D-1 Minus Cab FS in Fresno TONIGHT

Front fenders...look pretty good! Nothing obviously bad to report...

Crazy upper door hinges! I've never seen door hinges like these. More like hood hinges?
Driver's side is cracked.

Cowl/ windshield frame. Please note that "A pillars" are seperate from cowl on C Series. This D-1 cowl section is "more advanced", yet older?

Just in case anyone ever wants to know, the 1933 Willys/ IHC D-1 frame "VIN" tag is as shown. About 8 inches in front of the steering pitman shaft, not stamped into the frame like IHC. Instead, it's stamped on a oval aluminum tag.
BTW, the front of the Willys/ D-1 frame has an extra jog or step in it that no other old pickup frame has, I think. It's where the frame goes under cab. Very strange looking.

Pickup bed looks good, so far.
I think the tailgate may nearly be worth what I paid for the truck. Just so nice?

The overall effect of the truck is sorta IHC but not IHC. The bed looks very similar, the axles look very close to a C-1. The original engine is missing but IHC DID buy and use a Willys-designed motor.

BTW, column shift?? NOT floor shift?

I just noticed a common problem from "waay back when" on my D-1. I don't think the GRD harmonic balancer will clear the front crossmember. My C-30 had a chunk of crossmember gone to clear the later GRD, for example.
Has anyone successfuly run a HD dampner on their GRD? I suspect it would be OK. The two engines are nearly identical.

GRD 214 doesn't have a harmonic balancer, GRD 233 does,

Put in a 214?

It appears that the engine currently in the D-1 is the bigger one. I believe that because it came with a very thick flywheel. Of course, I can look at the pad on the engine....
It appears the engine was rebuilt and mounted in the frame. That's when the larger 233 balancer was removed because it wouldn't fit...
I only have good 233s, right now.

My favorite D-1 photo, so far. This truck is a survivor! Check out weight ratings on door?