steel kit is pricey and that’s not counting body shop labor.

I’m using a replacement metal like the original but no holes except for the instrument cluster and glove box.

I’m amazed at what people come up with.

[familyop]

"I’d love to have a new body for my Willys but a steel kit is pricey and that’s not counting body shop labor."

The less expensive choices that I know of so far are steel fab at home, aluminum (see "English wheel"), fiberglass and carbon fiber (or glass and carbon laminated). For glass or carbon, molds are often made of plywood and styrofoam or original parts (e.g., original hood used as mold for glass or carbon fiber hood).

[familyop]

By the way, there are many YouTube video tutorials on working with carbon fiber and fiberglass.

[familyop]

Carbon fiber is a little lighter, a little stronger per pound and much more expensive than fiberglass.