Strouty
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Kirkski, you must be excited about getting close to having the engine running. Have you done anything else to the Jeep itself?
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RustnGrease
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Kirkski:I dont know how the heck i haven't seen this thread yet. I'm working on a '48 CJ2A myself. Walcks sells a dual master cylinder kit for these. I would've bought one if they had them when i was at that stage on mine. I'm almost at the running and driving chassis stage, then it's onto the body work. If you need any parts feel free to pm me, I've stocked up on them over the past few years.
RustnGrease Good luck with your 2A, I just received an email from Willys Distributor the other day that my unit is ready. Excited to get that back and installed then the engine can be run o. The stand, first fire up in 25 years
Also the transmission is done as well, getting closer to that egg crate drive!
Also the transmission is done as well, getting closer to that egg crate drive!
Strouty
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Liberty Tool is an awesome place. I don't go as often as I should, but I tend to spend way too much time and money on things I don't really need.
RustnGrease
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Kirkski:Nice, my engine was rebuilt quite a few years ago, but didnt have many hours on it. Had a slight knock, turned out the bolt that holds the piston pin came loose so i fixed that, put in new rod bearings and sealed it back up. I also rebuilt the transmission myself, had the usual dropping out of 2nd gear when i left off the throttle. Sadly i've been busy with other projects and haven't been working on mine in awhile. I plan on changing that soon and getting it done.
Private Lugnutz
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Kirkski,
I have a 1945 Willys MB, but one of my Willys factory research colleagues is Bob Westerman, who wrote the book, quite literally, on the CJ-3A. You're making great progress, but I highly recommend his book and this site as an invaluable resource: http://www.cj3apage.com/. Another good site is G503.com. Even though it's aimed at the wartime jeep, they have a CJ board, and a lot of the mechanical issues cross over. Good luck.
I have a 1945 Willys MB, but one of my Willys factory research colleagues is Bob Westerman, who wrote the book, quite literally, on the CJ-3A. You're making great progress, but I highly recommend his book and this site as an invaluable resource: http://www.cj3apage.com/. Another good site is G503.com. Even though it's aimed at the wartime jeep, they have a CJ board, and a lot of the mechanical issues cross over. Good luck.
bulletpruf
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Nice project. Love those old jeeps.
FYI, I have a co-worker that has a few generators if your looking for one.
Picked up my engine yesterday morning with full intentions of getting it installed. As I was putting on the bell housing to the transmission I noticed that the Fulcrum was missing for the clutch fork. A quick call to the trains shop... Cannot be found
A local parts guy has a few of them, called him and he was in New Hampshire... No luck
Called Pennsylvania Jeep Place probably be here on Monday... Oh the pain a $2.05 part can ruin your day
Engine waiting till next week
A local parts guy has a few of them, called him and he was in New Hampshire... No luck
Called Pennsylvania Jeep Place probably be here on Monday... Oh the pain a $2.05 part can ruin your day
Engine waiting till next week
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xtremek
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Looks purdy. Very nice. "And all for the want of a nail"
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Garage Junky
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Those L134 motors sure are cool. I love seeing an old Willys brought back to life... Keep the pictures coming as you make progress, please.
GirchyGirchy
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Have you been able to drive it around like that? Looks great so far!
Strouty
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Lots of progress since I last stopped in. Looking really good.
IndyGarage
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Sorry I missed this earlier.
I bought a 1949 CJ 3A as my first car when I was about to turn 16. Drove the wheels off of it for a couple years. I think the 3A was the best looking of the originals - it had the single piece windshield and many of them had a very heavy duty rear hitch for farm duty. They even made a 3-point hitch setup for them.
Mine was a bit of a rust bucket, but I sold it for $500 to a guy. A couple weeks later he calls back claiming I sold him a vehicle with a cracked block! Turns out the block had a fist size hole in the side, and somebody before me had put a fiberglass patch over top of it, and smeared grease on it. It held for the whole time I owned it but started leaking in the guy I sold it to.
I had to scrape the money back together and buy it back. We found a new old stock OHV engine and put it in there - had to put a hood scoop on for the carb.
The old CJ would pull itself through and over any obstacle - but it was too light to pull anything else out of even a slight snowbank.
I loved it. It rode terrible, handled terrible, and the brakes were bad, but it was tough as nails, and in low gear it whined just like they did in the WWII movies.
One thing it needed was some kind of roll bar. I had that thing nearly tip over on me a couple of times - which would have been a disaster.
I bought a 1949 CJ 3A as my first car when I was about to turn 16. Drove the wheels off of it for a couple years. I think the 3A was the best looking of the originals - it had the single piece windshield and many of them had a very heavy duty rear hitch for farm duty. They even made a 3-point hitch setup for them.
Mine was a bit of a rust bucket, but I sold it for $500 to a guy. A couple weeks later he calls back claiming I sold him a vehicle with a cracked block! Turns out the block had a fist size hole in the side, and somebody before me had put a fiberglass patch over top of it, and smeared grease on it. It held for the whole time I owned it but started leaking in the guy I sold it to.
I had to scrape the money back together and buy it back. We found a new old stock OHV engine and put it in there - had to put a hood scoop on for the carb.
The old CJ would pull itself through and over any obstacle - but it was too light to pull anything else out of even a slight snowbank.
I loved it. It rode terrible, handled terrible, and the brakes were bad, but it was tough as nails, and in low gear it whined just like they did in the WWII movies.
One thing it needed was some kind of roll bar. I had that thing nearly tip over on me a couple of times - which would have been a disaster.
IndyGarage They are a lot of fun for sure, I cannot wait to get this thing running. If you check out YouTube the guys name is TomMartyn, if you type that and CJ, you see this 2A he pulled from the weeds and got running.
He and his friends pretty much abuse the thing but it really shows what they can take
He and his friends pretty much abuse the thing but it really shows what they can take
Grill is painted and installed, I am really happy with my color choice, after months of agonizing...
In different lighting the effects are really neat, you can see blue or green. I was thrilled that my body work came out well, its been 34 years since I have done any of that, don't have the hands I should but I can't see any issues.
Bolted on the radiator an shroud, installed new welting. Getting close...
In different lighting the effects are really neat, you can see blue or green. I was thrilled that my body work came out well, its been 34 years since I have done any of that, don't have the hands I should but I can't see any issues.
Bolted on the radiator an shroud, installed new welting. Getting close...
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bulletpruf
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Looking great! Keep the updates coming -- can't be too long now!
RickP
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Nice! I love seeing old Willys restored -- my uncle had one from the 1950s. I learned to drive a stick on that Jeep at age 13. Good luck with the bodywork -- you're in great shape now that you've got it running.
RustnGrease
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RI: Looks great, totally jealous of your progress, i haven't made much progress on mine for awhile. Love the color too!
C91x
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Looks good. My first car was a 51 CJ3a
straightcut
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Thanks for posting this thread on your flat fender restoration! It's been a great read
It's coming along beautifully. I really like that dark grey you selected with the red wheels!
Nice work!
It's coming along beautifully. I really like that dark grey you selected with the red wheels!
Nice work!
FunkyfullWidth
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I love it! Great work. I got a 46 vec 2a that is very complete minus the column shift parts. I've had it about 5 years now. Just waiting on the time and money to dig into it. I bought it from a place up here that had a good few of them. A little while after I bought it the tornado ripped through and destroyed everything the guy had. I saved the little jeeps life!
HD FLHX
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Looks great, I've enjoyed watching this one come together.