David, C.P. (Commercially Pure/unalloyed Titanium) is relatively soft and easy to weld and form. It is the more alloyed up aerospace alloys like 90 Ti -6 AL - 4 V that are so tough to work. The Ti body would look so cool, I might even stop fantasizing about the Willys for a while. It would require zero maintanance as C.P is as corrossion resistant as any material available. Ti is getting very very expensive right now due to a shortage of Ti Sponge used in the production of the metallic form. Maybe from Eastern Bloc though, a lot of Ti produced in Russia. I would not expect anything more than a fully flushed out roller in Ti in appreciation for the encouragement towards the project.
