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French Diesel CJ-3A Ad

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Charles shared this ad for a diesel CJ-3A.

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10 Comments on “French Diesel CJ-3A Ad

  1. Roberto Flores

    Diesel CJ3B? Mmm, it looks as a CJ3A: look at that hood and the windscreen. Definetively, I think is a “low-hood” flatfender.

    Cool advert, btw! Again, “merci beaucoup” for Charles!

  2. Idaho Todd

    You’re right, Roberto, definitely a cj3a. I think more importantly, if they can stick that big ol’ diesel engine in that low hood, why does everyone and their dog have to cut those darn holes in all those perfect hoods when they swap engines to a f-head? It doesn’t look any taller than a f-head! I need a tape measure…

  3. Roberto Flores

    Idaho Todd, I always wondered the same question. Why those modified hoods? In fact, I think that some years ago I found several pics of a Willys CJ3A with a F-134 Hurricane engine on it without any modification at all (at the hood, I mean).

  4. mmdeilers Post author

    I can easily understand why they modified the hoods. The easiest path to making the engine swap was cutting a hole, so that was that path most took. It’s a human nature kind of thing. In addition, having no resource like the internet, many folks probably didn’t know about the holley carb option. Sure, the mod was covered in magazines, but if you didn’t order the right magazine, or weren’t a car expert, or didn’t know where to get a carb, then you probably didn’t have a lot of options if you just wanted to make your jeep run.

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